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Delhi Polls 2025
The voters standing in the queue to cast their votes, at a polling booth, during the Delhi Assembly Election at MCD Primary School on February 5 | Photo courtesy: PIB

LIVE Blog: Delhi assembly elections 2025

| @indiablooms | Feb 05, 2025, at 10:30 am

A three-cornered fight between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), primary opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress are currently being held in the Delhi assembly elections 2025. While the AAP - led by former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal - is aiming for a return to power for the third consecutive term, the BJP, which is spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is aiming for a comeback after 27 years. The Congress, which was voted out of power in 2013 by Kejriwal, drew a blank in the last assembly elections and is now fighting for its survival. All Updates...

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33.31% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm

19.95% voter turnout till 11 am

Almost 20 percent of total voters cast their votes till 11 am in the Delhi assembly elections which are taking place on Wednesday.

As per reports, 19.95% votes were polled till 11 am.

(Photo courtesy: PIB) 

Arvind Kejriwal arrives at polling booth along with his family

Former Delhi CM and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, who is a candidate from the New Delhi constiuency, arrived at the polling booth to cast his vote along with his family. 

 

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra casts her vote, appeals to people to cast their votes

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra cast her vote and said, "I would appeal to people to come our of their houses and cast your votes utilising the right granted by the Constitution in the best possible way."

 

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar casts his vote

 

Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi casts his vote

 

Olympian badminton player Saina Nehwal casts her vote

 

CJI Sanjeev Khanna casts his vote

Chief Justice of India Sanjeev Khanna cast his vote at a polling booth in Nirman Bhawan. 

 

People's participation in making Viksit capital of Viksit Bharat important: Bansuri Swaraj

BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj said, "I appeal to people to come to polling booths and cast their votes. People's participation in making Viksit capital of Viksit India is very important."

 

People vote intelligently: AAP top leader Manish Sisodia

AAP's Jangpura candidate Manish Sisodia said, "The environment is very good... People are intelligent. They don't vote on the basis of abusive language or money. If that was such, the richest and the norotious people would have won elections."

 

Gopal Rai casts his vote

AAP candidate from Babarpur assembly seat Gopal Rai said, "I appeal to people to vote for work so that more development takes place over the next five years."

 

Parvesh Verma casts his vote along with family

BJP's New Delhi candidate Parvesh Verma cast his vote along with his family. 

 

BJP will win, AAP will cry foul on Feb 8: BJP's New Delhi candidate Parvesh Verma

BJP's New Delhi candidate Parvesh Verma said, "I appeal to all first-time voters, elderly people to come and vote in large numbers..."

"On February 8, the AAP will blame the EVM as BJP will win," he added.

 

This is not just an election but a dharmyudh: Delhi CM Atishi

Casting her vote, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi said, "This election in Delhi is not just an election, this is a Dharmyuddh'. This is a fight between the good and bad."

 

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