Let us take a look at some of the strong contestants from different constituencies of Delhi.
Arvind Kejriwal
Kejriwal, the current Chief Minister of Delhi, is seeking re-elections for a third consecutive term as a legislator in
The IIT-Kharagpur graduate gained popularity in 2011 during the anti-corruption movement led by social activist Anna Hazare for the Jan Lokpal (ombudsman) Bill. A former
After merely 49 days of a stint as a CM in 2014, Kejriwal resigned from the position due to his party’s inability to pass the anti-corruption ombudsman bill in the parliament.
Constituency | Former ruling party | 2015 votes share | 2020 key rival |
New Delhi | AAP | 64.14% | BJP’s Sunil Yadav |
Manish Sisodia
The deputy chief minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia will be contesting from Patparganj against Ravi Negi of the BJP and Congress’ Laxman Rawat.
Sisodia was a former journalist who began his public life as an activist in the Anna Hazare-led Jan Lokpal movement along with Kejriwal.
Constituency | Former ruling party | 2015 votes share | 2020 key rival |
Patparganj | AAP | 53.58% | BJP’s Ravi Negi |
Atishi
The former educationalist will be contesting from the South Delhi Kalkaji constituency. Atishi has previously lost the 2019 Lok Sabha general elections against BJP’s MP
Atishi has been a member of the
Constituency | Former ruling party | 2015 votes share | 2020 key rival |
Kalkaji | AAP | 51.72% | INC's Shivani Chopra |
Raghav Chadha
One of the prominent faces of the AAP, Raghav Chadha, is making his second attempt from Rajinder Nagar Constituency, after facing a marginal defeat in 2019 Lok Sabha general elections against BJP’s South Delhi MP Ramesh Bidhuri.
A chartered accountant by profession, Chadha is a young spokesperson for AAP and plays a crucial role in the party’s communication efforts.
Constituency | Former ruling party | 2015 votes share | 2020 key rival |
Rajinder Nagar | AAP | 53.39% | BJP's RP Singh |
Azad Singh
Azad Singh, the brother of former Delhi chief minister late Sahib Singh Verma, is contesting from Mundka constituency for BJP. He also laid down the foundation of Loktantrik Adhyapak Manch which is a ruling panel in the Teachers Union currently.
Constituency | Former ruling party | 2015 votes share | 2020 key rival |
Mundka | AAP | 57.22% | AAP's Dilip Pandey |
Yogender Chandolia
Yogender Chandolia is the current standing committee chairperson of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Chandolia is contesting for the BJP from Karol Bagh constituency and was recently in the news for questioning the qualification of his opponent Vishesh Ravi from AAP.
Constituency | Former ruling party | 2015 votes share | 2020 key rival |
Karol Bagh | AAP | 59.80% | AAP's Vishesh Ravi |
Khushi Ram
BJP’s candidate Khushi Ram is contesting from Ambedkar Nagar constituency in Delhi. The constituency accounts for almost 30% of its electorate belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
In 2015 AAP’s candidate Ajay Dutt won the constituency with a margin of over 42,000 votes and is seeking re-election from the same constituency in the Delhi 2020 election.
Constituency | Former ruling party | 2015 votes share | 2020 key rival |
Ambedkar Nagar | AAP | 59.80% | AAP's Ajay Dutt |
Shivani Chopra
Shivani Chopra, the younger daughter of three times Congress MLA Subhash Chopra is contesting from the Kalkaji Assembly constituency.
The London law graduate recently joined her father in politics. “I am really excited. My aim is to carry forward Congress s’ tradition of progress and continue the chain of development started by Sheila Dikshit and broken by the AAP government,” told Shivani who is relatively new in politics.
Constituency | Former ruling Party | 2015 votes share | 2020 key rival |
Kalkaji | AAP | 51.72% | AAP's Atishi |
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