Outgoing Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Saturday (Feb 8) won from the Kalkaji constituency in the 2025 Delhi Assembly Elections.
She defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's Ramesh Bidhuri by a margin of over 3,000 votes. However, her win is eclipsed by the fact that the party convenor Arvind Kejriwal losing to BJP's Parvesh Sahib Singh in New Delhi and Manish Sisodia's defeat at the hands of BJP's Tarvinder Singh Marwah.
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AAP party convenor Arvind Kejriwal and former Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia both lost from their respective constituencies.
#WATCH | On #DelhiElection2025, outgoing CM & AAP leader Atishi says, "I thank the people of Kalkaji for showing trust in me. I congratulate my team who worked against 'baahubal'. We accept the people's mandate. I have won but it's not a time to celebrate but continue the 'war'… pic.twitter.com/1KfKmfh2dt
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2025
How many votes did she win?
During the 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly Elections, AAP's Atishi won the Kalkaji constituency with 52,154 votes and a substantial margin of 3,521 votes.
Also read | Kalkaji Delhi Elections Results 2025: Delhi CM Atishi wins, BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri in second place
Meanwhile, her biggest contender, BJP's Bidhuri, got 48,633 votes.
Who is Atishi?
Atishi Marlena, aka Atishi Singh, is the current Chief Minister of Delhi and an Aam Aadmi Party leader. She became the Delhi CM on Sep 21, 2024, after her predecessor, Aam Aadmi Party Convenor Arvind Kejriwal's resignation.
She served as Delhi's Minister of Education, P.W.D, Culture, and Tourism before she was appointed chief minister. From July 2015 until April 17, 2018, she was an advisor to the then Delhi Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia, focusing mainly on education.
(With inputs from agencies)