New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- Left parties, which came together to contest six seats in the Delhi Assembly polls, polled fewer votes than NOTA in all the segments, failing to make any dent.

Among the Left parties, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) had fielded candidates from Karawal Nagar and Badarpur, the Communist Party of India (CPI) was in the fray from Vikaspuri and Palam, and the CPI(ML) Liberation contested the Narela and Kondli seats.

In the six seats, the Left parties together polled 2,158 votes, while NOTA got 5,627 votes.

In Karawal Nagar, one of the areas worst affected by the 2020 Delhi riots, the CPI(M) had fielded well-known RTI activist and lawyer Ashok Agarwal, who got only 457 votes, while 709 votes went to NOTA. The winnin...