Delhi Election 2025 / Delhi Assembly election dates to be announced today, EC to hold a press conference at 2 pm

Delhi Election 2025: Today (Tuesday) at 2 pm, the Election Commission will announce the dates for the 70-member Delhi Assembly elections at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi. The term of the current assembly ends on February 23, and all political parties are gearing up for the upcoming electoral battle. In 2020, the election was announced on January 6, and voting was held in a single phase on February 8.

Possible election schedule and key points

The Delhi elections are likely to be held in a single phase this time as well. Voting may take place around the second week of February. This may be the last election of Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar's tenure, as he is set to retire on February 18.

With the announcement of the election, the Model Code of Conduct will come into force in Delhi. This will bring all political activities under the purview of electoral rules.

Political equations and main parties

This time the contest in Delhi is triangular, where the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Congress are face to face.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP): Under the leadership of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, "AAP" is trying to come to power for the third consecutive time. AAP had registered a big victory in the 2015 and 2020 assembly elections, but this time the challenge seems difficult.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): BJP, which was reduced to less than 10 seats in the last two elections, is hoping for a better performance this time.

Congress: Congress, which had an alliance with Aam Aadmi Party in the Lok Sabha elections, has decided to contest the assembly elections separately.

VIP seats and big candidates

New Delhi seat: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will once again contest from New Delhi seat. He will face BJP's Pravesh Verma and Congress' Sandeep Dixit. This seat has always been considered VIP, and this time the fight is expected to be exciting.

Kalkaji seat: Chief Minister Atishi will face Congress' Alka Lamba and BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri. This seat is also considered very important.

Role of voters in elections

According to the final voter list released by the Election Commission, a total of 1,55,24,858 voters are registered in Delhi. These include 84,49,645 men, 71,73,952 women, and 2.08 lakh youth (18-19 years age group) will vote for the first time.

What is at stake?

In these elections, the popularity of the Aam Aadmi Party, the challenge of the BJP, and the efforts of the Congress to make a comeback are at stake. Along with this, the inclination of the voters of Delhi and the decision based on issues will make this election more interesting.

Now it remains to be seen who the people of Delhi give power to this time and which party lives up to their expectations.