Bar Council of Delhi Election Results 2026 declared following Supreme Court directions, subject to Tribunal outcome of pending petitions

Disclaimer: This has been reported after the availability of the BCD notification and not on media reports so as to give an accurate report to our readers.

The Bar Council of Delhi has declared the results of the Bar Council of Delhi Elections 2026, pursuant to the directions issued by the Supreme Court in Rudra Vikram Singh v. Bar Council of Delhi & Anr.¹, and connected matters. The declaration dated 19 August 2026, issued by the Returning Officer, Rakesh Munjal, Senior Advocate, expressly stated that the results shall remain subject to the outcome of the petitions pending before the Tribunal(s) constituted to adjudicate election disputes.

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court, by order dated 14 August 2026, had disposed of the petitions concerning the Delhi State Bar Council elections and granted liberty to the aggrieved persons to approach the Election Tribunal(s), including those constituted by the Court. The Court noted that the election process had concluded and that counting had been permitted earlier on the condition that the results would not be declared.

The Court directed the Bar Council of Delhi to preserve the entire election record, including the original CCTV footage and videography recordings, and produce the same before the Tribunal(s). The Court further directed the Delhi Police to preserve the original CCTV footage and provide a copy to the Delhi State Bar Council.

The Supreme Court further directed that the results could meanwhile be declared but made clear that they would be subject to the outcome of the petitions before the Tribunal(s). The Court also requested the Tribunal(s) to provide an expeditious hearing and observed that it would be appreciated if the pending petitions were decided within three months, subject to cooperation by all concerned. The Court expressly clarified that it had not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.

Candidates who achieved the requisite quota

Following the Supreme Court’s directions, the Bar Council of Delhi has published the list of candidates who achieved the requisite quota during successive rounds of counting. The quota was 232,305 votes. The first candidate to achieve the quota was Piyush Gupta, who crossed it in Round 179 with a total value of 233,200 votes.

The candidates who achieved the quota, in the order recorded in the declaration, are:

The Bar Council of Delhi has also published a separate list of the top five women candidates in order of reverse elimination. The list records the round and elimination number, along with their first-preference votes, second-preference votes and total votes.

Sangeeta Sondhi was placed first in the list, with 54,400 total votes, followed by Yukti Rathi with 38,800 votes, Amrit Kaur Oberoi with 29,100 votes, Anupriya Yadav with 28,500 votes and Garima Bharadwaj with 26,500 votes.

The figures recorded in the declaration are:

The declaration of the election results therefore gives effect to the Supreme Court’s direction permitting the results to be announced while preserving the pending election disputes for consideration by the Tribunal(s). The results remain subject to the outcome of those proceedings.