The 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections are scheduled to take place on February 5, 2025. Voters will elect representatives for all 70 constituencies in Delhi. The results of the elections will be announced on February 8, 2025.

The 2025 Delhi Assembly election is important because it follows a tough time for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). In September 2024, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal resigned after facing corruption charges and being sent to jail. Atishi Marlena then became Delhi's Chief Minister, which was the first big leadership change for the party in many years. The current Assembly’s term will end on February 15, 2025.

Political context in Delhi

The upcoming elections feature three main parties

  • Aam Aadmi Party (AAP): Having won back-to-back elections in 2015 and 2020, AAP is hoping for a third term. The party is banking on its governance record, particularly in education, healthcare, and public services.
  • Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): The BJP aims to break a 27-year losing streak in Delhi by focusing on development and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity.
  • Indian National Congress (INC): Congress, struggling to regain its relevance, is focusing on grassroots campaigning and presenting itself as a credible alternative.

Constituencies of Delhi

Delhi’s Legislative Assembly is divided into 70 constituencies, representing various regions of the capital. These include urban centres like Chandni Chowk and New Delhi as well as outer areas like Narela and Najafgarh. Each constituency elects one Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). Some of the notable candidates are:

  • New Delhi
  • Chandni Chowk
  • Karol Bagh
  • Dwarka
  • Okhla

AAP, BJP, and Congress: Key candidates

All three major parties have announced candidates for most constituencies. Here are the notable names from each party:

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

  • Arvind Kejriwal (New Delhi): The face of AAP, contesting despite recent controversies.
  • Atishi Marlena (Kalkaji): Current Chief Minister, known for her work in education.
  • Manish Sisodia (Jangpura): Former Deputy Chief Minister and key strategist for AAP.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

  • Parvesh Verma (New Delhi): Popular leader focusing on anti-corruption.
  • Ramesh Bidhuri (Kalkaji): BJP’s strong candidate in South Delhi.
  • Vijender Gupta (Rohini): Veteran BJP leader with a strong support base.

Indian National Congress (Congress)

  • Sandeep Dikshit (New Delhi): Son of former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
  • Alka Lamba (Kalkaji): Former AAP leader turned Congress member.
  • Arvinder Singh Lovely (Gandhi Nagar): Veteran Congress leader.

List of Delhi constituencies and candidates

Constituency

AAP Candidate

BJP Candidate

Congress Candidate

Adarsh Nagar

Pawan Sharma

Raj Kumar Bhatia

Rekha Rawat

Ambedkar Nagar

Ajay Dutt

Neelam Chauhan

Ragini Malhotra

Ballimaran

Imran Hussain

Ravinder Gupta

Haroon Yusuf

Bawana

Jai Bhagwan Upkar

Yogesh Verma

Suraj Kumar

Bijwasan

Bhupinder Singh

Sat Prakash Rana

Satveer Singh

Burari

Sanjeev Jha

Jitender Rana

Ajay Kumar

Chandni Chowk

Prahlad Singh Sahni

Suman Kumar Gupta

Alka Jain

Chhatarpur

Kartar Singh Tanwar

Brajesh Kumar

Shivani Khanna

Delhi Cantonment

Virendra Kadian

Manish Singh

Shalini Raj

Deoli

Prakash Jarwal

Gagan Sharma

Akash Malhotra

Dwarka

Vinay Mishra

Pradyut Deb Burman

Mukesh Sharma

Gandhi Nagar

Naveen Chaudhary

Anil Goel

Arvinder Singh Lovely

Ghonda

Ajay Kumar

Dinesh Bhardwaj

Ashok Tyagi

Gokalpur

Surendra Kumar

Ramesh Sharma

Sudhir Kumar

Greater Kailash

Saurabh Bhardwaj

Shikha Rai

Rekha Sharma

Hari Nagar

Rajkumar Dhillon

Sandeep Singh

Manju Malhotra

Janakpuri

Rajiv Sharma

Ashok Garg

Pankaj Khanna

Jangpura

Harsh Mehta

Parveen Kapoor

Kanika Arora

Kalkaji

Atishi

Ramesh Bidhuri

Alka Lamba

Karawal Nagar

Durgesh Pathak

Kapil Mishra

P.K. Mishra

Karol Bagh

Vishal Kumar

Kamlesh Gupta

Poonam Sharma

Kasturba Nagar

Madhu Jain

Suresh Bansal

Varun Bhagat

Kirari

Ajay Hande

Rajneesh Gupta

Sanjay Rawat

Kondli

Anil Choudhary

Pradeep Tiwari

Akhil Dubey

Krishna Nagar

Anil Pandey

S.K. Malhotra

Rahul Dixit

Laxmi Nagar

Manish Sisodia

Rajeev Kohli

Aditi Anand

Madipur

Girish Awasthi

Amit Kumar

Rakesh Bhatia

Malviya Nagar

Somnath Bharti

Sanjay Puri

Reema Dhawan

Matiala

Rajesh Yadav

Anil Saini

Kusum Sharma

Mehrauli

Naresh Yadav

Sunit Chauhan

Tara Joshi

Model Town

Akhilesh Poonia

Preeti Sharma

Ruchi Tyagi

Mongolpuri

Poonam Tiwari

Kamal Rawat

Preeti Aggarwal

Mustafabad

Haji Yunus

Jagdish Tiwari

Khalid Saifi

Najafgarh

Kailash Dhankhar

Parmeshwar Gupta

Anil Kumar Saini

Nangloi Jat

Gokul Sharma

Yashvardhan Rana

Kirti Malhotra

Narela

Samay Kumar

Ravi Ranjan

Madhuri Khatri

New Delhi

Arvind Kejriwal

Parvesh Verma

Sandeep Dikshit

Okhla

Amanatullah Khan

Irshad Malik

Tasleem Ahmad

Patel Nagar

Krishna Rajput

Gyan Chand Chauhan

Ankit Mishra

Rajinder Nagar

Raghav Chadha

Tejas Rathore

Harsha Arora

Rajouri Garden

Dinesh Rawat

Paritosh Shukla

Sunil Grover

Rithala

Kuldeep Singh

Vivek Jha

Monika Verma

Rohini

Rajesh Garg

Vijender Gupta

Shobha Verma

Sangam Vihar

Bhuvan Tyagi

Ajay Kiran

Subhash Bansal

Seemapuri

Ajay Tiwari

Yogendra Dhawan

Rashmi Dubey

Shahdara

Harjeet Kumar

Akshay Batra

Anil Kapoor

Shakur Basti

Anuj Kumar

Ravishankar Saini

Tarun Bhardwaj

South Delhi

Deepak Chawla

Rajeev Mehta

Shweta Rana

Timarpur

Jatin Bhalla

Ved Prakash Mehra

Sahil Bansal

Tilak Nagar

Mahendra Kumar

Brijesh Kumar

Shivansh Ahuja

Tri Nagar

Dinesh Bhardwaj

Renu Choudhary

Prerna Singh

Uttam Nagar

Ashish Yadav

Suraj Prakash Singh

Sonia Sharma

Vikaspuri

Vipul Rawat

Pratima Chauhan

Meenu Kapoor

 

The candidates mentioned are projections based on party strengths and discussions. Official announcements will come closer to the election date.