Delhi Elections 2025: The Election Commission of India announced the Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 schedule today. The assembly elections for the national capital are set to be held on Wednesday, February 5.
The results will be declared on February 8. An official statement also mentioned that the election process will be completed before February 10.
Delhi elections will be the first major election of 2025.
After the dates for the Delhi Assembly Elections were declared, a Model Code of Conduct was imposed in the national capital.
With the current term of the 70-member Delhi Assembly ending on February 23, elections must be held before the date to ensure a new government is formed.
This election is anticipated to be a fierce contest between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), led by Arvind Kejriwal, who is vying for a fourth term, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Indian National Congress, which will be contesting independently after previously collaborating with AAP during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Over 1.55 crore electors are registered to vote in Delhi, including 2.08 lakh first-time voters aged 18–19 years, as per the electoral roll published by the CEC Rajiv Kumar.
In 2020, Delhi elections were announced on January 6, polling was held on February 8, and votes were counted on February 11.
AAP has launched its campaign song “Phir Layenge Kejriwal” and expressed confidence in Arvind Kejriwal's re-election.
Meanwhile, BJP leaders have been criticizing AAP's two-term governance, calling for change. Congress leader Alka Lamba has pointed to anti-incumbency sentiments against AAP, suggesting that voters may return to Congress this time.
AAP leader and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will face BJP's Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma in the New Delhi constituency, marking a high-profile battle.
In another significant matchup, BJP's former MP Ramesh Bidhuri is set to challenge AAP's current Chief Minister Atishi in Kalkaji.
The BJP has announced a total of 29 candidates, including notable figures such as former AAP leader Kailash Gahlot, who will contest from Bijwasan, and Arvinder Singh Lovely, fielded from Gandhi Nagar.
There are 1,55,24,858 voters in Delhi. This includes 83,49,645 men, 71,73,952 women, and 1,261 third-gender voters. There are 24,44,320 senior citizen voters in Delhi, with 2,77221 people above the age of 80.
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