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Delhi Assembly Election 2020: New Delhi Constituency Results
New Delhi Constituency Result: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has won this constituency by a margin of over 21,000 votes. He defeated BJP candidate Sunil Kumar Yadav.
Incumbent Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is contesting from New Delhi Assembly Constituency. In 2015 Delhi Assembly elections, Arvind Kejriwal had defeated BJP's Nupur Sharma comfortably. Arvind Kejriwal had bagged 64 per cent of the total votes polled while Nupur Sharma was able to secure 29 per cent of votes only.
Arvind Kejriwal's winning margin was about 31,000 votes.
In Delhi Legislative Assembly elections 2020, Arvind Kejriwal is facing off against Bharatiya Janata Party's Sunil Kumar Yadav and Congress' Romesh Sabharwal.
It is said that whoever wins in New Delhi Assembly Constituency becomes Chief Minister of Delhi. In 2013 assembly elections, Arvind Kejriwal had defeated Congress stalwart Shiela Dikshit.
Sheila Dikshit had secured a victory in New Delhi Assembly constituency in the 2008 Delhi Assembly Elections. Sheila Dikshit has been Chief Minister of Delhi number of times.
New Delhi Legislative Assembly Constituency: Number Crunch
There are 1,37,924 voters in New Delhi constituency as per the last count taken by the government. Out of these voters, 55 per cent are Men while 45 per cent are women.
New Delhi assembly constituency is part of the New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency. It is assembly constituency number 40.
Voting for the seat took place on February 8. Voter turnout was 52.15 per cent (Election Commission of India figures).
