Delhi Election Results HIGHLIGHTS | Brand Kejriwal Sweeps Capital; BJP Routed, Congress Steady At 0
Delhi Election Result 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: The Aam Aadmi Party swept the Delhi Assembly polls with 62 seats, five less than in 2015, as per the final results announced by the Election Commission on Tuesday night. The opposition BJP got eight seats -- up from three in 2015, while the Congress remained at zero.
The victory of the AAP ensured a hat-trick for its national convener Arvind Kejriwal in the office of Delhi Chief Minister. All the Kejriwal government Minister retained their seats with a decent margin, though Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia saw a see-saw battle before he was declared winner from his Patparganj seat in east Delhi.
Kejriwal is the second person after Congress leader Sheila Dikshit to become the Chief Minister of the city for the third time.
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After facing a humiliating defeat in 2020 Delhi Assembly Elections, Subhash Chopra tenders his resignation from the post of Delhi Congress chief on Tuesday evening.
As per the latest trends, AAP was leading on 62 of the total 70 seats, while the BJP was a distant second leading in 8 seats and the Congress fairing dismally in drawing a blank.
According to the latest trends, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has comfortably secured victory on over 36 seats - the majority mark - in Delhi Assembly Elections. Counting of voters is still underway.
As per Election Commission's official data, AAP is also leading on 26 other seats while its nearest contender in the assembly BJP has secured win over 3 seats and is leading on 5 assembly constituencies.
Several AAP leaders including Raghav Chadha, Ram Niwas Goel and Rakhi Birla have won their respective seats while many key party candidates are leading from their respective constituencies.
BJP which won three seats in 2015 polls has so far increased its vote share and look set to gain more seats in the assembly.
Congress, however, has failed to open its account until now.
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As the Aam Aadmi Party swept the Delhi Assembly polls, the party gave hints of taking its politics at the national level. Addressing volunteers for the first time after the results, AAP Delhi chief Gopal Rai said the city gave votes to love and defeated hate.
He said in Hindi that 'Baat nikli hai toh dur talak jaigi' (We will go a long way).
The way you celebrate love in Delhi, it gave a new definition of patriotism that involved working for the common man. A new kind of nationalism was born here which speaks about common man and improvement in their living standards: Rai said
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I thank the people of Delhi. I thank our party workers for their hardwork, they've done a lot. I accept the mandate of people of Delhi and congratulate Arvind Kejrwial. I hope he'll perform well as per the expectations of the people.
We couldn't perform well, we will evaluate this. Sometimes we get discouraged when results are not as per our expectations but I would like to tell our workers to not be disheartened...Compared to 2015 our winning percentage has increased.
Addressing party workers for the first time after winning Delhi Assembly Election 2020, AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal said that new 'politics of work' has taken birth in Delhi, calls AAP win victory for entire India. He also said that Lord Hanuman has blessed us, may god give us more strength to serve people of Delhi.
It is victory of people of Delhi who considered me their son: Arvind Kejriwal on AAP's win in Delhi polls, Kejriwal added saying 'Dilli walon, I love you'.
Manish Sisodia, the No 2 man in the Delhi Cabinet as well as in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won the Delhi Assembly Election from Patparganj constituency defeating his BJP rival Ravinder Singh Negi by a margin of over 3,000 votes.
The deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, who held all key portfolios in the AAP government, initially was trailed by a whisker, but somehow managed to turn the show.
Earlier in the day, BJP's Parvesh Sahib Verma even used Sisodia's example to take a swipe at AAP. 'If polls were conducted on education, then Delhi's education minister wouldn't be losing,' he said.
Manish Sisodia, the No 2 man in the Delhi Cabinet as well as in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won the Delhi Assembly Election from Patparganj constituency defeating his BJP rival Ravinder Singh Negi by a margin of over 3,000 votes.
The deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, who held all key portfolios in the AAP government, initially was trailed by a whisker, but somehow managed to turn the show.
Earlier in the day, BJP's Parvesh Sahib Verma even used Sisodia's example to take a swipe at AAP. 'If polls were conducted on education, then Delhi's education minister wouldn't be losing,' he said.
• AAP - 58
• BJP - 12
• Congress - 0
A poster in the Delhi BJP office has a photo of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and reads 'Victory doesn't makes us arrogant, defeat doesn't demoralise us'.
The party insider admitted that if the Congress had put in tough fight, the BJP would have got more seats than they are getting now.
The Congress has led a lacklustre campaign in comparison with the BJP and the AAP. The vote difference between them is just about 10 per cent.
• AAP - 54
• BJP - 15
• Congress - 0
In the Mongol Puri seat, Rakhi Birla is ahead of her rivals, while in Bawana, which falls in outer Delhi, BJP is leading. The BJP is also leading is Gokalpuri seat from where Ranjeet Singh is ahead from his nearest rival.
In Deoli, AAP's Praksah Jarwal is leading from his nearest BJP rival, and in Ambedkar Nagar, Ajay Dutt, the sitting MLA, is ahead from AAP.
In Patel Nagar and Seemapuri reserved seats, AAP is ahead from its nearest rival. As per the Election Commission website, the AAP has got more than 50 per cent of votes with 51.6 per cent share in the total votes polled while the BJP has got 40.2 per cent votes. The Congress, which ruled the state for 15 years before 2013, has only got 4.43 per cent votes, half of what the party got in 2015.
• AAP - 52
• BJP - 18
• Congress - 0
As per the early trends, the AAP was leading in 53 seats while the BJP was leading on 17 seats and the Congress on one seat in the national capital.
The elections for the 70-member Delhi polls were held on February 8 and over 62.59 per cent turnout was recorded.
• AAP - 53
• BJP - 17
• Congress - 0
• AAP - 52
• BJP - 18
• Congress - 0
The women protesters have been staging silent protest since the morning, and no person was seen delivering any speech during the demonstration.
Sources said that holding a silent protest amid election results also indicates that it might send a wrong message to the people and fuel violence in Jamia.
When the media approached them, they refused to speak showing a poster that silence is being observed on the counting day. When asked why? A boy showed placards where it was written that this was because of the election results and Jamia violence.
Speaking on the results of the Delhi elections, a protester said they do not support any political party.
Sources added that the silent protest will continue from morning to night.
The counting for New Delhi seat is taking place at Gol Market.
Kejriwal is pitted against Sunil Yadav of the BJP and Romesh Sabharwal of the Congress.
According to early trends Kejriwal got 3775 votes and BJP's Sunil Yadav is close behind.
Deputy CM and senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia is also ahead in Patparganj.
Another AAP candidate Sourabh Bhardwaj is leading from Greater Kailash seat by at least 3800 votes.
The counting for the 70 assembly seats is underway in Delhi.
In 2015, Kejriwal won a resounding victory in Delhi elections, winning 67 out of the 70 seats.
The counting for New Delhi seat is taking place at Gol Market.
Kejriwal is pitted against Sunil Yadav of the BJP and Romesh Sabharwal of the Congress.
According to early trends Kejriwal got 3775 votes and BJP's Sunil Yadav is close behind.
Deputy CM and senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia is also ahead in Patparganj.
Another AAP candidate Sourabh Bhardwaj is leading from Greater Kailash seat by at least 3800 votes.
The counting for the 70 assembly seats is underway in Delhi.
In 2015, Kejriwal won a resounding victory in Delhi elections, winning 67 out of the 70 seats.
BJP's Braham Singh leading by 214 votes from Okhla constituency over AAP's Amanatullah Khan.
In the last Assembly Elections, the AAP had defeated rival parties, winning 67 of the 70 seats.
Delhi (70/70 seats): Early Leads/Trends
• AAP - 53
• BJP - 17
• Congress - 0
Delhi (70/70 seats): Early Leads/Trends
• AAP - 53
• BJP - 16
• Congress - 1
• AAP - 56
• BJP - 14
• Congress - 0
• AAP - 56
• BJP - 14
• Congress - 0
• AAP - 50
• BJP - 13
• Congress - 0
AAP has taken massive lead in initial trends as counting of votes are underway
AAP has taken massive lead in initial trends as counting of votes are underway
• AAP - 47
• BJP - 13
• Congress - 0
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Timarpur Election Result Latest Updates: Dilip Pandey of the AAP trailing in this constituency in early trends.
Najafgarh Election Result Latest Updates: AAP's Kailash Gahlot is trailing from this constituency.
Babarpur Election Result Latest Updates: AAP's Gopal Rai is leading from this constituency.
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Timarpur Election Result Latest Updates: Dilip Pandey of the AAP trailing in this constituency in early trends.
Najafgarh Election Result Latest Updates: AAP's Kailash Gahlot is trailing from this constituency.
• AAP - 40
• BJP - 13
• Congress - 0
Shalimar Bagh Election Result Latest Update: Rekha Gupta of the BJP leading in this constituency in early trends.
To ensure peaceful and fair polling in all 70 constituencies, as many as 190 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) had been deployed. Besides this, 19,000 Home Guards and 42,000 Delhi Police personnel were also deployed.
• AAP - 33
• BJP - 12
• Congress - 0
A strong room is the place where the EVMs are kept for the time after the polling is done and before counting takes place.
The Election Commission has established 21 strong rooms across the city to keep the EVMs after the polling for the 70 Assemblies in Delhi completed on Saturday.
Aam Aadmi Party, the outgoing party in power in the Delhi Assembly, has alleged that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), used for polling on Saturday in Delhi, were being taken away for tampering illegally.
While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) asserts that the sudden increase in the polling percentage on Saturday is a 'good sign', the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) expressed doubts about EVM 'manipulations'. The Election Commission, however, stated clearly that all electronic voting machines (EVMs) are beyond any 'cloud of doubt'.
The Congress is hopeful of winning some seats in the Delhi assembly elections held on February 8, the results of which will be announced on Tuesday. A senior Congress leader said 'Guessing the results a day ahead is not a wise idea but we are going to get more than the predictions.'
প্রেক্ষাপট
Delhi Election Result 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: After the voting for much-crucial Delhi Assembly elections 2020 ended on February 8, counting of votes will take place on February 11 (Tuesday). As per the Election Commission official statement, the national capital witnessed 62.59 per cent voter turnout this year, which was around 5 per cent less than the 2015 Assembly polls. The highest voting of 71.6 per cent was reported from the Ballimaran constituency, while the lowest turnout was in Delhi cantonment, which reported 45.4 per cent polling.
It appears to be that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is going into the Assembly polls with the hope to repeat its stellar performance of the last legislative elections, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which bagged all seven seats here in the Lok Sabha election in May 2019, will be aiming at expanding its vote share in the national capital.
Nevertheless, even Congress is seeking to better its performance than last time when it did not bag any seat in the Assembly polls, but improved its vote share in 2019 polls. However, several Exit Poll results predict otherwise for the grand old party.
Counting time
Counting of votes will start around 8 am on Tuesday. However, ABP News will start is extensive coverage on Tuesday from 6 am. As per reports, the EC has set up around 21 centres for counting of votes. "We have set up 21 centres for counting of votes, wherein there will be a dedicated hall for every constituency. The counting will start at 8 am on February 11," Delhi's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ranbir Singh told new agency ANI.
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What do Exit Polls say?
An exit poll conducted by ABP-CVoter projected a clean sweep for Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP in the bitterly-fought Delhi Assembly Elections. The exit poll has predicted AAP to get between 49 to 63 seats in the 70-member House, where the majority mark is 36, though it may lose a few seats here and there.
BJP which aimed to return to power in the national capital is expected to win between a low of 5 seats to a high of 19 seats. This means the saffron party’s 22-year-old wait may extend for another five years for a shot in the capital's government.
However, soon after Exit poll of various media houses predicted a thumping majority for AAP, several BJP leaders including Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP Delhi unit chief Manoj Tiwari dissed the claims and said that the saffron party would bag more than 45 seats in the national capital and form government.
The ABP News C-Voter survey also tipped Congress to be at a distant third with a maximum of four (0-4) seats in the polls. In the 2015 polls, AAP won 67 seats while the BJP collected the remaining three seats. The Congress had failed to bag even a single seat.
Even the poll of Exit Polls (an average of Exit Polls conducted by various media organisations) suggest the ruling AAP is all set to sweep back to power in Delhi. While some exit polls suggest that the BJP is likely to gain ground, it is not enough for the saffron party to have a taste of power, in spite of being out of power for almost two decades.
2015 Assembly Elections
In the last Delhi assembly election in 2015, the AAP won 67 of the 70 seats, with a total vote-share of 54 per cent. It's projected to rise to 56 per cent in 2020. The BJP is projected to secure a vote-share of 35 per cent, up from 32 per cent in the 2015 Delhi Assembly vote.
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