North West Delhi results 2019: Hans Raj Hans stands victorious with over 8.4 lakh votes
The BJP has made a clean sweep in the national capital winning all seven seats. In North West Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party's Gugan Singh lost by over six lakh to BJP candidate Hans Raj Hans.
In Short
- Gugan Singh lost by over six lakh votes to BJP candidate Hans Raj Hans
- The BJP made a clean sweep in the national capital winning all seven seats
- Kejriwal congratulated Modi for the BJP's victory
Riding high on the Modi wave, the BJP made a clean sweep in the national capital winning all seven seats with massive margins, as all its candidates bagged more than 50 per cent of votes. Gugan Singh lost by over six lakh to BJP candidate Hans Raj Hans in North West Delhi. On the other hand, Dilip Pandey lost by over five lakh votes to BJP candidate Manoj Tiwari in North East Delhi and Jakhar lost by over six lakh votes to BJP candidate Parvesh Singh Verma.
The star performer of AAP, Atishi who is credited with revolutionising the education system of government schools, has come in third, after Gambhir and Congress candidate Arvinder Singh Lovely. Kejriwal congratulated Modi for the BJP's victory.
"I congratulate Sh Narendra Modi for this historic win and look forward to working together for the betterment of the people of Delhi," Kejriwal tweeted.
"We accept the mandate of the people. We fielded very good candidates and our party workers worked very hard during campaigning," he said in another tweet. The victory margins were massive this time. BJP's West Delhi candidate Parvesh Singh Verma broke his own record of 2014 of winning with the highest margin in Delhi.
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