New Delhi election results LIVE: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal is trailing in the New Delhi assembly constituency, while his rival, BJP candidate Parvesh Verma, is leading.
New Delhi election results LIVE: The New Delhi constituency is witnessing an intense electoral contest with key candidates including Arvind Kejriwal from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Sandeep Dikshit representing the Indian National Congress (INC). Counting of votes in the crucial constituency, along with 69 others for the Delhi Assembly election, began at 8 am.…Read More
According to the Election Commission of India, the constituency recorded a voter turnout of 56.41 per cent. The outcome of this crucial seat will become clear as the votes are counted.
The counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly elections is being held today, determining whether AAP secures a fourth consecutive term or if the BJP returns to power in the national capital after over 26 years.
Key candidates (New Delhi constituency)- Leading/Trailing
Arvind Kejriwal (AAP) – Trailing
Parvesh Verma (BJP) – Leading
Sandeep Dikshit (Congress) – Trailing
Who won the 2020 election?
• In the 2020 Assembly elections, Arvind Kejriwal secured victory for AAP by defeating BJP’s Sunil Kumar Yadav with a margin of 21,687 votes.
• The New Delhi Assembly segment falls under the broader New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, where BJP’s Bansuri Swaraj won decisively in the 2024 general elections, defeating AAP’s Somnath Bharti by 78,370 votes.
• Kejriwal had held this seat since 2013 when he made headlines by defeating Congress veteran Sheila Dikshit by over 25,000 votes. In 2015, he retained the seat with a lead of nearly 32,000 votes over BJP’s Nupur Sharma and Congress’ Kiran Walia.
• Historically, Congress has won the seat four times since 1977, while AAP has emerged victorious three times.
How have the BJP and Congress performed over the years?
• The BJP, which has not won the New Delhi seat since 1977, aims to make a strong statement by defeating former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in this high-profile contest.
• For the Congress, the battle holds symbolic significance, as Sandeep Dikshit’s mother, former CM Sheila Dikshit, lost this seat to Kejriwal. Despite Congress’ past alliances with AAP, Dikshit has been a vocal critic of Kejriwal and will be looking to avenge his mother’s defeat.
• A victory for the BJP in the Delhi Assembly elections would mark its return to power in the capital after more than 26 years, ending AAP and Kejriwal’s decade-long dominance that the party has been aiming to break.
• Meanwhile, the Congress, which governed Delhi for 15 consecutive years until 2013, is working to regain lost ground after failing to secure a single seat in the last two elections.
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Feb 8, 2025 8:41 AM IST
New Delhi election result LIVE: As Kejriwal trails in early trends, state BJP president says, ‘People have selected development path’
New Delhi election result LIVE: As vote counting continues in the Delhi elections, with Arvind Kejriwal trailing in the New Delhi constituency against BJP’s Parvesh Verma, state BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva remarked, “The statements made by Arvind Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh yesterday show that they are going to lose… Today, the people of Delhi will decide if they will go with development or corruption. I think the people of Delhi have selected the path of development, and the result will be in our favour…”
Feb 8, 2025 8:33 AM IST
New Delhi election result LIVE: Arvind Kejriwal trailing with AAP leading in just 11 seats against BJP’s 29
New Delhi election result LIVE: AAP national convenor and former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is trailing in the New Delhi assembly constituency, while his rival, BJP candidate Parvesh Verma, leads in the early counting trends.
Meanwhile, BJP is ahead in 29 assembly constituencies, while AAP leads in 11 and Congress in just one, according to PValue Tracker.
Feb 8, 2025 8:22 AM IST
New Delhi election results LIVE: Arvind Kejriwal trails as BJP’s Parvesh Verma gains lead in early trends
New Delhi election results LIVE: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal trailed in the initial counting trends as vote counting began at 8 am, while BJP’s Parvesh Verma took the lead in the crucial New Delhi constituency of the Delhi Assembly elections.
Feb 8, 2025 8:06 AM IST
New Delhi election results LIVE: ‘Prayed for BJP govt to be formed,’ says Parvesh Verma as he visits temple on counting day
New Delhi election results LIVE: BJP’s New Delhi assembly candidate, Parvesh Verma contesting against AAP’s Arvind Kerjiwal says, “It’s an important day for the people of Delhi. I prayed that the BJP govt to be formed in Delhi…”
Feb 8, 2025 7:58 AM IST
New Delhi election results LIVE: As counting is set to begin shortly, a young AAP supporter dresses up as Kejriwal | Watch
A young supporter of AAP, Avyan Tomar, arrived at Kejriwal’s residence dressed like him to express his support.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission is set to begin counting at 8 am, determining the fate of 699 candidates contesting across 70 constituencies.
Feb 8, 2025 7:46 AM IST
New Delhi election results LIVE: What is the vote share in 2020 and 2015
New Delhi election results LIVE: In the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections, AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal secured victory in this seat, defeating BJP’s Sunil Kumar Yadav by 21,687 votes, which accounted for 28.35% of the total votes cast. AAP’s vote share in the constituency stood at 61.1%.
In the 2015 elections, Kejriwal defeated BJP’s Nupur Sharma with a larger margin of 31,583 votes, making up 35.4% of the total votes. AAP’s vote share was even higher at 64.14% in that election.
Feb 8, 2025 7:25 AM IST
New Delhi election results LIVE: BJP MP Giriraj on Arvind Kejriwal’s poaching claims says, ‘AAP won’t event cross 16 seats’
New Delhi election results LIVE: BJP MP and Union minister Giriraj Singh dismissed former Delhi chief minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal’s claims that the Bharatiya Janata Party was trying to poach AAP candidates ahead of the Delhi Assembly election results.
Speaking to the media on Friday, Giriraj Singh asserted that AAP would not even secure 16 seats.
A day earlier, Kejriwal alleged that the BJP had approached 16 AAP candidates, urging them to switch sides.
Feb 8, 2025 7:01 AM IST
New Delhi election results LIVE: ‘No idea about alliance,’ Sandeep Dikshit ahead of counting
New Delhi election results LIVE: Ahead of the vote counting for all 70 constituencies in the Delhi Assembly election, Congress candidate from the New Delhi seat, Sandeep Dikshit, told ANI, “I have no idea about the alliance. It is the decision of the high command. Let the counting of the votes happen.”
Feb 8, 2025 6:54 AM IST
New Delhi election results LIVE: Arvind Kejriwal alleges AAP candidates offered ₹15 crore to switch to BJP
New Delhi election results LIVE: Former Delhi chief minister and AAP candidate from the New Delhi assembly seat accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to lure AAP candidates.
In a post on X on Thursday, Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the BJP approached 16 AAP candidates with offers of ₹15 crore each and ministerial positions if they defected.
Feb 8, 2025 6:49 AM IST
New Delhi election results LIVE: ‘People are fed with lies and failures of AAP,’ says BJP candidate Parvesh Verma
New Delhi election results LIVE: BJP candidate Paresh Verma, in an interview with PTI last month, said that the party is set to form the government in Delhi, as people are frustrated with the “lies and failures” of the Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
The BJP leader claimed that Kejriwal is “baffled” as he can already see his “defeat” in the elections. He further stated that this is the reason Kejriwal is making allegations against him and spreading “lies” every day.
Feb 8, 2025 6:20 AM IST
New Delhi election results LIVE: What do we know about Sandeep Dikshit, former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit’s son?
New Delhi election results LIVE: Sandeep Dikshit, son of former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, will contest the 2025 Assembly elections from the New Delhi seat on a Congress ticket. A two-time Parliamentarian, he will take on AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, who previously defeated Sheila Dikshit from this seat in 2013 and 2015.
• Dikshit was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 2004 and retained his seat for another term in 2009. He served as the Chief Whip of the Congress Party from 2012 to 2014 and has also been the party’s National Spokesperson in the past.
• In June 2019, he sparked controversy after comparing the late Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, to a “goon on the street.” He later apologised for the remark. Dikshit has also been a vocal critic of Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party.
• He is an adjunct faculty member at OP Jindal Global University, Sonepat, where he teaches human development and public policy.
Feb 8, 2025 6:04 AM IST
New Delhi election results LIVE: Who is Parvesh Verma, BJP’s candidate against Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi election results LIVE: The BJP has fielded Parvesh Verma, a two-time MP, from the New Delhi seat for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. A prominent Jat leader in the national capital, he will be contesting against former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal.
• Parvesh Verma is the son of former Delhi Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma.
• He was part of the Delhi BJP Election Committee during the 2013 Assembly elections and contested from Mehrauli, where he defeated AAP’s Narinder Singh Sejwal and unseated incumbent Congress MLA Yoganand Shastri.
• In 2014, he won the West Delhi Lok Sabha seat by a record margin of 2.6 lakh votes. He retained the seat in 2019 with an even bigger margin of 5.78 lakh votes.
• Despite securing consecutive victories with record margins, he was not among the BJP’s candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Feb 8, 2025 5:46 AM IST
New Delhi election results LIVE: Arvind Kejriwal alleges that EC refused to upload Form 17C. What is it?
New Delhi election results LIVE: AAP chief and New Delhi Assembly candidate Arvind Kejriwal accused the Election Commission of refusing to upload Form 17C, which details booth-wise vote totals for each assembly constituency. “EC has refused to upload form 17C and the number of votes polled per booth in each assembly despite several requests. Aam Aadmi Party has made a website, where we have uploaded all the form 17C of every assembly,” read a post by the former chief minister.
• Rule 49S(1) of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, mandates that the presiding officer must prepare an account of votes recorded in Form 17C at the close of polling and place it in a sealed cover labeled ‘Account of votes recorded.’
• “The presiding officer shall at the close of the poll prepare an account of votes recorded in Form 17C and enclose it in a separate cover with the words ‘Account of votes recorded’ superscribed thereon.”
• The second part of Rule 49S specifies that a copy of Form 17C must be provided to every polling agent present. “The presiding officer shall furnish every polling agent present at the close of the poll a true copy of the entries made in Form 17C after obtaining a receipt from the said polling agent therefor and shall attest it as a true copy,” states part (2) of Rule 49S of the Conduct of Election Rules.
Feb 8, 2025 5:39 AM IST
New Delhi election results LIVE: What did the exit polls project?
New Delhi election results LIVE: Exit polls have projected a comfortable victory for the BJP, with AAP trailing behind and Congress continuing its poor performance in the Delhi assembly election 2025.
However, AAP leaders dismissed the predictions, stating that exit polls have historically underestimated their seat count. They remain confident of returning to power.
Feb 8, 2025 5:37 AM IST
New Delhi election results LIVE: AAP, BJP, Congress in three-way battle
New Delhi election results LIVE: Votes will be counted today for the crucial Delhi assembly elections, with political parties expressing confidence in their performance in the three-way contest between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party, and Congress.
According to the Election Commission of India, counting for all 70 constituencies will begin at 8 am.
All preparations for the counting process have been completed.
Feb 8, 2025 5:30 AM IST
New Delhi election results LIVE: Can Arvind Kejriwal hold his ground against BJP’s Parvesh Verma and Cong’s Dikshit?
New Delhi election results LIVE: Arvind Kejriwal has consistently contested from the New Delhi seat, maintaining this trend for the past three assembly elections.
This time, he faces BJP’s Parvesh Verma and Congress’ Sandeep Dikshit. His previous wins have been decisive, including a 21,687-vote victory in 2020.
The former chief minister is campaigning on AAP’s welfare schemes, highlighting promises like a ₹2,100 monthly allowance for women as a key poll strategy.
