New Delhi Election Result 2020: CM and AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal Declared Winner From Vidhan Sabha Seat in Delhi Assembly Polls
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal was on Tuesday declared the winner from the New Delhi seat in Delhi Assembly Elections 2020.
New Delhi, February 5: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal was on Tuesday declared the winner from the New Delhi seat in Delhi Assembly Elections 2020. New Delhi is one of the 70 assembly constituencies in Delhi and is an important Vidhan Sabha seat in the Union Territory. It is part of the New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency in the national capital. The New Delhi Vidhan Sabha seat was being expected to be a one-sided contest and incumbent Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal was seeking re-election from this seat. The BJP and Congress had fielded candidates against Kejriwal, along with a number of independent candidates in the fray. Delhi Assembly Elections 2020 Results.
The polls in the national capital were held in a single phase on February 8. The counting of votes took place today.
Details of EC Schedule For Delhi Elections 2020
| Date of Notification | 14th January |
| Nomination Begins From | 14th January |
| Last Date of Candidature | 21st January |
| Last Date of Withdrawal | 24th January |
| Date of Scrutiny | 22nd January |
| Date of Polls | 8th February |
| Date of Results | 11th February |
The constituency of New Delhi was expected to be a cakewalk for AAP National Convenor and incumbent CM Arvind Kejriwal. The BJP had fielded Delhi unit Yuva Morcha president Sunil Yadav, and the Congress had nominated party loyalist Romesh Sabharwal from the seat. A number of independent candidates and BSP and RPI(A) had also fielded candidates against Kejriwal. In the 2013 assembly elections, Kejriwal defeated former chief minister and Congress heavyweight Sheila Dikshit. In the 2015 assembly polls, Kejriwal defeated BJP's Nupur Sharma to take the seat again.
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| SHIV KUMAR | IND | 9 |
| YOGENDER SINGH | IND | 87 |
| VIKAS SHARMA | IND | 67 |
| SANNI KAUSHIK | IND | 66 |
| ARVIND KEJRIWAL (Current MLA) | AAP | 46758 |
| Daya Shankar Agrawal | IND | 41 |
| SANDEEP SRIVASTAVA | IND | 35 |
| ROMESH SABHARWAL | INC | 3220 |
| SUNIL KUMAR YADAV | BJP | 25061 |
| RAHUL KUMAR | IND | 25 |
| KIRTI SINGH PANWAR | IND | 21 |
| RAHUL BENIWAL | IND | 21 |
| SANT DHARMVEER CHOTIWALA | IND | 14 |
| RAM GULAM | BSP | 136 |
| RAMESH KUMAR KHATRI | IND | 12 |
| AJAY TIWARI | Right to Recall Party | NA |
| ADITI SHARMA | Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) | NA |
| AMIT SHARMA | Vijay Bharat Party | NA |
| ASHOK AGYANI | Bhartiya Samajik Nyay Party | NA |
| M U DUA | Aihra National Party | NA |
| NARENDER KUMAR BANSAL | Bharatiya Loktantrik Party(Gandhi-Lohiawadi) | NA |
| PRATAP CHANDRA | Rashtriya Rashtrawadi Party | NA |
| MAHENDER SINGH | Peoples Party of India (Democratic) | NA |
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Arvind Kejriwal (Current MLA) | AAP | 57213 |
| Nupur Sharma | BJP | 25630 |
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