Here’s how YouTuber Meghnad S has faired in the Delhi Assembly Elections 2025. | (Photo Courtesy: Instagram/@Meghnads)
New Delhi, February 8: YouTuber Meghnad S with 81k followers, aka ‘Dilli ka Normie Neta,’ is running as an independent candidate from the Malviya Nagar constituency for the Delhi Assembly election 2025. The counting for elections began at 8:00 AM on Saturday, and the results are expected to roll out later in the evening.
Meghnad who boasts of nearly 2 lakh followers on X is contesting against the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Somnath Bharti, a three-time MLA seeking re-election from the seat. As per the official website of the Election Commission of India (EC) at 12:13 PM, the YouTuber is trailing behind NOTA by 23,315 votes and has only got 100 votes so far.
A screengrab of the website. | (Photo Courtesy: EC)
In a recent interview with The Times of India, Meghnad acknowledged the challenges of running as an independent candidate without the support of a big political party. “I take pride in being an independent candidate. My primary goal is to prove a point: hyper-local leaders can best address local issues. My only boss is YOU, the people of Malviya Nagar,” he told the publication.
Ahead of the Delhi polls, Meghnad released a catchy song on his YouTube channel with over 81k followers as part of his election campaign. Have a look at it here:
Malviya Nagar is one of the key constituencies with key contenders like the BJP’s Satish Upadhyay, AAP’s Somnath Bharti, and INC’s Jitendra Kumar Kochar facing a tough electoral battle.
According to the EC website, Upadhyay is leading by 4,428 votes in the constituency. While, INC’s Kochar and AAP’s Bharti are trailing by 17,877 votes and 15,820 votes, respectively.
Earlier in the 2020 Delhi Assembly Election, Bharti defeated BJP’s Shailendra Singh with a margin of 18,000 votes.
