Key Points
Immediately after the assembly elections of Delhi in 2020, North-East Delhi was rocked by intense communal violence, experiencing heart-wrenching losses on both sides and deepening the social and communal divide in the region..
One of the most vulnerable areas communally, North-East Delhi is home to an approximate 21 per cent Muslim population..
In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress party under JP Agarwal had a commanding lead with 59.03 per cent of votes against BJP's BL Sharma Prem, who secured just 33.71 per cent, with BSPs Haji Dilshad trailing at 5.02 per cent...
However, the 2014 Lok Sabha election witnessed a significant pivot, with the BJP's Manoj Tiwari winning 45.38 per cent of the votes, followed by Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Anand Kumar at 34.41 per cent, leaving Congress at just 16.05 per cent...
Manoj Tiwari, a two-time Member of Parliament (MP), is the only sitting parliamentarian out of seven BJP MPs in Delhi, who has been awarded a ticket to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections..
