Amanatullah Khan (AAP) Election Result 2020 Live Coverage: Aam Aadmi Party’s sitting MLA Amanatullah Khan has won the Okhla seat by a record margin of over 91,000 votes. Khan defeated BJP’s Braham Singh and Congress’ Parvez Hashmi after trailing for initial few rounds of counting. Talking to reporters after the result, Amanatullah Khan described his triumph as the victory of AAP’s ‘workd’ over BJP’s divisive politics. “Dilli ki janta ne aaj BJP aur Amit Shah ji ko current lagane ka kaam kiya hai, ye kaam ki jeet huyi hai aur nafrat ki haar. Maine nahi, janta ne record toda hai,” news agency ANI quoted Khan, as saying.
Several exit polls had predicted that Khan will retain the seat. Okhla is a Muslim-dominated seat with the community forming over 40% of the population. Khan had announced that he will conduct a low-key poll campaign in support of the ongoing anti-CAA and anti-NRC protests. Ahead of the elections, Khan had allegedly made a provocative speech before the violence at Jamia Millia University on December 15. According to his claim, Jamia Millia University students were not involved in the violence instead several BJP, VHP and RSS workers were involved in the protest. Later, an FIR was filed against Khan for instigating violence through his social media posts.
Aam Aadmi Party candidate Amanatullah Khan has recorded a big win from Okhla Assembly seat. Khan defeated BJP's Braham Singh and Congress' Parvez Hashmi after trailing for initial few rounds of counting. Amanatullah Khan has won Okhla seat by nearly 91,000 votes.
According to the Election Commission of India trend, BJP's Braham Singh has secured 7,190 votes and Amanatullah Khan has got 12,893 votes so far.
The Aam Aadmi Party has won Seelampur Assembly seat. AAP candidate Abdul Rehman defeated BJP's Kaushal Kumar Mishra by a big margin. While Rehman got 75,612 votes, Mishra bagged 34,709 votes.
In Okhla, Aam Aadmi Party's sitting MLA Amanatullah Khan trails. According to the Election Commission of India's trend, BJP's Braham Singh has secured 3,269 votes and Khan has got 3,075 votes so far. Okhla constituency includes Shaheen Bagh area which has been witnessing anti-CAA protests since over a month and was at the centre of BJP's poll campaign in Delhi.
As per the latest official data released by the Election Commission, the Aam Aadmi Party is leading on 39 seats and Bharatiya Janata Party is ahead on 19 seats. A party needs 36 MLAs in the 70-member Delhi Assembly to form government.
Bharatiya Janata Party's Brahm Singh is leading over AAP leader Amanatullah Khan by 214 votes, according to News 18. The Congress has fielded Parvez Hashmi.
Aam Aadmi Party's sitting MLA Amanatullah Khan is leading from Okhla Vidhan Sabha seat. He is contesting against BJP’s Brahm Singh and Congress' Parvez Hashmi.