Meenakasi Lekhi got less votes than AAP's Birla
19 May 2014 5:52 PM IST
BJP's Meenakasi Lekhi, The only woman represantative from Delhi in the 16th Indian Lok Sabha, had a lower vote share than Aam Aadmi Party's Rakhi Birla among the 13 women candidates who contested from the national capital.
Lekhi, who defeated her nearest rival of AAP Ashish Khetan by a margin of over 1.6 Lakh votes in the prestgious New Delhi constituency, secured 4,53,350 votes which is less than Birla's 5,23,058 votes.
Rakhi, an MLA from Mongolpuri area in Delhi, contested from North West Delhi constituency where BJP's Udit Raj defeated her by a margin of 1.06 lakh votes.
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