Delhi assembly election 2025: Voting starts at 7am; AAP braces for tough fight against BJP, Congress | 10 facts

Delhi assembly election 2025: Voting starts at 7am; AAP braces for tough fight against BJP, Congress | 10 facts

Delhi assembly election 2025: Voting starts at 7am; AAP braces for tough fight against BJP, Congress | 10 facts ByHT News Desk Feb 05, 2025 12:16 AM IST Share Via Copy Link Delhi assembly election 2025: Voting will take place on Wednesday across 13,766 polling stations in all 70 assembly constituencies.

Delhi assembly election 2025: Delhi’s political scene is intensifying as the national capital gears up for Wednesday’s crucial assembly election. The day concluded with a crucial meeting between Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister Atishi, and the Election Commission of India.

Polling officials carrying EVMs and other election materials arrive at a polling centre at Gole Market ahead of Delhi assembly election in New Delhi on Tuesday. (PTI)

Meanwhile, the AAP and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) traded sharp exchanges throughout the day, fueling the charged atmosphere ahead of the much-anticipated voting showdown.

Led by Arvind Kejriwal, the ruling AAP is seeking a third straight term, banking on its governance record and welfare schemes, while the BJP is trying to reclaim the capital after more than 25 years.

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The Congress, on the other hand, after a 15-year rule under the late Shiela Dikshit, is striving for a comeback. The grand-old party failed to win a single seat in the previous two elections.

Former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is once again contesting from the New Delhi seat, where he faces BJP's Parvesh Verma and Congress's Sandeep Dikshit.

Delhi chief minister Atishi, an AAP candidate, is up against Congress leader Alka Lamba and BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri in the Kalkaji constituency.

AAP's Manish Sisodia is running for the Jangpura seat, competing against BJP's Tarvinder Singh Marwah and Congress's Farhad Suri. Senior AAP leader Satyendar Jain is contesting in Shakur Basti against BJP's Karnail Singh.

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This year, the AAP has fielded Awadh Ojha, a teacher-turned-politician, against BJP's Ravinder Singh Negi and Congress's Anil Chaudhary.

In the Malviya Nagar constituency, AAP's Somnath Bharti will once again contest the seat, facing BJP's Satish Upadhyay and Congress's Jitendra Kumar Kochar.