Congress MP Rahul Gandhi cast his vote at polling station in New Delhi assembly seat

NEW DELHI: Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday cast his vote for the Delhi Assembly elections in Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi. Gandhi was accompanied by New Delhi Congress candidate Sandeep Dikshit and other workers of the party.

Congress has fielded Sandeep Dikshit from the New Delhi assembly constituency against former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and BJP’s Parvesh Verma. Dikshit appealed to the voters to come out and vote for the party which can give good government to the national capital.

#WATCH | Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi arrives at the polling station at Nirman Bhawan to cast his vote for #DelhiElections2025 pic.twitter.com/i1qhGR7Xp5

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“I would like to tell everyone to come and vote. Vote for dedication, for honesty. Vote for those who can work, who speak to you honestly and can give you a good government…Voters know what is being said by which party. I hope they bless a good candidate”, Dikshit said.

Congress is eyeing to reclaim its power in the high-stakes Delhi assembly polls. The Congress party has failed to open its account in the 2015 and 2020 Delhi assembly elections. This year, the party is hoping for a change.

Congress candidate from Kalkaji assembly seat, Alka Lamba, also cast her vote at a polling station in Madipur. She urged the voters to come out in large numbers and cast their votes to bring change. After casting her vote, Alka Lamba said, “The people of Delhi are excited because they want change and development. Now no one can stop this change. They have seen how Delhi has been taken back in the last 10 years… I hope that the voters of Delhi will come out of their homes and bring the change…”

#WATCH | #DelhiElection2025 | Congress candidate from Kalkaji assembly seat Alka Lamba casts her vote at a polling station in Madipur

Delhi CM Atishi is AAP’s candidate from Kalkaji seat, BJP has fielded its former MP Ramesh Bidhuri from this seat. pic.twitter.com/BojuKsQnXw

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Polling for 70 assembly seats began on Wednesday morning in Delhi, as voters cast their ballots for the 8th Assembly amid tight security. Voting commenced at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm, officials said. Hotly contested constituencies include New Delhi, Jangpura, Kalkaji, Ohkla, Mustafabad, Bijwasan, Kasturba Nagar, Greater Kailash, Patparganj, etc.

THe AAP, which currently holds more than 60 seats in the 70-seat Assembly, seeks re-election based on its previous terms’ achievements. The New Delhi seat sees a high-profile three-way contest with former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (AAP), BJP’s Parvesh Verma, and Congress’s Sandeep Dikshit (son of former CM Sheila Dikshit). Jangpura sees a contest between AAP’s Manish Sisodia, Congress’s Farhad Suri, and BJP’s Tarvinder Singh Marwah.

A total of 699 candidates is in the electoral fray on the 70 assembly constituency seats of the national capital. Delhi has 1,56,14,000 registered voters, including 83,76,173 males, 72,36,560 females, and 1,267 third-gender voters. The electorate also includes 2,39,905 first-time voters aged 18-19, 1,09,368 elderly voters aged 85 and above, and 79,885 persons with disabilities. (ANI)