Delhi Assembly Election 2025: Voting on February 5

The Election Commission of India declared that Delhi Assembly polls would be held on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. It has scheduled that counting of votes will occur on Saturday, February 8, 2025. The total of 70 assembly seats are up for election in a single phase.

Election Schedule:

• Notification Date: January 10, 2025
• Filing of Nominations Last Date: January 17, 2025
• Scrutiny of Nominations: January 18, 2025
• Withdrawal of Candidature Last Date: January 20, 2025
• Date of Poll: February 5, 2025
• Counting of Votes: February 8, 2025

Model Code of Conduct is already in force in the national capital to ensure the election process free from malpractices.

Key Contestants and Context The elections will be an important contest between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which won 62 out of 70 seats in 2020, and its primary challengers, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC). In the 2020 elections, the BJP managed to secure 8 seats, while Congress did not win a single seat.

This election will lead to the future political scenario of India in 2025. Political parties, based on education, health care, and urban development, will engage in high stakes campaigning. All the action and in-depth analysis as this election approaches.