New Delhi: Though Aam Aadmin Party (AAP) surprised everyone by a huge win in Delhi assembly elections, its spokesperson and Muslim face Shazia Ilmi has lost the election.
Shazia who was contesting from Delhi's RK Puram seat lost the election by 326 votes to BJP's Anil Kumar Sharma.
Shazia was trailing behind in early trends but later took the lead form sometimes. She however lost the election in the final round.
Interestingly, 528 people in RK Puram selected the 'None of the above' option.
In Okhla constituency, Congress candidate Asif Mohammad Khan has won the elction. Here AAP candidate Irfanullah Khan came second.
Sitting Congress MLA Haroon Yusuf meanwhile is leading in Ballimaran. He was earlier trailing but later recovered the difference.
The Congress party has tasted humiliating defeat in Delhi. In a biggest shocker of the day, Arvind Kejriwal surged past Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the New Delhi assembly constituency.
Overall, Congress could win just 07 seats in Delhi with the BJP and AAP fighting neck-and-neck for the first position.
Election for the 70-member Delhi assembly were held on December 04.
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