The Delhi Assembly election results for 2025 are in, marking a significant shift in the political landscape of the capital city. After a fiercely contested election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has emerged victorious, ending the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) dominance.
Key Highlights:
- Vote Counting: The counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly election 2025 commenced on February 8 at 8 AM.
- Voter Turnout: The approximate voter turnout in the Delhi Assembly elections stood at 60.54%. The North East district recorded the highest voting percentage at 66.25%, while the South East Delhi district had the lowest at 56.40%.
- Key Players: The main contenders in the Delhi poll 2025 were the AAP, BJP, and the Congress.
- Exit Poll Projections: Most exit polls had projected a comfortable win for the BJP in the Delhi Assembly election.
Major Upsets and Key Battles:
- Arvind Kejriwal, who has contested from the New Delhi seat in the past three elections, faced a tough challenge against BJP’s Parvesh Verma and Congress’ Sandeep Dikshit. According to early reports, Kejriwal was trailing behind Parvesh Verma5.
- The New Delhi constituency recorded a voter turnout of 56.41%.
Party Manifestos:
- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP): AAP’s manifesto included 15 key guarantees centered on public welfare, such as financial assistance for women, improved water supply, and specialized medical care for the elderly. They also promised to halve metro ticket prices for students and maintain existing benefits like free schooling, medical services, bus travel for women, water supply, and power.
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): The BJP’s manifesto focused on infrastructure development and social welfare initiatives. Plans included restoring the Yamuna River, extending ownership rights to dwellers of unauthorized colonies, and life insurance coverage for gig workers, legal professionals, and laborers. The BJP also outlined welfare schemes like the ‘Mahila Samriddhi Yojana’ and subsidized LPG cylinders.
Criminal Involvement:
- An analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) revealed that 118 out of 699 Delhi Assembly election contestants had criminal records, with 71 facing grave charges.
Political Implications:
- A victory for the BJP marks its return to power in Delhi after over 26 years.
- The Congress, which ruled Delhi for 15 years, aimed to regain lost ground after failing to secure a single seat in the last two elections
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