Delhi Polls: Over 1500 Nominations Filed By 981 Candidates As Capital Braces For Tight Battle | India Information

Delhi Meeting Polls: A complete of 1521 nominations have been filed for the meeting elections on 70 constituencies of Delhi, scheduled to be held on February 5, as per the Election Fee of India. These nomination papers have been filed by 981 candidates for 70 seats of the Delhi Meeting, mentioned the workplace of the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi.

The scrutiny for these nomination papers might be completed immediately and the final date for the withdrawal of candidature is January 20. In line with the Election Fee of India, a complete of 680 nomination papers had been filed on the final date of submitting nominations, January 17. As per the ECI, the utmost variety of nomination papers have been filed within the New Delhi Meeting Constituency and a complete of 29 candidates have filed 40 nomination papers for this seat.

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is contesting elections from the New Delhi seat in opposition to the sons of two former Delhi CMs, i.e, BJP’s Parvesh Verma (son of Sahib Singh Verma) and Congress’ Sandeep Dikshit (son of Sheila Dikshit). In the meantime, the minimal variety of nomination papers have been filed in Kasturba Nagar Meeting Constituency with a complete of 6 candidates submitting a complete of 9 nomination papers.

AAP has fielded Ramesh Pahalwan, BJP has fielded Neeraj Basoya and Congress has fielded Abhishek Dutt from this seat. A complete of 18 candidates have filed 28 nomination papers from the Kalkaji seat, from which incumbent CM Atishi is contesting in opposition to BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri and Congress’ Alka Lamba.

The ruling AAP has fielded well-known educator Awadh Ojha from the Patparganj seat which acquired 20 nomination papers from 11 candidates. It’s price noting that former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia had been contesting the Patparganj seat since 2013, however is now contesting from Jangpura meeting. Jangpura has acquired 19 nomination papers from 12 candidates.

As per the ECI, a complete of 154 nomination papers have been filed by 99 candidates in Central Delhi whereas East Delhi has acquired a complete of 119 nominations from 79 candidates.

The New Delhi half which comprises constituencies like Patel Nagar, Delhi Cantt, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi, RK Puram, and Higher Kailash has acquired a complete of 135 nominations from 85 candidates.

108 candidates have filed 183 nominations in North Delhi whereas 116 nominations have been filed by 80 candidates in North-East Delhi. As per the information of the ECI, 90 candidates have filed 139 nominations from North West Delhi whereas 78 candidates have filed 124 nominations from the Shahdara space of the nationwide capital.

South Delhi containing constituencies of Malviya Nagar, Mehrauli, Chhatarpur, Deoli and Ambedkar Nagar has acquired a complete of 88 nominations from 57 candidates.

South East Delhi acquired 140 nominations from 93 candidates whereas South West Delhi acquired 153 nominations from 108 candidates. West Delhi together with constituencies of Nangloi Jat, Moti Nagar, Madipur, Rajouri Backyard, Hari Nagar, Tilak Nagar and Janakpuri acquired a complete of 170 nominations from 104 seats.

Because the meeting elections inch nearer, the ballot battle within the nationwide capital has additionally intensified, with the three events – AAP, BJP, and Congress levelling allegations in opposition to one another. This meeting is witnessing a rift inside the INDIA alliance as AAP and Congress are preventing the elections individually.

Lately, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi requested former CM and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal what he has completed in direction of combating inflation and serving to the poor within the nationwide capital whereas the latter claimed that the upcoming Meeting polls would uncover the long-standing alliance between the Congress and BJP, describing it as a “jugalbandi”.

Nonetheless, the BJP-led NDA appears to be united in these meeting polls because the BJP has introduced its candidates on 68 seats out of 70, leaving two seats of Burari for JDU’s Shailendra Kumar and Deoli for LJG (RV). Delhi will go for polls on February 5 whereas the counting of votes will happen on February 8.

The Congress, which was in energy for 15 consecutive years in Delhi, has suffered setbacks within the final two meeting elections and has didn’t win any seat. In distinction, the AAP dominated the 2020 meeting elections by successful 62 out of 70 seats whereas the BJP acquired solely eight seats.