New Delhi: The Delhi MCD bypolls 2025 for 12 wards concluded with the BJP emerging as the dominant party, winning seven seats, while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) secured three wards, and Congress and the All India Forward Bloc claimed one ward each.

The bypolls, seen as a litmus test for the BJP after its victory in the Delhi Assembly elections earlier this year, witnessed counting begin at 8 am across 10 secure counting centres in the national capital. The State Election Commission of Delhi ensured tight security with round-the-clock CCTV monitoring, paramilitary deployment, and Delhi Police personnel at all locations.

Final Ward-Wise Results (MCD Bypolls Delhi 2025)

  1. Greater Kailash: BJP candidate Anjum Mandal secured the seat.
  2. Shalimar Bagh B: BJP’s Anita Jain defeated AAP’s Babita Rana by a margin of over 10,000 votes. The seat fell vacant after BJP councillor Rekha Gupta became Delhi’s Chief Minister.
  3. Ashok Vihar: BJP’s Veena Asija won a close contest against AAP’s Seema Goyal by 405 votes.
  4. Chandni Chowk: BJP’s Suman Kumar Gupta defeated AAP’s Harsh Sharma by 1,182 votes.
  5. Chandni Mahal: Mohd Imran of All India Forward Bloc won by 4,692 votes, defeating AAP’s Mudassar Usman.
  6. Dichaon Kalan: BJP retained the ward.
  7. Naraina: AAP’s Rajan Arora narrowly defeated BJP’s Chandrakanta Shivani by just 148 votes.
  8. Sangam Vihar A: Congress’s Suresh Choudhary defeated BJP’s Subhajeet Gautam by a margin of 3,628 votes, polling 12,766 votes.
  9. Dakshin Puri: AAP’s Ramswaroop Kanojia won the ward.
  10. Mundka: AAP’s Anil secured the seat against BJP’s candidate.
  11. Vinod Nagar: BJP’s Sarla Chaudhary defeated AAP’s Geeta.
  12. Dwarka B: BJP’s Manisha Rani won comfortably by 9,100 votes against AAP’s Raj Bala.

Key Highlights of the Delhi MCD By-Election Result

Out of the 12 wards, nine were previously held by BJP and three by AAP.

The bypolls saw a voter turnout of 38.51 percent, lower than the 50.47 percent recorded in the 2022 MCD elections.

The results indicate strong BJP support across north and south Delhi, while AAP maintained influence in certain key wards.