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As Delhi proceeds to vote on February 5, these 15 seats will see the fiercest battle between the AAP and the BJP. While AAP hunts for a third straight term, the BJP is gunning for a return to power in the national capital after 26…Read More
Five of these seats witnessed landslide victories for the Aam Aadmi Party in the 2020 Delhi elections. (PTI)
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are engaged in a fierce contest in the Delhi Assembly elections. Of the 70 Assembly seats in the national capital, 15 are receiving particular attention from both parties.
These 15 seats represent constituencies where either party secured victory by a substantial margin or emerged victorious by a narrow margin. The performance of both parties in these 15 key seats will be decisive in determining which party will govern Delhi.
Crucially, five of these seats saw exceedingly narrow victories in the previous Assembly elections, while another five witnessed landslide victories for AAP. These ten seats, therefore, hold the key to determining the balance of power in Delhi.
In the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections, AAP secured victory in 62 out of 70 seats, while the BJP won eight seats. Numerous constituencies witnessed a close contest between candidates from the BJP and the AAP.
The BJP expressed satisfaction with doubling its seat count compared to the 2015 elections. Consequently, both the BJP and AAP are prioritising these closely contested seats.
5 Seats With Narrowest Victory Margins
| Assembly Seat | Winners | Losers | Victory Margin |
| Bijwasan | Bhupinder Singh (AAP) | Sat Prakash Rana(BJP) | 753 |
| Laxmi Nagar | Abhay Verma (BJP) | Nitin Tyagi(AAP) | 880 |
| Adarsh Nagar | Pawan Sharma (AAP) | Raj Kumar (BJP) | 1,589 |
| Kasturba Nagar | Madan Lal (AAP) | Ravindra Choudhary (BJP) | 3,165 |
| Patparganj | Manish Sisodia (AAP) | Ravindra Singh Negi (BJP) | 3,207 |
Seats Where BJP Won By Wide Margins In 2020
Karawal Nagar: BJP’s Mohan Singh Bisht defeated AAP’s veteran leader, Durgesh Pathak, by a margin of over 26,000 votes. Notably, Kapil Mishra, now a BJP candidate, had previously represented the AAP in this constituency.
Ghonda: BJP’s Ajay Mahawar defeated AAP’s Shridutt Sharma by more than 22,000 votes. This seat was previously held by AAP.
Rohtas Nagar: AAP secured victory here in 2015. However, in the 2020 election, BJP’s Jitender Mahajan defeated Sarita Singh of the AAP by a margin exceeding 16,000 votes.
Rohini: BJP’s Vijender Gupta retained his seat, defeating Rajesh Nama Bansiwala of the AAP by approximately 12,000 votes.
Vishwas Nagar: BJP’s Om Prakash Sharma defeated AAP’s Deepak Singla by 16,457 votes. In 2015, Sharma defeated Singla by 10,000 votes.
Seats Where AAP Registered Landslide Victory In 2020
| Assembly Seat | Winner | Loser | Victory Margin |
| Burari | Sanjeev Jha (AAP) | Shailendra Kumar (JDU) | 88,158 |
| Okhla | Amanatullah Khan (AAP) | Brahm Singh (BJP) | 71,827 |
| Seemapuri | Rajendra Pal Gautam (AAP) | Sant Lal (LJP) | 56,108 |
| Matia Mahal | Shoaib Iqbal (AAP) | Ravindra Gupta (BJP) | 50,241 |
| Sultanpur Majra | Mukesh Ahlawat (AAP) | Ram Chandra Chavariya (BJP) | 48,052 |
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi is set to face a stiff challenge in Kalkaji constituency from BJP’s Ramesh Singh Bidhuri, a seasoned politician and her main opponent.
Bidhuri, a former MP from South Delhi and a three-time MLA from Tughlakabad, is known for his strong political record, winning elections in 2003, 2008, and 2013.
Voting for Delhi’s 70 Assembly constituencies is scheduled to take place on February 5. The results will be declared on February 8. The last date to file nominations is January 17 and the scrutiny of nominations will be done by January 18. The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) was implemented on January 7, immediately after the announcement of the poll schedule.
