The South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency went for polls in the sixth phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on May 12. Ramesh Bidhuri is the sitting MP of South Delhi and earlier has been an MLA from the Tughlakabad constituency of Delhi.
New Delhi: The result of the high tension triangular battle between the BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Raghav Chadha of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Vijender Singh of the Congress will be decided on May 23.
The South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency went for polls in the sixth phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on May 12.
Ramesh Bidhuri is the sitting MP of South Delhi and earlier has been an MLA from the Tughlakabad constituency of Delhi.
The Aam Aadmi Party's 30-year-old Raghav Chadha is a member of the political affairs committee of the party. He is the national treasurer and spokesperson of the party.
Famous boxer Vijender Singh who recently joined the Congress before the Lok Sabha elections is also making his debut this election season.
Ramesh Bidhuri of BJP (Alliance: NDA) won in this seat defeating AAP. BJP polled 4,97,980 of the total of 11,02,410 votes polled. INC won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. The voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was 62.92%.
It is a rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 85.94%. In 2014, there were 17,52,748 voters of which 10,05,299 were male, and 7,47,322 were female and 127 voters belonged to the third gender.
Last Updated May 23, 2019, 7:49 AM IST