North East Delhi: On June 4, the results for the North East Delhi Lok Sabha seat will be announced as votes are tallied on Tuesday. The constituency is witnessing a fierce contest between BJP's two-time sitting MP Manoj Tiwari and former student leader Kanhaiya Kumar from Congress. The India Today-Axis My India exit poll, that was revealed on June 1, predicted a win for Tiwari. The saffron party had won all the 7 Parliamentary seats in Delhi in 2014 and 2019.
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6 pm - There's no stopping Manoj Tiwari in North East Delhi as the singer-turned-BJP MP will comfortably defeat Congress challenger Kanhaiya Kumar by over 1 lakh votes.
2 pm - "I would like to thank PM Modi, top leadership and the people of the constituency. They all have blessed me well. We are winning all the seven seats of Delhi. We are forming the govt in the country as well. Certainly, it's not something that we have expected but this tally will increase and we will cross 300...NDA is united and will move forward together in the service of the people of the country"
12.45 pm - Manoj Tiwary is increasing his lead over Kanhaiya Kumar by the hour it seems.
11 am - Manoj Tiwari has increased the margin of his lead by 31,547 votes over Kanhaiya Kumar.
10.20 am - ECI data shows BJP candidate Manoj Tiwari is ahead of Congress's Kanhaiya Kumar by over 18000 votes
8.55 am - BJP's Manoj Tiwari is leading the race after the first round with Congress' Kanhaiya Kumar in second place.
Being one of Delhi's 7 Lok Sabha constituencies, North East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency is came into existence in 2008. This seat is dominated by migrants from UP and Bihar.
North East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency comprises 10 Vidhan Sabha Segments including-Burari, Timarpur, Seemapuri, Rohtas Nagar, Seelampur, Ghonda, Babarpur, Gokalpur, Mustafabad, Karawal Nagar.
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Key fights
North East Delhi Lok Sabha seat is going to be a very interesting Lok Sabha battle this year as two prominent faces which have strong connection with the locals at grass roots level will fight it out from the country's biggest national parties. Congress is banking on ex-JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar while BJP has fielded incumbent MP and popular Bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwari.
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Its not going to be a cake-walk for both in the mega battle. While Kanhaiya Kumar enjoys growing popularity among the migrant population form UP that dominates the region's demographics, while Manoj Tiwari is already a popular face and has had political experience of close to 10 years. Strong backing from the BJP is only going to add to the weightage.
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Since past two Lok Sabha elections, BJP has been winning the North East Delhi Lok Sabha Seat. In 2019, BJP's Manoj Tiwari had emerged victorious securing 7,87,799 votes. He had defeated Congress' Sheila Dikshit, with a margin of 3,66,102 votes. Voter turnout in 2019 was reported at 14,62,76 votes. Manoj Tiwari is eying a hattrick victory this time in the big battle.
In 2014 as well, BJP's Manoj Tiwari has clinched victory securing 5,96,125 votes. He had defeated AAP's professor Anand Kumar with a margin of 13,17,338 votes. In 2009, INC's Jai Prakash Agarwal had won the seat securing 5,18,191 votes. He had defeated BJP's B L Sharma with a margin of 8,77,904 votes.
Counting of votes for Lok Sabha Elections 2024 will be held on June 4.
