Delhi assembly elections are scheduled to take place on February 5, 2025, with result declaration on February 8, 2025. AAP prepares to retain Delhi after its 2015 and 2020 win, whereas BJP seeks to return to power after 27 years and Congress looks for its survival in the battle for 70-assembly constituencies. The 7th Delhi Assembly will complete its tenure on February 15, 2025.
New Delhi Assembly Election Result 2025
| Constituency Name | Candidate Name | Party | Status |
Current Sitting MLA of New Delhi Vidhan Sabha Constituency
| A.C. Number | A.C. Name | Sitting MLA | 40 | New Delhi | Arvind Kejriwal(AAP) |
|---|
List of Winning MLA's from New Delhi Till Date
| Year | AC No. | AC Name | Category | Winner | Sex | Party | Votes | Runner-UP | Sex | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 40 | New Delhi | GEN | Arvind Kejriwal | M | AAP | 46758 | Sunil Kumar Yadav | M | BJP | 25061 |
| 2015 | 40 | New Delhi | GEN | Arvind Kejriwal | M | AAP | 57213 | Nupur Sharma | F | BJP | 25630 |
| 2013 | 40 | New Delhi | GEN | Arvind Kejriwal | M | AAP | 44269 | Smt. Sheila Dikshit | F | INC | 18405 |
| 2008 | 40 | New Delhi | GEN | Smt. Sheila Dikshit | F | INC | 39778 | Vijay Jolly | M | BJP | 25796 |
New Delhi Assembly Constituency: Snapshot
| Name of Assembly Constituency | New Delhi |
| Constituency Type | General (No Reservation) |
| District Name | New Delhi |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | New Delhi (after the delimitation of 2008) |
| Total Registered Voters | 1.44 lakh |
| Total Registered Male Voters | 79047 |
| Total Registered Female Voters | 65461 |
| Total Registered Third Gender Voters | 8 |
Main Rivals of New Delhi Constituency in 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly Election:
| Political Party Name | Name of Candidate | Political History |
|---|---|---|
| AAP | Arvind Kejriwal | -Two time Chief Minister of Delhi Assembly (2013 and 2015) -Established Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) along with other Jan Lokpal activists in November 2012. -He started his active social activism (along with Manish Sisodia and others) in December 1999 by forming a "Parivartan" movement in Delhi's Sundar Nagar area. At that time, he was working as an Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Department. He took a sabbatical from work in January 2000 to focus on social works. "Parivartan" movement addressed the grievances of the citizens regarding electricity, social welfare schemes, Public Distribution System, income tax, public works, etc. -In 2005, Kejriwal along with Sisodia started an NGO called Kabir, which focused mainly on RTI and participatory governance. -Arvind Kejriwal established the Public Cause Research Foundation in 2006 by donating the prize money of his Ramon Magsaysay Award as seed money. -Kejriwal shot to prominence in Delhi politics and national politics by protesting against the rampant corruption in the Commonwealth Games in 2010 and later in 2011 by joining other social activists (such as Anna Hazare and Kiran Bedi) in the anti-corruption movement through India Against Corruption (IAC) group. It was IAC who first actively demanded the enactment of Jan Lokpal Bill. |
| INC | Romesh Sabharwal | -A first-time contestant in electoral politics. -He was a former student and youth leader. He has been associated with Congres's student wing (National Students Union of India or NSUI) and the youth wing (the Youth Congress) for the last 40 years. Sabharwal is a former Delhi President of NSUI. |
| BJP | Sunil Yadav | -Sunil Yadav, also a first-timer in electoral politics, is the Delhi President of Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha's (youth wing of BJP). -Most of his political career is based in Delhi itself. He started his political career as Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha's (BJYM) Mandal President and rose through the ranks to become District President of Yuva Morcha, Delhi General Secretary of Yuva Morcha and finally Delhi President of Yuva Morcha. -Yadav is an advocate by profession and BJP pitted this young leader against 2-time chief minister Kejriwal to get a large chunk of the youth votes in the New Delhi assembly constituency. -He is a local candidate here and wants to bank on the local versus outsider campaign. |
| BSP | Ramgulam | - |
| List of the Assembly Constituencies in Delhi |
Updated as on February 08, 2025