The Congress is in real danger of losing Ambedkar Nagar unless it replaces ChaudharyPrem Singh, its old warhorse.
People
in the constituency look at BJP Councillor Khushi Ram, who humbled Prem
Singh’s son Pramod in municipality polls last year, as the best bet to
wrest the seat.
ambedkar Nagar, the
assembly constituency comprising Khanpur village, Madangir, Dakshinpuri,
Sainik Farms, seven sectors of PushpVihar and a host of unauthorised
colonies near Khanpur, has been synonymous with octogenarian ChaudharyPrem
Singh. Right from 1958 when he first made it to Municipal Corporation of
Delhi (MCD) to 2008 when he returned to serve his fourth consecutive
term as MLA, this two-time Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC)
Presid
ent and former Speaker of Delhi Assembly has represented the constituency nine times without ever losing at the hustings.
ent and former Speaker of Delhi Assembly has represented the constituency nine times without ever losing at the hustings.
But
this looks set to change as this reserved constituency where a large
number out of around 1.35 lakh voters belong to the lower middle class
is grappling with inflation, absence of basic amenities, traffic jams
and poor connectivity. The latter is despite the area being the site of
the national capital’s first BRTS (Bus Rapid Transit System), which
connects Ambed-kar Nagar to Moolchand set to complete five years with
the current term of Delhi Assembly...Read More
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