Delhi MCD Bypoll Results 2025 Highlights: BJP wins 7 wards, AAP bags 3 and Congress opens account

The current strength of parties in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is as follows: 

Total Seats: 250

* Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 122

* Aam Aadmi Party (AAP): 102

* Indraprastha Vikas Party (IVP): 16

* Congress: 9

* All India Forward Bloc (AIFB): 1

"Heartfelt thanks to the people of Delhi for giving BJP a clear majority on 7 out of 12 seats in the MCD by-election," said State President Virendraa Sachdeva.

Victory of AAP candidate Rajan Arora from Ward 139, Naraina. AAP won three wards in the bypolls. Apart from clinching the Naraina ward, the party also won Mundka and the Dakshinpuri wards.

Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party has alleged the Bharatiya Janata Party of 'vote-stealing'. "The BJP is openly stealing in the by-elections." AAP Delhi wrote on X.

Results for all 12 wards have been declared. BJP has won seven seats, AAP has bagged three. Congress and AIFB have also clinched one each.

Nine results have been declared so far. 

BJP won 5 till now, including Ashok Vihar, Greater Kailash, Dichaon Kalan, Chandni Chowk and Shalimar Bagh B. 

AAP won 2, including Dakshin Puri and Mundka.

Congress won Sangam Vihar-A. 

AIFB won Chandni Mahal.

BJP has won the Ashok Vihar ward too. Veena Asija has won the Ashok Vihar ward by beating AAP's Seema Goyal.

BJP has won the Greater Kailash ward too. This takes the saffron party's tally in the bypolls to four. 

BJP candidate Rekha Gupta has won the Dichaon Kalan ward in the Delhi MCD bypolls. 

Congress candidate Suresh Chaudhary won the Sangam Vihar A ward. He reacted to his win, saying that, "We are all very happy".

All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) candidate Mohd Imran wins Chandni Mahal (Ward Number 76) by defeating Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Mudassar Usman by 4,692 votes.

Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Aaley Mohammad Iqbal won the ward in the 2022 MCD Election by defeating the Congress party's Mohammad Hamid by 17,134 votes. 

Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Anil wins Mundka (Ward Number 35) by defeating Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Jai Pal by 1,577 votes. AAP candidate Anil received 11,740 votes against BJP candidate Jai Pal's 10,163 votes.

Gajendra Singh Drall won the Mundka (Ward Number 35) in the 2022 MCD Election as an independent candidate by defeating Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Anil by 9,348 votes

The BJP has won two wards in the bypolls. The party has bagged the Shalimar Bagh B and the Chandni Chowk wards, while AAP has won the Dakshinpuri ward.

BJP candidate Rajan Arora is leading in Naraina. The saffron party has won the Chandni Chowk and the Shalimar Bagh B wards. Congress has won the Sangam Vihar A ward, and Ram Swaroop Kanojia has won the South Puri ward.

The Congress Party opens its account in the bypolls too. Suresh Choudhary has won the Sangam Vihar A ward by beating Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Subhrajeet Gautam.

BJP's Anita Jain has won the Shalimar Bagh B ward by defeating Aam Aadmi Party's Babita Rana, Congress party's Sarita Kumari and Independents Bindu and Sushila. This was the same ward in which Rekha Gupta was elected a councillor in the 2022 MCD polls.

Aam Aadmi Party opens its account in the bypolls now. Ram Swaroop Kanojia has won the South Puri ward. One for BJP and one for AAP as of now with the saffron party leading in several wards.

All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) candidate Mohd Imran is leading in the Chandni Mahal ward. BJP's Sunil Kumar, AAP's Mudassar Usman and Congress candidate Kunwar Shehzad Ahmed are all trailing.

Apart from winning the Chandni Chowk, the BJP is leading in seven other wards. The saffron party is leading in Mundka (Ward Number 35), Shalimar Bagh B (Ward Number 56) and Ashok Vihar (Ward Number 65), Dwarka B (Ward Number 120), Dichaon Kalan (Ward Number 128), Greater Kailash (Ward Number 173) and Vinod Nagar (Ward Number 198).

BJP candidate Suman Kumar Gupta has won the Chandni Chowk ward. Delhi CM Rekha Gupta campaigned alongside him in Chandni Chowk.

Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Aaley Mohammad Iqbal won the Chandni Mahal (Ward Number 76) in the 2022 MCD Election by defeating the Congress party's Mohammad Hamid by 17,134 votes. Later, Iqbal won the Matia Mahal Assembly seat in the 2025 Delhi Assembly polls by defeating the BJP candidate Deepti Indora by 42,724 votes. In the 2025 MCD bypoll, the main contest is between BJP's Sunil Kumar, AAP's Mudassar Usman, and the Congress party's Kunwar Shehzad Ahmed.

The voting for the Delhi MCD bypolls had a low turnout with only 38.51% of the eligible votes cast. Here are the ward-wise turnout percentages:

Mundka: 44.5%

Shalimar Bagh B: 37.53%

Ashok Vihar: 33.82%

Chandni Chowk: 35.65%

Chandni Mahal: 55.93%

Dwarka B: 29.76%

Dichaon Kalan: 37.2%

Naraina: 42.76%

Sangam Vihar A: 44.4%

Dakshin Puri: 40.23%

Greater Kailash: 26.76%

Vinod Nagar: 36.47%

"We will win very well from both seats of Deoli assembly. The government that the people of Delhi have is not able to do any work; pollution is at its peak and no work is being done in MCD. Looking at all this, the votes are in our favor, I think today the results will come in our favor and very good results will come," said AAP MLA Prem Chauhan. 

As per the early trends, BJP candidate Sarla Chaudhary is leading with 4,137 votes. Aam Aadmi Party's Geeta Rawat is second with 2,563 votes. 

Chandni Chowk (Ward Number: 74): Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Punardeep Singh Sawhney won the Chandni Chowk (Ward Number 74) in the 2022 MCD Election by defeating Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Ravinder Kumar by 1,216 votes. Later, Sawhney won the Chandni Chowk Assembly seat in the 2025 Delhi Assembly polls by defeating the BJP candidate Satish Jain by 16,572 votes. In the 2025 MCD bypoll, the main contest is between BJP's Suman Kumar Gupta, AAP's Harsh Sharma, and the Congress party's Ajay Kumar Jain.

Ashok Vihar (Ward Number: 65): Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Poonam Sharma won the Ashok Vihar (Ward Number 65) in the 2022 MCD Election by defeating Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Reeta Khari by just 156 votes. Later, Sharma won the Wazirpur Assembly seat in the 2025 Delhi Assembly polls by defeating the AAP candidate Rajesh Gupta by 11,425 votes. In the 2025 MCD bypoll, the main contest is between BJP's Veena Asija, AAP's Seema Goyal, and the Congress party's Vishakharani.

Shalimar Bagh B (Ward Number: 56): Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Rekha Gupta won the Shalimar Bagh B (Ward Number 56) in the 2022 MCD Election by defeating Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Ishupreet Kaur Gujral by 7,990 votes. Later, Gupta won the Shalimar Bagh Assembly seat in the 2025 Delhi Assembly polls by defeating the AAP candidate Bandana Kumari by 29,595 votes. In the 2025 MCD bypoll, the main contest is between BJP's Anita Jain, AAP's Babita Rana, and the Congress party's Savita Kumari.

Mundka (Ward Number: 35): Gajendra Singh Drall won the Mundka (Ward Number 35) in the 2022 MCD Election as an independent candidate by defeating Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Anil by 9,348 votes. Later, Drall joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and won the Mundka Assembly seat in the 2025 Delhi Assembly polls by defeating the AAP candidate Jasbir Karala by 10,550 votes. In the 2025 MCD bypoll, the main contest is between BJP's Jai Pal, AAP's Anil, and the Congress party's Mukesh.

BJP's Jai Pal, AAP's Anil, and the Congress party's Mukesh from the Mundka ward.

BJP's Anita Jain, AAP's Babita Rana, and the Congress party's Savita Kumari from the Shalimar Bagh B ward.

BJP's Veena Asija, AAP's Seema Goyal, and the Congress party's Vishakharani from the Ashok Vihar ward.

BJP's Suman Kumar Gupta, AAP's Harsh Sharma, and the Congress party's Ajay Kumar Jain from the Chandni Chowk ward.

BJP's Sunil Kumar, AAP's Mudassar Usman, and the Congress party's Kunwar Shehzad Ahmed from the Chandni Mahal ward.

BJP's Manisha Devi, AAP's Raj Bala, and the Congress party's Sumita Malik from the Dwarka B ward.

BJP's Rekha Rani, AAP's Neetu, and the Congress party's Rashmi Sharma from the Dichaon Kalan ward.

BJP's Chandrakanta Shivani, AAP's Rajan Arora, and the Congress party's Manoj Kumar from the Naraina ward.

BJP's Subhrajeet Gautam, AAP's Anuj Kumar Sharma, and the Congress party's Suresh Choudhary from the Sangam Vihar A ward.

BJP's Rohini, AAP's Ram Swaroop Kanojia, and the Congress party's Vikram from the Dakshin Puri ward.

BJP's Anjum Mandal, AAP's Eeshna Gupta, and the Congress party's Shikha Kapur from the Greater Kailash ward.

BJP's Sarala Chaudhary, AAP's Geeta Rawat, and the Congress party's Vinay Shankar Dubey from the Vinod Nagar ward.

Counting of votes for the 12 MCD wards is underway at 10 stations. Here are the visuals from inside the counting centre set up at CM Shri School, Rouse Avenue.

In the 2022 Delhi Municipal Corporation election, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 134 seats with 42.05% of the votes. The party received 30,84,957 votes. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 104 seats, securing 39.09% of the vote share and receiving a total of 28,67,472 votes in the capital. 

Visuals from Pushp Vihar Sector 1 Government School as counting of votes gets underway. The counting station will count the votes for the Sangam Vihar ward 163 and the Dakshinpuri ward 147.

The security is strong outside the counting stations for the MCD bypolls. Nearly 1,800 police personnel and 10 companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed during the counting. Around 700 staff members will be engaged in counting, with proper arrangements made for candidates and their authorised counting agents. Visuals from the counting centre at the CM Shri School, Rouse Avenue.

12 wards went for bypolls in the Delhi MCD elections. They are: Mundka (Ward Number: 35), Shalimar Bagh B (Ward Number: 56), Ashok Vihar (Ward Number: 65), Chandni Chowk (Ward Number: 74), Chandni Mahal (Ward Number: 76), Dwarka B (Ward Number: 120), Dichaon Kalan (Ward Number: 128), Naraina (Ward Number: 139), Sangam Vihar A (Ward Number: 163), Dakshin Puri (Ward Number: 164), Greater Kailash (Ward Number: 173) and Vinod Puri (Ward Number: 198).

Shalimar Bagh B and Dwarka B are the key wards in the spotlight. The Shalimar Bagh B ward was vacated after former councillor Rekha Gupta contested the assembly elections and became Delhi's Chief Minister. Dwarka B was previously held by BJP MP Kamaljeet Sehrawat.

The counting of votes in the 12 wards at the Delhi MCD bypolls is now underway, as it is past 8 AM. The BJP and the AAP will be eyeing for dominance.

"Bypolls are being held in 12 MCD wards in New Delhi. Three of these wards are held by the AAP, and nine by the BJP. Even in this small election, the BJP attempted to engage in dishonesty. In the Dakshinpuri ward, the former SHO, Rampal, is campaigning for votes alongside the BJP candidate, intimidating and threatening residents. We released the video to the public. The commissioner, police, and Election Commission have yet to take any action against him. We observed in Mundka, Dakshinpuri, and several other areas, and exposed how BJP members gathered poor people in temples the night before voting. What were they doing there? Distributing money? Offering inducements? The Election Commission didn't even investigate their actions. Therefore, we believe that if the BJP resorts to such dishonesty in a small election, what might they do in a larger one?" said AAP President Saurabh Bharadwaj.

"I believe that earlier we had 9 seats, and now we will have 12 seats. This is because our workers are active 24/7, our leaders stay among the people, and you will see the results in tomorrow’s outcome," said MCD Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh

Nearly 1,800 police personnel and 10 companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed for the counting in the 12 wards in the Delhi MCD bypolls. Around 700 staff members will be engaged in counting, with proper arrangements made for candidates and their authorised counting agents.

Ten counting centres have been set up for the counting of the Delhi MCD bypolls at Pitampura, Kanjhawala, Bharat Nagar, Civil Lines, Rouse Avenue, Dwarka, Najafgarh, Gole Market, Pushp Vihar and Mandawali. Each centre will handle counting for the designated wards. The strong rooms housing the EVMs have been placed under round-the-clock CCTV surveillance and guarded by paramilitary forces and Delhi Police personnel. 

Out of the 12 MCD wards that went to polls on November 30, nine were earlier held by the BJP, while the remaining three belonged to AAP. These bypolls are said to be a test for the parties, as they will gauge the voter mood following the Assembly Elections in February this year.

The bypolls for the 12 MCD wards were necessitated after 11 of the 12 counsillors had vacated them after being chosen as MLAs during the Delhi Assembly Elections 2025. One counsellor, Kamaljeet Sehrawat, was elected as an MP during the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.

The current strength of parties in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is as follows: 

Total Seats: 250 (12 seats are vacant.)

* Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 115

* Aam Aadmi Party (AAP): 99

* Indraprastha Vikas Party (IVP): 16

* Congress: 8

The wards that went for the Bypolls are Mundka (Ward Number: 35), Shalimar Bagh B (Ward Number: 56), Ashok Vihar (Ward Number: 65), Chandni Chowk (Ward Number: 74), Chandni Mahal (Ward Number: 76), Dwarka B (Ward Number: 120), Dichaon Kalan (Ward Number: 128), Naraina (Ward Number: 139), Sangam Vihar A (Ward Number: 163), Dakshin Puri (Ward Number: 164), Greater Kailash (Ward Number: 173) and Vinod Puri (Ward Number: 198).

The Delhi MCD bypolls witnessed a low voter turnout of just 38.51% among the 700,000 eligible voters, according to the data. Among the 12 wards, Chandni Mahal recorded the highest turnout at 55.93%, while Greater Kailash ward saw the lowest at 26.7%.

The counting for the 12 wards in the Delhi MCD Bypolls will begin today from 8 AM onwards, as the polls will be the first major test for the BJP and AAP since the 2025 Assembly Elections.