Countdown to begin for Delhi assembly polls; ECI to announce poll dates
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ January 7,2025
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday (January 7, 2025) will announce the schedule for polls to the high stakes Delhi Legislative Assembly at 2 p.m.
As per last years trend, 70-member Delhi Assembly polls will be held in a single phase. Delhi Assembly elections will witness a three-cornered contest between the ruling AAP, main opposition party BJP and Congress.The AAP will be aiming to win the polls for a third consecutive term. Congress will be keen to regain the national capital. BJP will try to take the reins of the National Capital.
As many as 15.52 million people are eligible to vote in the Capital, as per the final electoral roll released on Monday, compared to 14.69 million in January 2020.
The AAP has ruled Delhi with a full majority since 2015 when it won 67 out of 70 seats. It won 62 seats in 2020.The term of the 70-member Assembly ends on February 23, and elections have to be held before that to constitute a new House.
Kejriwal is seeking his fourth consecutive term from the New Delhi seat. He won his first election by defeating late former chief minister Sheila Dikshit in 2013 by a margin of around 25,000 votes, marking a major shift in Delhi politics. He retained the seat in 2015 and 2020
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