BJP has made Pankaj Luthra its candidate from this seat. Pankaj Luthra was earlier in Congress. But this time Pankaj has joined the BJP and the party has made him its candidate.
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MCD Election Result 2022: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pankaj Luthra has won from Ward No. 216 Jhilmil. Pankaj Luthra got about 20 thousand votes on this seat. On the other hand, Aam Aadmi Party’s candidate Awadhesh Kumar Choubey was on the second number, who got 11538 votes. However, the victory margin between BJP and Aam Aadmi Party candidates was more than 8 thousand votes.
Jhilmil ward number 216 comes in Shahdara assembly seat. After delimitation, some area of Vivek Vihar has also come under Jhilmil. Geetika Pankaj Luthra won the last MCD election from this ward. He defeated BJP’s Alka Ahuja and Aam Aadmi Party’s Nisha Sharma. In the last election, this seat was reserved for women, but this time it was a general seat. BJP had made Pankaj Luthra its candidate from this seat. Pankaj Luthra was earlier in Congress.
Jhilmil Ward – 216
- Assembly- Shahdara
- Candidate / Party
- You- Awadhesh Choubey
- BJP- Pankaj Luthra
- Congress- Punit Manchanda
Pankaj himself had earlier been a corporator of this area. He had a very good hold in this ward. People said that a lot of work was done in the ward, however, the problem of parking and filth could not be solved completely. The people of the area said that the garbage was not being picked up on time and the parks were also not being cleaned.
The Aam Aadmi Party has ousted the BJP, which has been in power in the MCD for 15 years, by registering a victory in the Delhi Municipal Corporation elections. This time the Aam Aadmi Party won 134 seats in the MCD elections. Whereas BJP got only 104 seats.
Source: www.tv9hindi.com”