New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Atishi won the Kalkaji constituency in the assembly elections, defeating Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Ramesh Bidhuri by a margin of 3580 votes on Saturday. 

Atishi received a total of 52,058 votes, while Ramesh Bidhuri got 48,478 votes. 

The latest Election Commission trends show the saffron party ahead in 48 of the 70 assembly seats and AAP in 22.

Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal and senior leader Manish Sisodia faced major defeats in the Delhi Assembly elections. Kejriwal lost the New Delhi constituency to BJP’s Parvesh Sahib Singh by 1,200 votes, while Sisodia was defeated by BJP’s Tarvinder Singh Marwah by nearly 900 votes.

Delhi, with 1.55 crore eligible voters, recorded a turnout of 60.54 percent in the February 5 elections.

(with inputs from agencies)