2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election

2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election

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All 70 seats in the Delhi Legislative Assembly
36 seats needed for a majority
Turnout62.82% (Decrease 4.65%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Arvind Kejriwal Manoj Tiwari
Party AAP BJP
Leader's seat New Delhi Did not contest
Last election 67 3
Seats won 62 8
Seat change 5 Decrease 5 Increase
Popular vote 4,974,592 3,575,529
Percentage 53.57% 38.51%
Swing Decrease 0.73% Increase 6.21%

Map of Delhi showing results of the 2020 Vidhan Sabha election

Chief Minister before election

Arvind Kejriwal
AAP

Elected Chief Minister

Arvind Kejriwal
AAP

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Delhi on 8 February 2020 to elect 70 members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. Voters turnout was recorded at 62.82%,[1] a decline of 4.65% from the previous assembly election in Delhi but 2.2% more than the 2019 Indian general election in Delhi.[2][3] The term of the assembly elected in 2015 expired on 22 February 2020.[4][5] The Aam Aadmi Party, led by Arvind Kejriwal won 62 seats to claim an absolute majority in the elections.

  1. ^ "62-59-turnout-in-delhi-assembly-elections-says-ec-after-kejriwal-questions-delay". zeenews.india.com. 9 February 2020.
  2. ^ "A lot at stake than just seven seats in Delhi". The Economic Times. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. ^ Staff Reporter (15 May 2019). "Hopeful of LS win, Tiwari urges cadre to gear up for 2020 polls". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. ^ "Lok Sabha elections over, start working for 2020 Assembly polls without rest: Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari- News Nation". www.newsnation.in. 15 May 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Lok Sabha election over, BJP to focus on next year's Delhi polls". The New Indian Express.