The Nangloi East ward of North Delhi Municipal Corporation recorded 47.10 per cent polling, while Yamuna Vihar ward of East Delhi Municipal Corporation recorded 53.69 per cent of polling, said a spokesperson of the chief electoral office.
As per the records with the corporation 58,432 voters are enrolled in the Nangloi East ward but only 27,524 came out to cast their votes.
Similarly, in Yamuna Vihar ward 22,694 votes were polled out of the total 42,267 votes. According to sources, the fight for the Yamuna Vihar seat is complicated owing to a BJP rebel candidate, Mala Saxena, who is fighting as an independent candidate. But the main contenders here are Asha Tayal of BJP and Sushila Aggarwal of Congress.
In In Nangloi, both BJP and Congress are in direct confrontation. Renu Shoukin of BJP and Ramesh houkin of Congress are in the main fray here. This seat is considered as a stronghold of Congress, which is likely to retain it. Furthermore, the BJP and Congress candidates for the Nangloi seat are of the same village and the same clan.
The by-election is being held as these sets had fallen vacant due to death of the Congress councillor in Nangloi and the BJP councillor in Yamuna Vihar.
As per the records with the corporation 58,432 voters are enrolled in the Nangloi East ward but only 27,524 came out to cast their votes.
Similarly, in Yamuna Vihar ward 22,694 votes were polled out of the total 42,267 votes. According to sources, the fight for the Yamuna Vihar seat is complicated owing to a BJP rebel candidate, Mala Saxena, who is fighting as an independent candidate. But the main contenders here are Asha Tayal of BJP and Sushila Aggarwal of Congress.
In In Nangloi, both BJP and Congress are in direct confrontation. Renu Shoukin of BJP and Ramesh houkin of Congress are in the main fray here. This seat is considered as a stronghold of Congress, which is likely to retain it. Furthermore, the BJP and Congress candidates for the Nangloi seat are of the same village and the same clan.
The by-election is being held as these sets had fallen vacant due to death of the Congress councillor in Nangloi and the BJP councillor in Yamuna Vihar.