The national capital will have a single-phase polling on February 5 and the counting on February 8.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the Delhi Assembly election on Tuesday.
The term of the 70-member Assembly ends on February 23,and elections have to be held before that to constitute a new House.
The ECI has released a newly revised voter list for Delhi. According to the latest figures, the voter base has grown significantly over the past two months. In October 2024, the total number of voters stood at 1,53,57,529. However, after a summary revision, this number has risen to 1,55,24,858, an addition of 1,67,329 new electorates by December 2024.
The Assembly election in the national capital will witness a three-cornered fight between the ruling AAP, and opposition BJP and Congress.
The Aam Aadami Party (AAP) is aiming to win the polls for the third consecutive term.
The AAP had won as many 62 seats out of the total 70 in the last Assembly. BJP had secured only 8 seats.
