Delhi Assembly Election 2025: Voting Begins Wednesday Across 13,766 Polling Centers

Throughout the day, tensions erupted as the AAP and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) engaged in fiery debates, fueling the volatile atmosphere leading up to the election. The AAP, under Kejriwal’s leadership, is aiming for a third consecutive term, leveraging its record of governance and welfare schemes. In contrast, the BJP, under the banner of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeks to regain control of the national capital after more than two and a half decades.

Delhi Assembly Election 2025: Top 10 Key Points

• The election will be held in a single phase on Wednesday, February 5, from 7 AM to 6 PM, with the counting of votes scheduled for February 8.
• Voting will take place across 13,766 polling stations in all 70 assembly constituencies, where 699 candidates will compete for legislative seats.
• The ECI has banned the publication or dissemination of exit polls from 7 AM to 6:30 PM on February 5 to ensure fair campaigning.
• Over 30,000 police personnel and 220 companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed across Delhi for enhanced security.
• Nearly 3,000 polling booths have been identified as sensitive, with special security arrangements, including drone surveillance, at various locations.
• The ECI has introduced a Queue Management System (QMS) app, enabling voters to check crowd levels in real-time, with special provisions for senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
• Chief electoral officer R Alice Vaz presented the voter information slip to President Droupadi Murmu as part of ongoing voter awareness and facilitation efforts.
• The AAP, eyeing a third straight term, faces a tough battle amidst the arrest of key leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, while the BJP and Congress aim for a resurgence in the assembly poll.
• The AAP has formed a team of volunteers to verify polling booth setups, cross-check presiding officer details, and monitor the Control Unit ID on election day. The volunteers will also check the battery percentage of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
• Top leaders of AAP and BJP sought divine intervention for electoral success on the eve of the assembly election in Delhi.

Delhi Assembly Election: Key Contenders

The battle for control will be intense, with several high-profile candidates vying for their respective constituencies. Arvind Kejriwal, the former chief minister, once again contests from the New Delhi seat, facing BJP’s Parvesh Verma and Congress’s Sandeep Dikshit.

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, running as an AAP candidate, is up against Congress leader Alka Lamba and BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri in the Kalkaji constituency.

AAP’s Manish Sisodia, another prominent leader, competes from the Jangpura seat, taking on BJP’s Tarvinder Singh Marwah and Congress’s Farhad Suri. Senior AAP leader Satyendar Jain participates in the Shakur Basti race against BJP’s Karnail Singh.

Awadh Ojha, a teacher-turned-politician, represents the AAP in the Rohini constituency, where he faces BJP’s Ravinder Singh Negi and Congress’s Anil Chaudhary.

Backed by a strong support base, AAP’s Somnath Bharti will defend his Malviya Nagar seat against BJP’s Satish Upadhyay and Congress’s Jitendra Kumar Kochar.