New Delhi Assembly Constituency: Election result tomorrow - candidates, past winners and more

The New Delhi Assembly constituency witnessed a fierce contest in the recent Assembly elections. (PTI)

The polling process for the New Delhi Assembly constituency concluded of February 5 with the fate of all candidates now sealed in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). A voter turnout of 56.41% was recorded in this key constituency which is known for its diverse electorate and fiercely contested elections.

The high-stakes battle in the New Delhi constituency features prominent candidates from major political parties including Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Sandeep Dikshit of the Indian National Congress (INC).

New Delhi Assembly Constituency: Result date and time

The counting of votes is scheduled to begin at 8 AM on February 8, 2025. The constituency had recorded a voter turnout of 56.41%, according to the Election Commission of India. The results of this VIP seat will be clear once the counting of votes progresses.

New Delhi Assembly Constituency: What happened in 2020 and 2015

In the previous Assembly elections held in 2020, AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal emerged victorious, defeating BJP’s Sunil Kumar Yadav by a margin of 21,697 votes. The New Delhi Assembly constituency is part of the larger New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, where BJP’s Bansuri Swaraj secured a decisive victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, defeating AAP’s Somnath Bharti by a margin of 78,370 votes.

In the 2015 Assembly elections in Delhi, Kejriwal secured a victory defeating Nupur Sharma of the BJP and Kran Walia of the Congress. Kejriwal won the polls by margin of around 32,000 votes. Kejriwal had won the elections for the first time in 2013 and emerged as the giant-killer by defeating Sheila Dikshit of the Congress on the seat by a margin of over 25,000 votes.

The Congress has won this seat four times since 1977 while the AAP has won it thrice.

New Delhi Assembly Constituency: Key Candidates

Arvind Kejriwal - AAP
Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma- BJP
Sandeep Dikshit: Congress

New Delhi Election Result: Big battle on cards

The New Delhi Assembly constituency has seen a fierce contest between the three major contenders from the AAP, BJP and Congress. The stakes are high for Kejriwal who has already won this seat thrice but faces headwinds over his alleged involvement in graft cases. The BJP, which has never won the seat since 1977, is hoping to send a big message by defeating the former CM from the high-profile seat.

For the Congress, the contest with Kejriwal is a prestige battle given that it was Sandeep Dikshit's mother and incumbent CM Sheila Dikshit who was defeated from here. Dikshit has been critical of Kejriwal despite the  Congress' past alliances with AAP and would be hoping to avenge his mother's defeat.