Electoral history of Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal

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

Lok Sabha elections

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

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

Lok Sabha elections

2014

2014 Indian general elections: Varanasi

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

Delhi Legislative Assembly elections

2013

Assembly Election 2013: New Delhi ^[4]

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

Assembly Election 2015: New Delhi

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

Assembly Election 2020: New Delhi ^[5]

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

Delhi Assembly elections, 2025: New Delhi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Parvesh Verma	30,088	48.82	16.07
	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

1. "India: Arvind Kejriwal to run against Narendra Modi". BBC News. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
2. "Recalling New Delhi, 2013: When Kejriwal was the victor, and Sheila Dikshit was humiliated". The Indian Express. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
3. "Delhi elections: Meet Arvind Kejriwal's rivals in New Delhi constituency". The Indian Express. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
4. Assembly Elections December 2013 Results, Election Commission of India
5. "General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 27 May 2020.