Delhi · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Arvind Kejriwal of Aam Aadmi Party won the New Delhi Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Delhi in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 46,758 votes (61.40% vote share). The runner-up was Sunil Kumar Yadav (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 25,061 votes.
A total of 28 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arvind Kejriwal | 46758 | 61.40% | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 2 | Sunil Kumar Yadav | 25061 | 32.90% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Romesh Sabharwal | 3220 | 4.20% | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Sampurna Nand Uniyal | 202 | 0.30% | Jan Awaz Vikas Party |
| 5 | Ram Gulam | 136 | 0.20% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 6 | Shealendera Singh | 99 | 0.10% | Anjaan Aadmi Party |
| 7 | Yogender Singh | 87 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 8 | Vikas Sharma | 67 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 9 | Sanni Kaushik | 66 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 10 | Ajay Tiwari | 57 | 0.10% | Right To Recall Party |
| 11 | Daya Shankar Agrawal | 41 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 12 | Ashok Agyani | 37 | 0.10% | Bhartiya Samajik Nyay Party |
| 13 | Sandeep Srivastava | 35 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 14 | Mahender Singh | 28 | 0.00% | Peoples Party Of India (Democratic) |
| 15 | Rahul Kumar | 25 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 16 | M U Dua | 24 | 0.00% | Aihra National Party |
| 17 | Meena Suryawanshi | 24 | 0.00% | Republican Party Of India (Athawale) |
| 18 | Aditi Sharma | 22 | 0.00% | Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) |
| 19 | Kirti Singh Panwar | 21 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 20 | Rahul Beniwal | 21 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 21 | Ramesh Narain Singh | 19 | 0.00% | Vishva Shakti Party |
| 22 | Rajbir | 16 | 0.00% | Bahujan Dravida Party |
| 23 | Pratap Chandra | 15 | 0.00% | Rashtriya Rashtrawadi Party |
| 24 | Sant Dharmveer Chotiwala | 14 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 25 | Ramesh Kumar Khatri | 12 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 26 | Narender Kumar Bansal | 10 | 0.00% | Bharatiya Loktantrik Party(Gandhi-Lohiawadi) |
| 27 | Shiv Kumar | 9 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 28 | Amit Sharma | 9 | 0.00% | Vijay Bharat Party |
The New Delhi constituency is part of the Delhi Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 28 candidates contested for this seat. Arvind Kejriwal (Aam Aadmi Party) emerged as the winner securing 46,758 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.