Traditionally known as the AAP bastion, the Patparganj Assembly constituency is set to witness a significant transition in the upcoming state elections with the ruling party fielding a teacher-turned-politician Awadh Ojha, in place of the sitting MLA and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, while the BJP placing its bet on Ravinder Singh Negi and Congress on Anil Chaudhary.
The seat has a total of 2,26,310 voters consisting of 1,22,194 males, 1,04,1000 females and 16 third gender voters in 2025, according to the Election Commission. Falling under the East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, the seat has been held by Sisodia since three consecutive terms. However, in a not so surprising move, he has opted to contest from Jangpura, which has nearly 1.5 lakh voters.
It was expected that Sisodia might change his seat owing to his narrow victory by the margin of 3,207 votes against BJP's Ravinder Singh Negi in the 2020 Assembly polls. In the polls of 2020, Patparganj legislative assembly constituency had total 2,31,461 electors out of which the total number of valid votes was 1,42,246. Sisodia secured a total 70,163 votes defeating Negi who stood second with a total 66,956 votes.
In 2015, the constituency had total 214368 electors out of which the total number of valid votes was 1,40,267. Sisodia won and became MLA from this seat by securing a total 75,243 votes. BJP candidate Vinod Kumar Binny stood second with a total 46,452 votes, losing by 28,791 votes.
At a time when AAP was just holding its ground in 2013, Sisodia won from here for the first time and secured a total 50,211 votes. BJP candidate Nakul Bhardwaj stood second with a total 38,735 votes and lost by 11,476 votes. The seat had a total 1,89,183 electors in 2013 out of which valid vote was 1,20,906.
The ruling party will be vying to secure the seat with Ojha facing a big challenge as the AAP's novice will be up against veteran nominees fielded by both BJP and Congress. It will also test if Sisodia's legacy can survive in the constituency.
Similar to Sisodia in 2020, Ojha will take on Vinod Nagar corporator Ravinder Singh Negi of the BJP. Negi was shown in recent social media films urging Hindu businesses to exhibit religious symbols and forcing Muslim store owners to publicly identify their religion. Anil Chaudhary, the Patparganj MLA from 2008 to 2013, has intensified the triangular struggle.
He previously led the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee and was a councillor from 2002 to 2008.
Located along Delhi-Meerut Expressway and Noida Link Road, the Patparganj assembly constituency has a mixed demographic of entrepreneurs, civil servants and working-class people. Its 2.3 lakh inhabitants include
sizable sections of Poorvanchalis, Dalits, Garhwalis, Brahmins, Sikhs, Gujjars and 70,000 people from west UP from various communities.
The seat includes 4 per cent Sikhs, 18 per cent Pandits, 17 per cent Scheduled castes (SC), 4 per cent Vasihyas, 8 per cent Punjabis, 5 per cent Muslims, 11 per cent Gujjars, 17 per cent Other Backward Castes (OBC), 15 per cent voters from Uttarakhand.
It also has 7 per cent of middle class voters in the
area.
Residents are not content with the state of the poorly maintained sewers, unhygienic conditions, traffic bottlenecks, and ineffective vendor management, even
if they seemed to enjoy the educational advancements made in the
neighborhood.
