Delhi Election 2025 Date OUT: When will Election Commission announce results of 70 Assembly seats?
Delhi Election 2025: Announcing the schedule for Delhi Assembly elections 2025, CEC Rajiv Kumar said that India will soon be a nation of one billion voters, which will be another voting record.
Delhi Election 2025: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday announced the schedule for the much-awaited Delhi Assembly elections.
The election, which will determine the fate of the 70-member House, will be held on February 5.
The counting of votes for all seats will take place on February 8.
The election will be held in a single phase.
"It is a single-phase election… We have deliberately kept polling on a Wednesday so more people come out to vote," Kumar said.
Making a public appeal, the CEC said it is the responsibility of Delhiites to vote in large numbers.
Election Schedule
Landmark is in the making
— 2024 has been the year of elections across the world. Another landmark is in the making. We are going to be 1 billion voters soon, said CEC.
— The number of women voters is going to be more than 48 crore, which is a very strong indicator and a sense of empowerment for the women of the country.
“India is gold standard of elections”
Stating that India is the gold standard of elections, CEC said, “This is our common heritage. There is no scope for any irregularity in the commission, the procedures are so detailed.”
Voters in Delhi
There are over 1.55 crore registered voters in Delhi
— Male: 83,49,645
— Female: 71,73,952
— Third-gender: 1,261
— Largest electorate is Vikaspuri, with 4,62,184 voters
— Smallest electorate is Delhi Cantt, with 78,893 voters
Any eligible citizen not yet registered can also register till 10 days before the last date of nomination.
Kejriwal eyes third term
Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party is looking forward to a hat-trick in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.
Earlier in November, Kejriwal claimed his party is poised to secure an overwhelming majority in the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, terming the electoral battle a "moral struggle" against the BJP.
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First Published:7 Jan 2025, 02:46 PM IST
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