Delhi election counting: Date and time, where to watch, and other details

The Axis My India released its exit poll predictions for Delhi favoring the BJP government in Delhi.

The voting for the Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 concluded on February 5, with a voter turnout of 60.42 per cent.

The exit polls predicted a sweeping victory for BJP.  According to the poll of polls, the BJP would make a comeback in the national capital by winning around 51 seats while the  AAP is unlikely to win more than 30 seats. However, most exit polls have predicted 0-1 seat for the Congress.

If the predictions hold, the BJP's winning momentum will get a further boost following its successes in Maharashtra and Haryana last year.

High-profile voters included President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal. The voting day was marked by intense accusations of electoral fraud between the two main parties, with both AAP and BJP blaming each other for voting malpractices in various constituencies.

The major constituencies include New Delhi, where Arvind Kejriwal contests against BJP's Parvesh Verma and Congress's Sandeep Dikshit. Other prominent contests include Delhi CM Atishi in Kalkaji against Congress's Alka Lamba and BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri.

2025  Delhi election results: Date and time

Counting will begin at 8 am on February 8. All the 70 seats witnessed polling with 699  candidates in fray.

How will the votes be counted?

It will begin with the counting of postal ballots that only select groups can use, including people with disabilities, or those involved in essential services including security forces and some government officials.

After paper ballots, votes recorded in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) are counted. While trends should begin emerging by noon, a clearer picture is expected to be available in the late afternoon.

Results are announced for each constituency as soon as counting is completed. India follows the first-past-the-post system. A candidate with the highest number of votes win.

Where to watch

You can track the poll results and analysis right here on Moneycontrol.com, along with the most comprehensive Delhi assembly election coverage. Additionally, exit polls will be broadcast live on CNN-News18.

The official results can also be tracked on the Election Commission of India’s website, eci.gov.in.