70 seats, 1 crore 55 lakh voters and triangular contest… Know the electoral profile of the country’s capital Delhi

New Delhi: The wait for the assembly elections in the country’s capital Delhi is going to end today. The Election Commission will announce the dates of the elections at 2 pm today. For some time now, the political temperature in Delhi has been rising. In such a situation, it is important to know the complete profile of the Delhi assembly elections today, when the elections were held here for the first time. Who all have been the CMs. How many voters will vote this time. Who has been the CM for the longest time so far. Which party is in competition at present…

First of all, let’s talk about this upcoming election
There are 70 assembly seats in Delhi. The main contest in this election is believed to be between Aam Aadmi Party, BJP and Congress. At present, AAP is in power in Delhi since 2013. This time there are a total of 1 crore 55 lakh 24 thousand 858 voters in Delhi. According to the Election Commission, this time there will be more than 1.55 crore voters in Delhi elections. Of these, the number of male voters is 83,49,645 while the number of female voters is 71,73,952. At the same time, the number of third gender is 1,261.

The number of voters in Delhi has increased by 7.26 lakh as compared to the 2020 assembly elections and 3.10 lakh as compared to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. At the time of the 2020 elections, there were 1.47 crore voters in Delhi, whereas, at the time of the Lok Sabha elections held last year, the number of voters in Delhi was more than 1.52 crore.

Know the history of assembly elections in Delhi…
The state assembly in Delhi was first constituted in 1952. Then the system of interim assembly was implemented in Delhi. At that time, Brahma Prakash Yadav was sworn in as the first CM of Delhi. At that time he was only 34 years old. After this, in 1955, the Congress made Gurmukh Nihal Singh the CM of Delhi, whose tenure lasted till 1956. After this, on the basis of the recommendations of the State Reorganization Commission, the Assembly was dissolved after a year. Later in 1966, the Delhi Metropolitan Council came into existence. After this, the Delhi Assembly was formed in 1993 and elections were held for the first time.

Elections were held for the first time in 1993
After the formation of the Delhi Assembly, elections were held in 1993. In this election, BJP won a landslide victory and Madan Lal Khurana became the CM. Delhi got a CM after a long gap of about 37 years after 1956. But even after the landslide victory of BJP, 3 CMs were changed in Delhi within 5 years. First Madan Lal Khurana had to leave the chair amid allegations of scam. After this, Sahib Singh Verma got the command. But he too was opposed on the issue of inflation and he too had to resign. After this, Sushma Swaraj got the command. Who was the CM of Delhi for less than two months.

Congress took over in 1998
By 1998, the political picture of Delhi had completely changed. BJP fought the election with Sushma Swaraj as its face. While Congress had made Sheila Dikshit its leader. Congress won this election and Sheila Dikshit took oath as the Chief Minister. From 1998 to 2013, Congress and Sheila Dikshit remained in power in Delhi.

Then came the 2013 assembly election
By 2013, there was a strong anti-Congress atmosphere in Delhi and the country. In the assembly election too, Sheila Dikshit had to lose 15 years of power and the newly-formed Aam Aadmi Party captured power. Since then, AAP has been in power in Delhi. However, now Arvind Kejriwal has resigned from the CM post and Atishi is the Chief Minister of Delhi.

Election situation of 2013
In the 2013 assembly election, BJP emerged as the largest party in Delhi with 70 seats and won 32 seats. Despite this, it remained away from power due to slipping from the majority. In this election, Aam Aadmi Party, which was contesting for the first time, got 28 seats and Congress got 7 seats. After this, AAP formed the government in Delhi with the support of Congress and Arvind Kejriwal became the Chief Minister for the first time.

The government could last only 49 days
This government formed in the year 2013 could last only 49 days and Kejriwal left the Congress and resigned from the post of CM. After this, President’s rule was imposed in Delhi. Elections were held again in Delhi in the year 2015 and this election shattered all political speculations. Aam Aadmi Party created history by winning a record-breaking 67 seats and Congress was reduced to zero. BJP could get only three seats in this election. In this way, Arvind Kejriwal was elected Chief Minister of Delhi for the second consecutive time.

What happened in the 2020 election
Talking about the 2020 election, this time also AAP’s excellent performance continued and the party won 62 seats. BJP managed to win 8 seats with a lead of 5 seats and Congress again could not even open its account for the second consecutive time. After a bumper victory, Kejriwal became the Chief Minister of Delhi for the third time.

Why is this election special?
BJP and Congress are trying their best to come back to power in Delhi by constantly raising the main issue of corruption to corner AAP before the elections. This election will prove to be a tough test for AAP because the election results will answer the allegations against the party leaders.

Similarly, Congress has also come out of the INDIA block and entered the electoral fray and the party is facing the challenge of regaining its mass base. On the other hand, BJP has been away from power in Delhi since the 1993 elections. In such a situation, even after coming to power at the center for three consecutive times, BJP is waiting to come to power in Delhi for three decades.