Delhi Elections 2025: Delhi recorded a 57 per cent voter turnout until 5 pm on Wednesday, February 5. The highest voter turnout was recorded in the northeast district at 63.8 per cent, while the lowest was recorded in the southeast district at 53.7 per cent.
The north-east district of Delhi, which recorded the highest voter turnout till 5 pm, has five assembly constituencies – Ghonda, Gokalpur, Karawal Nagar, Mustafabad and Seelampur.
Among the 70 assembly constituencies, Mustafabad in Northeast Delhi saw the highest turnout at 66.8 per cent, followed by Seelampur at 66.41 per cent, Gokalpur at 65 per cent, Babarpur at 63.6 per cent and Karawal Nagar at 62 per cent.
Meanwhile, Chandni Chowk (52.7 per cent) and Karol Bagh (47 per cent) were among the assembly constituencies with the lowest voter turnout. High-profile seats—Kaklaji, Jangpura, and New Delhi—recorded lower-than-average turnout at 5 pm.
On Wednesday notable voters includeed, President Droupadi Murmu, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Delhi LG VK Saxena, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Ministyer Atishi, and Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
President Droupadi Murmu cast her vote at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya polling station inside the Rashtrapati Bhavan complex on Wednesday
Here's a look at voter turnout in past Delhi Assembly elections and how power dynamics changed then:
Voter turnout/polling percentage: 65.63 per cent
Who won: The AAP won 28 seats (29.64 per cent vote share), Congress won eight seats (24.67 per cent vote share) and the BJP won 31 seats (34.12 per cent vote share).
Voter turnout/polling percentage: 67.13 per cent (increased as compared to 2013 polls)
Who won: The AAP's seat share increased. It won 67 seats (54.59 per cent vote share), and the BJP won 3 seats with 32.78 per cent vote share. The Congress won no seats.
Voter turnout/polling percentage: 62.46 percent (decreased as compared to 2015 polls)
Who won: The AAP's seat share dropped. It won 62 seats (53.57 per cent vote share), the Congress again settled at zero but with 4.63 per cent vote share and the BJP won eight seats with 40.57 per cent seat share.
Voting for the 70 assembly seats in Delhi took place on Wednesday, February 5. This year, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is eyeing a third term, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are leaving no stone unturned to wrest back power.
The Delhi Election Results will be declared on February 8, Saturday.
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