The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday (January 7, 2025) announced the schedule for polls to the Delhi Legislative Assembly. Single-phase elections will be held in Delhi on February 5 and the votes will be counted on February 8, said Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.

The last date to file nominations is January 17 and the scrutiny of nominations will be done by January 18. Candidates will be able to withdraw their nominations till January 20.

Bypolls to two Assembly constituencies — Milkipur in Uttar Pradesh and Erode in Tamil Nadu — will also be held on February 5.

“It is a single-phase election… We have deliberately kept polling on a Wednesday so more people come out to vote… like we did in Maharashtra,” Mr. Kumar said at a press conference.

The term of the 70-member Assembly ends on February 23. Delhi has traditionally seen Assembly polls in a single phase.

Delhi Assembly elections will witness a three-cornered fight between the BJP, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party. The AAP will be aiming to win the polls for a third consecutive term. Congress will be keen to regain the National Capital.