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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Elections featuring Chief Minister of Delhi}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2025}}<br />
[[File:Arvind Kejriwal 2022 Official Portrail (AI enhanced).jpg|thumb|[[Arvind Kejriwal]]]]<br />
This is a summary of the '''electoral history of [[Arvind Kejriwal]]''', who served as the seventh [[Chief Minister of Delhi|chief minister of Delhi]] from December 2013 to February 2014 and again February 2015 to September 2024.<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
=== Lok Sabha elections ===<br />
{| class="sortable wikitable"<br />
! |Year<br />
! |Constituency<br />
! colspan = "2" |Party<br />
! Votes<br />
! %<br />
! colspan = "3" |Opponent<br />
! |Result<br />
! |Margin<br />
|-<br />
|[[2014 Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh|2014]]<br />
|[[Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency|Varanasi]]<br />
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}<br />
|209,238<br />
|20.30<br />
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|[[Narendra Modi]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-03-25 |title=India: Arvind Kejriwal to run against Narendra Modi |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-26727259 |access-date=2025-02-10 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
|{{Lost}}<br />
|{{no2|371,784}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Delhi Legislative Assembly elections ===<br />
{| class="sortable wikitable"<br />
! |Year<br />
! |Constituency<br />
! colspan="2" |Party<br />
! Votes<br />
! %<br />
! colspan = "3" |Opponent<br />
! |Result<br />
! |Margin<br />
|-<br />
|[[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2013]]<br />
|rowspan=4|[[New Delhi Assembly constituency|New Delhi]]<br />
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party|rowspan=4}}<br />
| 44,269<br />
| 53.46<br />
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
| [[Sheila Dikshit]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-08 |title=Recalling New Delhi, 2013: When Kejriwal was the victor, and Sheila Dikshit was humiliated |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-politics/new-delhi-2013-kejriwal-sheila-dikshit-9824997/ |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
|{{Won}}<br />
|{{yes2|25,864}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2015]]<br />
| 57,213<br />
| 64.34<br />
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}<br />
|[[Nupur Sharma]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-01-23 |title=Delhi elections: Meet Arvind Kejriwal's rivals in New Delhi constituency |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-polls-meet-arvind-kejriwals-rivals-in-new-delhi-constituency/ |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
|{{Won}}<br />
|{{yes2|31,583}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2020]]<br />
| 46,758<br />
| 61.10<br />
|Sunil Kumar Yadav<br />
|{{Won}}<br />
|{{yes2|21,697}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2025]]<br />
| 25,999<br />
| 42.18<br />
|[[Parvesh Verma]]<br />
|{{Lost}}<br />
|{{no2|4,089}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Detailed results ==<br />
=== Lok Sabha elections ===<br />
==== 2014 ====<br />
<!-- this section is transcluded on Electoral history of MP --> <section begin="General Election 2014"/> <br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Varanasi]]}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Narendra Modi]]|votes=581,022|percentage=56.37|change={{increase}}25.85}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=[[Arvind Kejriwal]]|votes=209,238|percentage=20.30|change=''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Ajay Rai]]|votes=75,614|percentage=7.34|change={{decrease}}2.64}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Vijay Prakash Jaiswal|votes=60,579|percentage=5.88|change={{decrease}}22.06}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Samajwadi Party|candidate=Kailash Chaurasiya|votes=45,291|percentage=4.39|change={{decrease}}14.22}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Indira Tiwari|votes=2,674|percentage=0.26|change=''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above]]|party=None of the above|votes=2,051|percentage=0.20|change=''New''}}<br />
{{Election box majority||votes=371,784|percentage=36.07|change={{increase}}33.49}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,030,812|percentage=58.35|change={{increase}}15.74}}{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=1,767,486}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|swing = {{increase}}25.85<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<section end="General Election 2014"/><br />
<br />
=== Delhi Legislative Assembly elections ===<br />
==== 2013 ====<br />
<!-- This section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --> <section begin="Assembly Election 2013"/><br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Assembly Election 2013]]: [[New Delhi]]<ref>[http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU0567.htm?ac=40 Assembly Elections December 2013 Results, Election Commission of India]</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
| party = Aam Aadmi Party<br />
| candidate = [[Arvind Kejriwal]]<br />
| votes = 44,269<br />
| percentage = 53.46<br />
| change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = Indian National Congress<br />
| candidate = [[Sheila Dikshit]]<br />
| votes = 18,405<br />
| percentage = 22.23<br />
| change = -29.97<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
| candidate = [[Vijender Gupta]]<br />
| votes = 17,952<br />
| percentage = 21.68<br />
| change = -12.17<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
| candidate = Ritu Singh<br />
| votes = 605<br />
| percentage = 0.73<br />
| change = -7.38<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = None of the above<br />
| candidate = None of the above<br />
| votes = 460<br />
| percentage = 0.56<br />
| change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
| votes = 25,864<br />
| percentage = 31.24<br />
| change = +12.89<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
| votes =83,059<br />
| percentage = 66.93<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
| winner = Aam Aadmi Party<br />
| loser = Indian National Congress<br />
| swing = +41.72<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2013"/><br />
<br />
====2015 ====<br />
<section begin="Assembly Election 2015"/><br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
title=[[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Assembly Election 2015]]: [[New Delhi]]}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Aam Aadmi Party<br />
|candidate = [[Arvind Kejriwal]]<br />
|votes = 57,213<br />
|percentage = 64.34<br />
|change = +10.88<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Nupur Sharma (politician)|Nupur Sharma]]<br />
|votes = 25,630<br />
|percentage = 28.81<br />
|change = +7.13<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Kiran Walia]]<br />
|votes = 4,781<br />
|percentage = 5.37<br />
|change = -16.86<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = None of the above<br />
| candidate = [[None of the Above]]<br />
| votes = 465<br />
| percentage = 0.52<br />
| change = -0.04<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
| votes = 31,583<br />
| percentage = 35.51<br />
| change = +4.27<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
| votes = 89,265<br />
| percentage = 64.72<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box Registered electors|<br />
| reg. electors = 1,37,294<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link<br />
| winner = Aam Aadmi Party<br />
| swing = +10.88<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2015"/><section end="Assembly Election 2015"/><br />
<br />
====2020 ====<br />
<section begin="Assembly Election 2020"/><br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
title=[[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Assembly Election 2020]]: [[New Delhi]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 May 2020 |title=General Legislative Election 2020|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12027-general-legislative-election-2020/ |website=Election Commission of India}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Aam Aadmi Party<br />
|candidate = [[Arvind Kejriwal]]<br />
|votes = 46,758<br />
|percentage = 61.10 <br />
|change = -3.24<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sunil Kumar Yadav|votes=25,061|percentage=32.75|change=+3.94}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Romesh Sabharwal|votes=3,220|percentage=4.21|change=-1.16}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|votes=395|percentage=0.52|change=-}}<br />
{{Election box majority|votes=21,697|percentage=28.35|change=-7.16}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|votes=76,645|percentage=52.45|change=-12.27}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = {{formatnum: 1,08,574 }} |ref= }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link<br />
| winner = Aam Aadmi Party<br />
| swing = -3.24<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2020"/><br />
<br />
==== 2025 ====<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
title=[[2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 2025]]: New Delhi}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Parvesh Verma]]|votes=30,088|percentage=48.82|change={{increase}}16.07}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=[[Arvind Kejriwal]]|votes=25,999|percentage=42.18|change={{decrease}}18.92}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Sandeep Dikshit]]|votes=4,568|percentage=7.41|change={{increase}}3.20}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|votes=314|percentage=0.51|change={{decrease}}0.01}}<br />
{{Election box majority||votes=4,089|percentage=6.64|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=61,636|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
| winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
| loser = Aam Aadmi Party<br />
| swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Electoral history of Indian politicians|Kejriwal ]]<br />
[[Category:Arvind Kejriwal]]</div>
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