New Delhi, July 4: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha on Thursday challenged the election results of South Delhi Lok Sabha seat in Delhi High Court. Raghav Chadha unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha election from South Delhi parliamentary constituency. Ramesh Bidhuri of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the election.

In his petition, Chadha alleged that Bidhuri concealed a criminal case and declare him the winner. An FIR had been filed against Bidhuri in Bihar over a derogatory speech, which he didn't reveal in his election affidavit, says the petition. Chadha asked the court to set aside the BJP candidate's win for concealing a criminal case and declare him the winner. AAP Candidate Raghav Chadha Alleges Bogus Voting by BJP Workers in South Delhi.

The BJP won all the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi with winning margins ranging between 2.2 lakh and 5.7 lakh votes. The BJP in 2014 bagged all the seats with vote margin ranging between 1.06 lakh and 2.68 lakh. Sitting MP Ramesh Bidhuri retained his South Delhi Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 3,67,043 votes, which was only 1.07 lakh votes in 2014.

Bidhuri bagged the seat with 6,87,041 (56.58 per cent) votes, whereas Chadha came second with 3,19,971 (26.35 per cent) votes. Congress's celebrity face and international boxer Vijender Singh lost his deposit as he only got 1,64,613 (13.56 per cent) votes, out of 12,14,222 votes in South Delhi.

Earlier, Chadha had filed a plea challenging the decision of returning officer to accept the nomination papers of Bidhuri. He later had withdrawn the petition with a liberty to file an election petition.

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