Delhi elections 2025 voter turnout: 57.7% voting recorded till 5 pm

Voting began for the high-octane Delhi Assembly elections, with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) eyeing a third straight term, banking on its governance record and welfare schemes, while the BJP and Congress look for a resurgence. Around 1.56 crore eligible voters started casting their ballots at 7 am on Wednesday.

Polling is underway at 13,766 stations across all 70 Assembly constituencies to decide the fate of 699 candidates in a contest that could reshape the political landscape of the capital.

With voter turnout expected to play a decisive role, all eyes are on Delhi's electorate as they head to the polling booths.


Till 5 pm, the total voter turnout in the national capital touched 57.7%, according Election Commission's Voter Turnout App. In the 2020 assembly polls, Delhi had recorded a voter turnout of 62.59 per cent while only 56 per cent of voters participated in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Here is breakdown of voter turnout till 5 pm:

• Central- 55.24%
• East- 58.98%
• New Delhi- 54.37%
• North- 57.24%
• North East- 63.83%
• North West- 58%
• Shahdara- 61.35%
• South-55.72%
• South East- 53.77%
• South West- 58.86%
• West- 57.42%

The electoral battlefield of the national is set to witness interesting contests, with turncoats adding spice to the triangular fights. There are high-profile constituencies where the contest is tough like Kejriwal’s New Delhi, Atishi’s Kalkaji and Sisodia’s Jangpura. A resurgent Congress has put Kasturba Nagar, Chandni Chowk, Uttam Nagar and Badli on the political map.

In Patel Nagar and Chhattarpur, AAP and BJP have swapped their 2020 election candidates. In Timarpur, Kirari and Shahdara, AAP has given tickets to BJP turncoats.

The AAP focused on its governance model, with Kejriwal and Chief Minister Atishi leading rallies across the city.

Led by heavyweights like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and party president JP Nadda, the BJP intensified its attack on the AAP over corruption allegations and law and order issues.

The Congress, led by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, too put up a spirited campaign, targeting both the AAP and the BJP on various issues.

The discourse was marked by aggressive name-calling, AI-generated spoofs, and debates over issues such as the "Sheesh Mahal" controversy, Yamuna's water quality, and allegations of voter list tampering.