Ravinder Singh Negi Of BJP Wins Patparganj Seat, Defeats AAP's Avadh Ojha

In a major win for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Ravinder Singh Negi, also known as Ravi Negi, has emerged victorious in the Patparganj constituency, securing 74,060 votes. Negi defeated Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Avadh Ojha by a margin of 28,072 votes.

Avadh Ojha secured 45,988 votes, while Anil Kumar of the Indian National Congress (INC) trailed behind with 16,549 votes.

The Patparganj Assembly constituency is one of the 70 constituencies in the Delhi Legislative Assembly, and it comes under the East Delhi district.

The constituency is a general seat, not reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). It is part of the East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency.

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In the 2020 Delhi Assembly Elections, AAP’s Manish Sisodia won the Patparganj seat by defeating Ravinder Singh Negi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Manish Sisodia secured 70,163 votes with a vote share of 49.33%, while Ravinder Singh Negi got 66,956 votes (47.07%). Congress candidate Shravan Laxman Rawat stood third with 2,802 votes (1.97%). The total number of valid votes polled was 1,41,717.

In the 2015 Delhi Assembly Elections, Manish Sisodia won the seat by a margin of 28,791 votes. He was polled 75,243 votes with a vote share of 53.64%.

He defeated BJP candidate Vinod Kumar Binny, who got 46,452 votes (33.12%). Congress candidate Anil Kumar stood third with 16,177 votes (11.53%). The total number of valid votes polled was 1,39,737.

Patparganj, a traditional Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) stronghold, has been dominated by Manish Sisodia for three consecutive terms.

Historically, the Congress party held power in Delhi for 15 years, winning three consecutive terms from 1998 to 2013. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) managed to win only once during this period.

However, in 2013, the tide turned when Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP ended Congress’s rule, initially forming a short-lived minority government. Since then, AAP has consolidated its power, completing its second consecutive term from 2015 to 2025.

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Making a strategic move, AAP announced Avadh Ojha, a renowned teacher and recent inductee into the party, as its candidate from Patparganj but lost to BJP in the battle.