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Rajinder Nagar bypoll: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal holds roadshow, seeks votes for AAP’s Durgesh Pathak

Voting for the Rajinder Nagar bypoll is set to take place on June 23, while the result will be announced on June 26. The by-election was necessitated after AAP leader Raghav Chadha, who was the MLA from the constituency, was elected to Rajya Sabha from Punjab in March.

TN City Desk

Updated Jun 20, 2022, 12:43 IST

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal with AAP candidate Durgesh Pathak

Photo : ANI

New Delhi: In the run-up to the by-election for the Rajinder Nagar assembly seat, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a roadshow on Friday and urged people to vote for AAP candidate Durgesh Pathak in the upcoming bypoll.

Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Delhi chief minister urged people not to vote for the saffron party claiming that they can't get anything done.

"I have come to request you guys to make us win this time with a bigger margin than what we got last time. There is no use in voting for BJP, they can't get anything done, they keep fighting with us for 24 hours," Kejriwal said.

The Delhi CM will be holding roadshows for three consecutive days in the constituency starting today to campaign for Pathak who is a member of the AAP's national executive and political affairs committee.

Rajinder Nagar bypoll: Voting and result dates

The Election Commission has announced that the bypoll will be conducted on June 23 and the counting of votes will take place on June 26.

The bypoll was necessitated after AAP leader Raghav Chadha, who was the MLA from the constituency, was elected to Rajya Sabha from Punjab in March.

"Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal will hold roadshows in Rajendra Nagar assembly constituency on June 17, 18, and 19, and seek votes for party's leader Durgesh Pathak who is contesting by-election from the seat," the party had earlier said.

A total of 14 candidates have filed the nominations for the bypoll.

Of the candidates in the fray, the AAP, BJP, and Congress have fielded one candidate each while three others are from unrecognised parties. Another eight candidates are contesting the bypoll as Independents.

While the BJP has fielded Rajesh Bhatia, Prem Lata is the Congress candidate. With the AAP, BJP, and Congress candidates in the fray, the Rajinder Nagar bypoll is expected to be a triangular fight.

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