Delhi Election Results 2025: With AAP Trailing, Are Exit Poll Predictions Coming True? Early Trends Suggest So

Delhi Assembly Elections Result 2025: Exit Polls had predicted an edge to BJP while the contest was to be close with AAP also having a lion's share of the 70-member Delhi assembly.

A voter shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting vote during the Delhi Assembly elections, at Shahzada Bagh in New Delhi, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.

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Counting of votes is underway for the 70-member Delhi Assembly and early projections are saying that the Exit Polls got it right this time around, as BJP is leading as the postal ballots are being counted. As per the Early Trends, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was leading only on 4 assembly seats, while BJP has a lead on 12 seats while Congress had no leads.

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Delhi Elections 2025 Exit Poll Predictions

Pollster	BJP	AAP	Congress
Chanakya Strategies	39-44	25-28	2-3
Matrize	35-40	32-37	0-1
JVC	39-45	22-31	0-2
P-Marq	39-49	21-31	0-1
People's Insight	40-44	25-29	0-1
Peoples Pulse	51-60	10-19	0
Poll Diary	42-50	18-25	0-2
WeePreside	18-23	46-52	0-1
Mind Brink	21-25	44-49	0-1
DV Research	36-44	26-34	0
SAS Group	38-41	27-30	01-03
Axis My India	45-55	15-25	0-1
Today's Chanakya	51 ± 6	19 ± 6	0-3

Delhi Assembly Election 2025: Counting Underway Amid Tight Security

The counting of votes for Delhi’s 70 assembly constituencies began on Saturday under a strict security setup at 19 locations across the national capital. Delhi, which has 1.55 crore eligible voters, recorded a 60.54% voter turnout in the February 5 election. A total of 94.51 lakh people cast their votes, comprising 50.42 lakh men, 44.08 lakh women, and 403 third-gender voters, according to the Election Commission of India.

Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer, Alice Vaz, confirmed that 5,000 personnel—including counting supervisors, assistants, micro-observers, and support staff—had been deployed for the process. A three-tier security arrangement has been put in place, with 10,000 police personnel, including two companies of paramilitary forces at each counting centre.

Key Voting Trends & Exit Polls Predictions

• The highest voter turnout was recorded in Mustafabad (69.01%), while Mehrauli (53.02%) saw the lowest.
• Among districts, northeast Delhi registered the highest turnout at 66.25%, whereas the southeast district had the lowest at 56.40%.
• The overall turnout was lower than the 62.59% recorded in 2020 but higher than the 56% witnessed during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
• Several exit polls have predicted a BJP victory, while some forecast a close contest between BJP and AAP. Two exit polls, however, have projected AAP retaining power.