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This is a summary of the electoral history of Arvind Kejriwal, who served as the seventh chief minister of Delhi from December 2013 to February 2014 and again February 2015 to September 2024.
Summary[edit | edit source]
Lok Sabha elections[edit | edit source]
| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Result | Margin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Varanasi | AAP | 209,238 | 20.30 | BJP | Narendra Modi[1] | Lost | 371,784 | ||
Delhi Legislative Assembly elections[edit | edit source]
| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Result | Margin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | New Delhi | AAP | 44,269 | 53.46 | INC | Sheila Dikshit[2] | Won | 25,864 | ||
| 2015 | 57,213 | 64.34 | BJP | Nupur Sharma[3] | Won | 31,583 | ||||
| 2020 | 46,758 | 61.10 | Sunil Kumar Yadav | Won | 21,697 | |||||
| 2025 | 25,999 | 42.18 | Parvesh Verma | Lost | 4,089 | |||||
Detailed results[edit | edit source]
Lok Sabha elections[edit | edit source]
2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Narendra Modi | 581,022 | 56.37 |  25.85
| |
| AAP | Arvind Kejriwal | 209,238 | 20.30 | New | |
| INC | Ajay Rai | 75,614 | 7.34 |  2.64
| |
| BSP | Vijay Prakash Jaiswal | 60,579 | 5.88 | 22.06
| |
| SP | Kailash Chaurasiya | 45,291 | 4.39 | 14.22
| |
| AITC | Indira Tiwari | 2,674 | 0.26 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,051 | 0.20 | New | |
| Majority | 371,784 | 36.07 | 33.49
| ||
| Turnout | 1,030,812 | 58.35 | 15.74
| ||
| Registered electors | 1,767,486 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | 25.85
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Delhi Legislative Assembly elections[edit | edit source]
2013[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Arvind Kejriwal | 44,269 | 53.46 | New | |
| INC | Sheila Dikshit | 18,405 | 22.23 | −29.97 | |
| BJP | Vijender Gupta | 17,952 | 21.68 | −12.17 | |
| BSP | Ritu Singh | 605 | 0.73 | −7.38 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 460 | 0.56 | ||
| Majority | 25,864 | 31.24 | +12.89 | ||
| Turnout | 83,059 | 66.93 | |||
| AAP gain from INC | Swing | +41.72 | |||
2015[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Arvind Kejriwal | 57,213 | 64.34 | +10.88 | |
| BJP | Nupur Sharma | 25,630 | 28.81 | +7.13 | |
| INC | Kiran Walia | 4,781 | 5.37 | −16.86 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 465 | 0.52 | −0.04 | |
| Majority | 31,583 | 35.51 | +4.27 | ||
| Turnout | 89,265 | 64.72 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,37,294 | ||||
| AAP hold | Swing | +10.88 | |||
2020[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Arvind Kejriwal | 46,758 | 61.10 | −3.24 | |
| BJP | Sunil Kumar Yadav | 25,061 | 32.75 | +3.94 | |
| INC | Romesh Sabharwal | 3,220 | 4.21 | −1.16 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 395 | 0.52 | − | |
| Majority | 21,697 | 28.35 | −7.16 | ||
| Turnout | 76,645 | 52.45 | −12.27 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,08,574 | ||||
| AAP hold | Swing | -3.24 | |||
2025[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Parvesh Verma | 30,088 | 48.82 | 16.07
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| AAP | Arvind Kejriwal | 25,999 | 42.18 | 18.92
| |
| INC | Sandeep Dikshit | 4,568 | 7.41 | 3.20
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 314 | 0.51 | 0.01
| |
| Majority | 4,089 | 6.64 | |||
| Turnout | 61,636 | ||||
| BJP gain from AAP | Swing | ||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "India: Arvind Kejriwal to run against Narendra Modi". BBC News. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Recalling New Delhi, 2013: When Kejriwal was the victor, and Sheila Dikshit was humiliated". The Indian Express. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Delhi elections: Meet Arvind Kejriwal's rivals in New Delhi constituency". The Indian Express. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ Assembly Elections December 2013 Results, Election Commission of India
- ↑ "General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 27 May 2020.