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Possible reasons that led to downfall of AAP in Okhla and lessons for winners Okhla has been the bastion of AAP for the last seven years since Amanatullah Khan registered historic win from the ward dismantling long rule of Congress leaders: Parvez Hashmi and Asif Md Khan. Amanatullah’s popularity can be understood from the fact that in the last Assembly election he had got 1 lakh 17 thousand votes. ALSO WATCH After losing four seats from his ward, Amanatullah tried to put a brave face by posting that his party got 62,369 votes. However, many Okhla residents commented on the…

History repeats itself and even Ariba Khan must have not known about it all these years. But that is how fate plays with many people. When Ariba was 9 years old, she had campaigned for her father Asif Md Khan, who was in jail, in the then MCD poll years ago. Jailed Asif had won the election due to her daughter and supporters campaign. Asif had told the OT after he succeeded in getting ticket for his daughter that she had grabbed residents’ attention as a 9-year-old child then when she used to visit houses asking residents to vote for…

Watch: Asif had the last laugh Before being arrested for allegedly misbehaving with a cop at Tayyab Masjid over an issue arising due to action of AAP sitting Councillor Wajid Khan, former Okhla Congress MLA Asif Md Khan in an interaction with the OT had hinted at the downfall of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan. Though Khan was a bit upset with Amanatullah shaking hands with Wajid after years of sour relationship between them, Asif was confident that his 29-year-old daughter Ariba Khan would sail through in the MCD election 2022 from Abul Fazal Enclave ward. After Asif succeeded in getting…

By winning Zakir Nagar for 4th time, Danish emerges as strong Cong MLA contender By winning Zakir Nagar ward for the fourth time in a row, Shoaib Danish has emerged as a popular leader of Okhla and emerging as a MLA contender from the Congress in the locality. Political observers said though Danish has won from the ward by defeating the AAP candidate with a small margin, he has succeeded in holding to his forte. In the 2017 election too, Danish had won with a small margin with AAP’s Mahmood Ahmed tasting defeat. Naziya got 16,878 votes, Salma bagged 16,405…

The result is a setback for AAP in Okhla as on two seats Congress candidates Shoaib Danish wife and Asif Md Khan’s daughter Areeba Khan have won defeating AAP candidates. https://youtu.be/nTgCN9QTSZI From Sarita Vihar, BJP sitting Councillor Nitu Manish Chaudhary has won for second time. DEVELOPING STORY

How are Ariba, Nazish placed right now At round 9, Ariba Khan is leading and got 15971 votes with Wajid Khan runner up getting 14686 votes till now. Ariba is leading with 834 votes. From Zakir Nagar ward, Shoaib Danish wife Naziya Danish is leading by 834 votes with Salma Ariz of AAP being at second. Counting is continuing and the final results can change.

MCD election result 2022 live: Who is leading from Shaheen Bagh, Zakir Nagar The counting of votes for election to the 250-ward Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) after reunification started on Wednesday morning with trend coming at 9 am. At the Delhi level it is BJP vs AAP and they are neck to neck. In Okhla at the end of round six, sitting AAP Councillor Wajid Khan is trailing by 139 votes with Congress Areeba Khan leading. From Zakir Nagar, sitting Congress Councillor Shoaib Danish wife is leading by AAP’s Salma Khan by a small margin of 237 votes. The is…

After exit polls show win for AAP in MCD election, Kejriwal congratulates Delhiites After exit polls predicted a win for the party in the Delhi municipal election, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday thanked the people of Delhi. According to three exit polls on Monday, there is AAP wave in the MCD, with the BJP emerging a distant second. The results of the polls to 250 wards of MCD will be declared after the counting of votes on December 7. “I would like to congratulate the people of Delhi. They have again showed their faith in us. Let’s wait…

AMU mourns demise of Prof Asif Ali Prof Asif Ali, a senior faculty member of the Department of Biochemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) passed away. He was 64. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1600123340856864769 “Our hearts ache after learning of Prof Asif’s demise and the whole university community and his colleagues at JNMC are saddened. He was an amazing human being and teacher who mentored students to give their best. I extend heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the bereaved family of the deceased”, said AMU Vice Chancellor, Prof Tariq Mansoor. Prof M U Rabbani (Dean, Faculty of Medicine) pointed out:…

AAP set to sweep MCD: Exit polls;  who winning Okhla? Three exit polls are showing that the Aam Aadmi Party’s is expected to register its first win in the MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi). The results will be out on Wednesday. https://youtu.be/fnFUQ4MlVk0 The party – ruling in the national capital – is likely to win somewhere between 149 and 171 seats in the civic elections, the India Today Axis My India exit poll has predicted. The AAP may get 149-171 wards, according to an exit poll by Aaj Tak-Axis My India. Another exit poll by Times Now-ETG shows Delhi Chief…