AAP candidate Awadh Ojha lost to BJP's Ravinder Singh Negi in the Patparganj constituency. Negi secured 74,060 votes, defeating Ojha by 28,072 votes. Ojha thanked his supporters and party, acknowledging his inability to meet people personally due to time constraints as a factor in his defeat.
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