𝔍The much-awaited Delhi Assembly elections have begun on Wednesday at 7 am and the voting procedure for this single phase polls to continue till 6 pm. Over 1.56 crore voters are eligible to cast their ballots across the 70 assembly constituencies.
⛦The much-awaited Delhi Assembly elections have begun on Wednesday at 7 am and the voting procedure for this single phase polls to continue till 6 pm. Over 1.56 crore voters are eligible to cast their ballots across the 70 assembly constituencies.
𝔍The much-awaited Delhi Assembly elections have begun on Wednesday at 7 am and the voting procedure for this single phase polls to continue till 6 pm. Over 1.56 crore voters are eligible to cast their ballots across the 70 assembly constituencies.
ওThe Election Commission has deployed 220 companies of paramilitary forces, 35,626 Delhi Police personnel, and 19,000 home guards to ensure peaceful voting.
🐬The major parties contesting this election - the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress - turned up the temperature with new controversies almost every day, and now it is time for the Delhiites to decide the fate of these parties through the power of voting.
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꧙Voting will take place across 13,766 polling stations in all the 70 Assembly constituencies to decide the fates of 699 candidates across parties.
💧Led by Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP is seeking a third straight term, banking on its governance record and welfare schemes.
♍On the other hand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is making a determined push to reclaim the capital after more than 25 years.
💦The Congress, which ruled Delhi for 15 years in a row till 2013, is striving to stage a comeback after failing to win a single seat in the previous two elections.
꧂President Droupadi Murmu cast her vote for the Delhi Assembly polls at Dr Rajendra Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya polling booth inside the President's Estate at around 9 am.
Union ministers S Jaishankar and Hardeep Singh Puri, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi 💮and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi have also casted their votes early on Wednesday.
According to Election Commission 𝔉data, 33 per cent voters cast their votes till 1 pm.
New Delhi
The New Delhi constituency, where Arvind Kejriwal ♛has contested the last three assembly elections, is once again the center of attention. In 2013, Kejriwal won the seat by defeating Congress’ Sheila Dikshit, the then Delhi CM, who had held the seat from 1998 to 2013.
♛This year, the contest is set to be a three-way battle with AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal facing BJP’s Parvesh Verma, the son of former CM Sahib Singh Sharma, and Congress’ Sandeep Dikshit, son of ex-CM Sheila Dikshit.
Kalkaji
꧒The Kalkaji seat is gearing up for another significant contest as current Delhi CM Atishi, who assumed office after Kejriwal's resignation in 2024, is running as the AAP candidate. Atishi faces strong competition from BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri and Congress' Alka Lamba. Lamba, a former AAP member, switched to Congress, while Bidhuri is a well-known South Delhi figure who has served as an MP for the area twice.
Jangpura
♈This year, AAP has fielded Manish Sisodia for Jangpura, where he faces BJP’s Tarvinder Singh Marwah and Congress' Farhad Suri. The seat was previously held by AAP’s Praveen Kumar in 2015 and 2020, with a victory margin of over 15,000 votes over BJP. The three-way contest is drawing attention, as Sisodia's candidacy could be a risky move due to his imprisonment in the Liquor Policy case.
Malviya Nagar
🌌In Malviya Nagar, AAP’s Somnath Bharti will contest once again, having won the last three elections with a significant lead, securing over 50% of the vote share in both 2015 and 2020. He faces BJP’s Satish Upadhyay and Congress’ Jitendra Kumar Kochar.
𓂃Upadhyay is a strong contender, with experience as Chairman of the SDMC Education Committee for two terms and a reputation for working for the people. However, Bharti, favored due to his consecutive wins and activism, also has the added advantage of being appointed Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee and leveraging his legal background.
Greater Kailash
ജSaurabh Bharadwaj, AAP's chief spokesperson, is a key member of the party and seeks his fourth victory in the upcoming election. Known for his work in environmental and urban initiatives, Bharadwaj has earned strong support among voters in the constituency. He faces Congress' Garvit Singhvi and BJP's Shikha Rai in the GK seat.