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AAP manages to hold two-thirds of reserved constituencies

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February 09, 2025

Though the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the 2025 Delhi assembly elections, decimating Aam Aadmi Party candidates across city, the AAP managed to hold on to two-thirds of the 12 Scheduled Caste reserved seats -- perhaps its only succour in these polls in terms of a demographic or community group.

- Paras Singh

AAP manages to hold two-thirds of reserved constituencies

The AAP candidates won eight out of the 12 reserved seats even as the party's citadel shrank with BJP managing to make inroads by winning four constituencies--Bawana, Mangolpuri, Madipur and Trilokpuri. The AAP had swept all 12 SC reserved seats in 2015 and 2020 assembly elections.

The Dalit community is estimated to make up around 16% Capital's population and can shape the outcome in around 20 seats, including the 12 reserved constituencies of Sultan Pur Majra, Mangol Puri, Karol Bagh, Patel Nagar, Madipur, Deoli, Ambedkar Nagar, Trilokpuri, Kondli, Seemapuri, Gokalpur and Bawana.

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