The BJP candidate Praveen Khandelwal from Chandni Chowk has avenged the defeat of his uncle by defeating the joint Congress and INDIA alliance candidate JP Agarwal from the Chandni Chowk seat on Tuesday with a margin of about 90,000 votes. The founder and General Secretary of Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), claiming to represent around eight crore small business owners in the country, secured a win by over 5.16 lakhs votes against the five time Congress MP.

While in the early trends, the poll debutante seemed to trail behind the Congress’ veteran, he defeated the two time MP from Chandni Chowk, taking revenge of his uncle Satish Khandelwal’s defeat in 1989. Khandelwal replaced the two time MP and Union Minister Harsh Vardhan from the seat and claimed a victory for the party. The businessman collected his certificate of win at around 7 pm in the evening by the election commission.  Celebrations broke out after he secured his winning certificate, with the party workers and supporters dancing and showering flower petals on Khandelwal. His supporters rejoiced and celebrated the victory amid dhol's beating. “The people of Delhi have shown that the heart of the nation beats for PM Modi and that they do not trust Kejriwal's manipulative politics and false promises and no trust worthy Congress. All seven seats in Delhi have gone to the BJP, indicating that people have once again reposed their faith in Modi's guarantee of development,” said Khandelwal.

A total of 25 candidates fought from the seat known for its historic buildings and trader’s markets. A total of four candidates fought independently on the seat and over 5,000 votes were casted by the voters to None of the above (NOTA) button on the polling day on May 25.