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Overall 672 candidates are in the fray from the 70 Assembly constituencies that are up for grabs in the Delhi Assembly Election 2020. The electoral battle has emerged into a triangular contest between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Bharatiya Janata Party, which rules at the Centre, and the Indian National Congress (INC), which governed Delhi for three consecutive terms before AAP surfaced in Delhi politics.All the 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly will go to polls on 8 February (Saturday) and the results will be announced on 11 February (Tuesday). AAP is contesting on all 70 seats, whereas Congress and BJP have left four and three seats, respectively, for their allies. While BJP and Congress have relied on a mix of old and new faces, predominantly trusting even their unsuccessful candidates from 2015 polls, AAP has dropped as many as 15 sitting MLAs based on their performance, and also to accommodate heavyweights who could not secure a Lok Sabha seat in the 2019 general elections. Key faces among the AAP's list include Atishi, Dilip Pandey and Raghav Chadha, who unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha polls, apart from sitting ministers Satyendar Jain, Manish Sisodia and Gopal Rai. The party has also reposed its faith in Amanatullah Khan to win from Okhla Assembly constituency, which is at the centre of the BJP's ire against the anti-CAA Shaheen Bagh protest. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will contest from the traditional seat , New Delhi, being represented by chief ministers since the past two decades. BJP key candidates include controversial faces like former AAP MLA Kapil Mishra and party firebrand Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga. Also, in the fray is the Leader of Opposition in the outgoing Assembly, Vijender Gupta, who will contest from the BJP stronghold of Rohini. Congress' key faces include Arvinder Singh Lovely and former AAP MLA Alka Lamba. In the 2015 assembly election, AAP had stormed to power by winning 67 seats in the 70-member Delhi Assembly. The BJP had won three seats while Congress drew a blank in the last Assembly election.

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Alka Lamba

Chandni Chowk, Delhi

INC

Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga

Hari Nagar, Delhi

BJP

Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi, Delhi

AAP

Atishi

Kalkaji, Delhi

AAP

Amanatullah Khan

Okhla, Delhi

AAP

Manish Sisodia

Patparganj, Delhi

AAP

Om Prakash Sharma

Vishwas Nagar, Delhi

BJP

Adarsh Shastri

Dwarka, Delhi

INC

Kailash Gahlot

Najafgarh, Delhi

AAP

Raghav Chadha

Rajinder Nagar, Delhi

AAP

Arvinder Singh Lovely

Gandhi Nagar, Delhi

INC

Gopal Rai

Babarpur, Delhi

AAP

Rakhi Birla

Mangol Puri, Delhi

AAP

Vijender Gupta

Rohini, Delhi

BJP

Kapil Mishra

Model Town, Delhi

BJP

Somnath Bharti

Malviya Nagar, Delhi

AAP

Satyendar Jain

Shakur Basti, Delhi

AAP

Shoaib Iqbal

Matia Mahal, Delhi

AAP

Haroon Yusuf

Ballimaran, Delhi

INC

Saurabh Bharadwaj

Greater Kailash, Delhi

AAP

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VOTERS OF DELHI

Anuj Kumar (28)

Constituency: Trinagar

Occupation: Private tutor

"I agree that Aam Admi Party has done good work in the field of health and education, but the party is also lenient towards anti-social elements. Recently, it supported those who are protesting against Citizenship Amendment Act. AAP has not taken the right step in supporting them. On the other hand, the BJP government at the Centre, in the last few months, has done what earlier seemed impossible. Be it the abrogation of Article 370 or passing the Citizenship Amendment Bill."
Sumit Agarwal (35)

Constituency: Malviya Nagar

Occupation: Trader

"If ruling party in Delhi and the Centre are at loggerheads it becomes difficult for citizens. The trader community has many problems — starting from the sealing drive to implementation of the GST. The Delhi government has no role in it. The Delhi government provides free electricity, free education, free bus rides for women. But these schemes are of no use to us traders. The policies which can bring change can be devised only by the Centre and the BJP is in power there. So, it will be helpful for us if the party in power at the Centre is in power in the state as well."
Ratan Jeet Singh (51)

Constituency: Kirari

Occupation: Trader

Singh said that he will vote for AAP for their good work in the field of health and education. "What does a poor man want? He wants facilities in the field of health and education. The AAP government has taken adequate steps to ensure that we get these facilities free of cost. The poor person earns his livelihood with much hard work. But he has to spend a big chunk of his earning in health and education than it aches his heart. But in Delhi, my children have got quality education in government schools. I have got free treatment in Delhi government hospitals and Mohalla Clinics. To continue to get the same I will vote for AAP."
Rachna (32)

Constituency: Chandni Chowk

Occupation: Homemaker

"AAP is my only option. Who else will we vote for? It is only Kejriwal and no one else. He has done his best to provide better education for our children and best healthcare for our families free of cost. What else can we expect from a government? Apart from that, the Delhi government has done enough to protect the dignity of women. Every street has CCTV cameras. Now, women are safer on the streets. Not only that, Kejriwal has provided free bus rides for women and employed marshals in bus so that women feel safe."
Bhupender Singh (46)

Constituency: Badarpur

Occupation: Security Guard

Singh says that the BJP has worked for the interest of the nation. "We have lived even when there was no water supply connection. We lived in an era when there was no electricity. But we cannot live without our country. The BJP has done enough to integrate the nation by abrogating Article 370. It has taken care of our aspirations by removing the hurdles in constructing a majestic Ram Temple. It is also giving us citizenship by passing the CAA."
Bhoori (35)

Constituency: Trilokpuri

Occupation: Homemaker

"Two of her kids aged 13 and 10 study at a government school in Trilokpuri. Her husband is a driver. And she is the member of School Management Committee – set up under AAP government in every school – where parents elect 12 of them to represent their demands to the school. "I have never felt so important. It is something I have dedicated a lot of my time to since the educational reforms."
Kushal Kumar (25)

Constituency: Badarpur

Occupation: Runs his own business

Kushal was actively involved in mobilising students who fell off the roster in the past few years. "Arvind Kejriwal may have brought in school reforms, but I cannot vote for him because he has ignored weak students."
Zohran Jilani (21)

Constituency: Seelampur

Occupation: Student, Jamia Milia Islamia

Zohran, with his friend Shammas, formed a human train along with 30-odd people, and walked through the streets of Seelampur, a constituency in Delhi, carrying anti-CAA and NRC posters. Within a week, at least 500 people had joined them. Zohran, who studies at Jamia, said, "Arvind Kejriwal’s lukewarm approach after the attack disappointed me. He should have taken to the streets."

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Anuj Kumar (28)

Constituency: Trinagar

Occupation: Private tutor

Sumit Agarwal (35)

Constituency: Malviya Nagar

Occupation: Trader

Ratan Jeet Singh (51)

Constituency: Kirari

Occupation: Trader

Rachna (32)

Constituency: Chandni Chowk

Occupation: Homemaker

Bhupender Singh (46)

Constituency: Badarpur

Occupation: Security Guard

Bhoori (35)

Constituency: Trilokpuri

Occupation: Homemaker

Kushal Kumar (25)

Constituency: Badarpur

Occupation: Runs his own business

Zohran Jilani (21)

Constituency: Seelampur

Occupation: Student, Jamia Milia Islamia

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