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Voting for the Delhi Assembly Elections will begin at 7 a.m. today, February 5.
The results will be announced on February 8. The national capital will elect its new government by voting on all 70 assembly seats today. The contest in Delhi is three-cornered, with the Aam Aadmi Party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress in the fray in the 2025 Delhi elections.
Arvind Kejriwal's AAP is fighting to retain power for the third consecutive time, while the BJP has not been in power for 27 years in the national capital. The Congress which ruled Delhi for 15 years, is contesting to reclaim its lost control over Delhi assembly. People in Delhi can vote between 7 am and 6 pm on Wednesday.
The voting will take place across all 70 assembly seats of Delhi. As many as 1,55,37,634 voters will choose among 699 candidates. One can go to the Election Commission's website (https://electoralsearch.
eci.gov.in/) to check if they are enrolled in the voter list.
Enter necessary details such as EPIC number, state and captcha to check. The Delhi Election exit poll results will be declared after 6:30 pm on Wednesday (February 5) -- the day of polling. Axis My India, Today's Chanakya, P-Marq and C-Voter are likely to release Delhi Election exit poll results.
The last two elections conducted in 2020 and 2015 were won by AAP, led by Arvind Kejriwal, while the Congress was in power for 15 years before AAP's victory. The last BJP chief minister of Delhi was in 1998. Stay tuned to Mint's LIVE blog to get all the latest updates on Delhi Election 2025.
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Delhi Elections Voting LIVE: Stage set for Delhi to vote today Delhi Elections Voting LIVE: Stage is all set for Delhi to vote and elect its new government today. The high-octane campaigning by all three major political parties – the AAP, the BJP and the Congress – ended on Monday. Delhi Elections Voting LIVE: How many voters are eligible to vote today? Delhi Elections Voting LIVE: Around 1.
56 crore voters, including 83.76 lakh men, 72.36 lakh women, and 1,267 individuals from the third gender will cast their ballot on February 5.
Delhi Elections Voting LIVE: Will schools, liquor shops remain open on voting day? Delhi Elections Voting LIVE: A number of establishments and institutions will remain closed on Wednesday. The Delhi government has declared February 5 a public holiday to facilitate voting. All liquor shops in Delhi will remain closed to ensure law and order is maintained.
Delhi Elections Voting LIVE: When will voting begin today? Delhi Elections Voting LIVE: The voting for 70-seat assembly seats in the national capital will take place on February 5, 2025..
