Blast accused comes second in Delhi polls
April 17, 2012  18:21

517 votes -- it was all that separated 2008 Delhi blast accused Zia-ur-Rahman from a victory in the Delhi municipal elections, which his supporters claimed could have helped prove his "innocence". 

Rahman (26), currently lodged in Sabarmati Jail in Ahmedabad and the only candidate in the April 15 polls tocontest from prison, was defeated by Congress' sitting councillor Shoib Danish in Zakir Nagar. Danish polled 8,194 votes while Rahman managed to get 7,677 votes. 

Rahman's family and supporters had been campaigning for him in his absence as he was lodged in Ahmedabad jail. "We are in a state of shock. We lost in areas we were considering our stronger points," Amanutullah Khan, a social worker spearheading his campaign.

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