Meet BJPs Mohan Singh Bisht: Wins Mustafabad, Defeats 2020 Riots Accused In Muslim-Dominated Stronghold

In a big transfer, the BJP nominated skilled chief Mohan Singh Bisht for the Muslim-dominated Mustafabad seat, a call that paid off because the Election Fee of India (ECI) declared victory for the saffron get together. Bisht secured the seat with a margin of 17,578 votes, defeating AAP’s Adeel Ahmad Khan and AIMIM’s Mohd. Tahir Hussain.

Mustafabad, which carries approx 39.5 per cent Muslim inhabitants, gained consideration within the 2025 meeting elections after AIMIM fielded former AAP councillor and 2020 Delhi riots accused Tahir Hussain. 

Mustafabad was one of many worst-affected areas throughout the 2020 riots, through which at the very least 53 lives have been misplaced positioned in North East Delhi.

Who Is Mohan Singh Bisht

Mohan Singh Bisht, a veteran in Delhi’s political enviornment, was first elected as an MLA from Karawal Nagar in 1998, holding the seat till 2015. Nonetheless, he misplaced the seat to Mishra within the 2015 Delhi meeting seat, then fought on an AAP ticket. 5 years later, Bisht make a comeback from Karawal Nagar seat after defeating the AAP’s Durgesh Pathak.

Mustafabad Constituency Historical past 

Mustafabad Meeting constituency, a Muslim-majority seat, has seen frequent energy shifts between Delhi’s two main events. Within the 2015 elections, Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP) dominated, successful 67 out of 70 seats, with the BJP securing simply three, together with Mustafabad. Congress did not win any seats. Nonetheless, within the 2020 meeting elections, AAP’s Haji Yunus defeated the BJP to seize the Mustafabad seat.

Within the 2025 meeting elections, the BJP made a powerful comeback, with candidate Mohan Singh Bisht successful the Mustafabad seat towards AAP’s Adeel Ahmad Khan and AIMIM’s Mohd. Tahir Hussain secured a margin of 17,578 votes.

The BJP gained the Delhi election with a full majority, securing 48 seats, whereas the AAP gained 22 seats. Congress didn’t handle to win a single seat.