{"id":58610,"date":"2020-02-12T21:47:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T16:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=58610"},"modified":"2020-02-12T21:47:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T16:17:13","slug":"did-bjp-lose-36-seats-by-a-margin-of-less-than-2000-votes-in-delhi-assembly-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-bjp-lose-36-seats-by-a-margin-of-less-than-2000-votes-in-delhi-assembly-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Did BJP lose 36 seats by a margin of less than 2000 votes in Delhi assembly elections?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On February 12, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Satyadev Pachauri alleged that his party lost 36 seats in the recently concluded Delhi assembly elections by a margin of fewer than 2000 votes. He tweeted, <em>&#8220;Add this to the seats won:8 It comes to 44 seats 3% more voting could have changed the entire game.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>It may be noted that the BJP procured eight out of 70 assembly seats in the recently concluded Delhi polls and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was re-elected to form government. The tweet has now been deleted (<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/5Narb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58611 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-12-18_51_01-Satyadev-Pachauri-on-Twitter_-_Do-You-Known-DelhiElection-BJP-lost-by-less-th.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-12-18_51_01-Satyadev-Pachauri-on-Twitter_-_Do-You-Known-DelhiElection-BJP-lost-by-less-th.png 302w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-12-18_51_01-Satyadev-Pachauri-on-Twitter_-_Do-You-Known-DelhiElection-BJP-lost-by-less-th-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The same message was shared by many other individuals on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%22BJP%20lost%20by%20less%20than%22&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>. One Biswajit Roy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/biswajitroy2009\/status\/1227500912454688769\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> the same claim.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58612\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-12-18_58_52-8-Biswajit-Roy-\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3-on-Twitter_-_Delhi..-BJP-lost-by-less-than_-100-votes_-8-S.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-12-18_58_52-8-Biswajit-Roy-\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3-on-Twitter_-_Delhi..-BJP-lost-by-less-than_-100-votes_-8-S.png 603w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-12-18_58_52-8-Biswajit-Roy-\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3-on-Twitter_-_Delhi..-BJP-lost-by-less-than_-100-votes_-8-S-300x292.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Fact-check<\/h2>\n<p>A relevant keyword search on Twitter led us to a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SudarshanNewsTV\/status\/1227101836903010304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> by the official handle of <em>Sudarshan News.<\/em> The TV channel had posted similar information as Pachauri at 10:57 am on February 11. It said, <em>&#8220;\u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0906\u0936\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0928 (Reasons of hope for BJP)&#8221;.\u00a0<\/em>The assertion that BJP lost with a margin of 2000 votes from 36 seats originated from this tweet. <strong>However, it is important to note that the channel&#8217;s claim was about the party trailing with those many numbers of votes before the final result was declared.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0906\u0936\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0928\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u0967\u0966\u0966 \u0938\u0947 \u0915\u092e \u092e\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u0905\u0902\u0924\u0930 \u096e \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u092a\u0930\u0964<br \/>\n\u0967\u0966\u0966\u0966 \u0938\u0947 \u0915\u092e \u092e\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u0905\u0902\u0924\u0930 \u0967\u096f \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u092a\u0930\u0964<br \/>\n\u0968\u0966\u0966\u0966 \u0938\u0947 \u0915\u092e \u092e\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u0905\u0902\u0924\u0930 \u096f \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DelhiResults?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DelhiResults<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DelhiBanayGaKhalistan2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DelhiBanayGaKhalistan2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DelhiElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DelhiElections<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Delhi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Delhi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BJP4India?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BJP4India<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AamAadmiParty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AamAadmiParty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INCIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@INCIndia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sudarshan News (@SudarshanNewsTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SudarshanNewsTV\/status\/1227101836903010304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8220;The Delhi assembly elections saw a close fight in at least 13 constituencies where victory margins ranged from below 7,000 votes to as low as 753,&#8221;<\/em> stated an article by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/assembly-elections\/13-seats-that-saw-the-closest-contests\/story-AFxUfvVOc28pQZNt45Bq7M.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Hindustan Times<\/em><\/a> on February 12. According to the report, poll data suggests that there was a close fight on at least nine assembly seats where the margin between the winner and the runner-up was less than 5000 votes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58616\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-12-19_50_23-13-seats-that-saw-the-closest-contests-in-Delhi-assembly-election-assembly-ele.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-12-19_50_23-13-seats-that-saw-the-closest-contests-in-Delhi-assembly-election-assembly-ele.png 970w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-12-19_50_23-13-seats-that-saw-the-closest-contests-in-Delhi-assembly-election-assembly-ele-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-12-19_50_23-13-seats-that-saw-the-closest-contests-in-Delhi-assembly-election-assembly-ele-768x188.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We then cross-checked with the <a href=\"http:\/\/results.eci.gov.in\/DELHITRENDS2020\/statewiseU057.htm#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">data<\/a> available on the official website of the Election Commission of India and confirmed the findings of the report. Only two BJP candidates &#8211; Sat Prakash Rana from Bijwasan (753) and Raj Kumar Bhatia from Adarsh Nagar (1589) &#8211; lost the elections with a margin below 2000 votes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_58621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58621\" style=\"width: 1509px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58621 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-12-20_06_48-Election-Commission-of-India.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1509\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-12-20_06_48-Election-Commission-of-India.jpg 1509w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-12-20_06_48-Election-Commission-of-India-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-12-20_06_48-Election-Commission-of-India-1024x423.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-12-20_06_48-Election-Commission-of-India-768x318.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-12-20_06_48-Election-Commission-of-India-990x409.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-12-20_06_48-Election-Commission-of-India-1320x546.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1509px) 100vw, 1509px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: ECI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A day after the final results of the assembly elections was declared, BJP MP Satyadev Pachauri falsely claimed that 36 BJP candidates lost with a margin of fewer than 2000 votes. Whereas, in reality, only two candidates witnessed such neck-and-neck competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 12, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Satyadev Pachauri alleged that his party lost 36 seats in the recently concluded Delhi assembly elections by a margin of fewer than 2000 votes. 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