January 7th 2025.
The capital city of India, New Delhi, is abuzz with anticipation as the Election Commission prepares to unveil the election schedule for the upcoming 70-member Delhi Assembly. The Commission has sent out a media invite, announcing a press conference scheduled for Tuesday where the details of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi will be disclosed. The conference will take place in the Plenary Hall of the well-known Vigyan Bhawan.
The current term of the Delhi Assembly will end on February 23, and all election proceedings must be completed before that date. In preparation, the ECI has released an updated voter list for Delhi, which shows a significant increase in the number of eligible voters. As of October 2024, the total number of voters was 1,53,57,529. However, after a recent summary revision, the number has risen to 1,55,24,858, with an addition of 1,67,329 new electorates as of December 2024. The Commission has also issued a warning against the use of false or fabricated documents to obtain a new voter ID.
The Aam Aadmi Party, the current ruling party, has already announced their candidates for all 70 seats. They were the first to do so, with their leader and former Delhi CM, Arvind Kejriwal, running for re-election in the New Delhi seat. Chief Minister Atishi will also be contesting for the Kalkaji seat. On the other hand, the Bharatiya Janata Party has released a list of 29 candidates, including former AAP ministers Kailash Gahlot and Raj Kumar Anand, and former Delhi Congress chief Arvind Singh Lovely. The party has also chosen to field Sahib Singh Verma's son, Pravesh Sahib Singh Verma, in the New Delhi seat, where he will be up against Arvind Kejriwal. Former South Delhi MP Ramesh Bidhuri will be competing against Chief Minister Atishi in Kalkaji.
The Congress party has announced 48 candidates so far, with more to come. Sandeep Dikshit, son of former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit, has been chosen as their candidate for the New Delhi seat. Dikshit, a two-time Parliamentarian, will be facing off against Arvind Kejriwal, who defeated his mother in both 2013 and 2015. Congress has also announced Alka Lamba as their candidate for the Kalkaji seat.
All eyes are now on the Election Commission as they prepare to unveil the election schedule and kick off the race for the Delhi Assembly. The people of Delhi eagerly await the opportunity to exercise their right to vote and choose their representatives for the next term.
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