Delhi Poll Winners' Average Vote Share Drops To 51% From 55% In 2020: ADR Report

The average vote share of the winners in the recent Delhi assembly elections was 51%, a dip from the 2020 figure of 55%, according to poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms or ADR.

The ADR and Delhi Election Watch have released a comprehensive analysis of the 2025 Delhi polls, showing key insights into voter turnout, vote share, and the margin of victory for winning candidates.

The results, declared on Feb. 8, show a slight decline in voter turnout compared to the 2020 elections, with 61% of voters casting their ballots, down from 63% in the previous assembly polls.

The analysis highlights a trend of narrower victory margins and a decline in the average vote share of winners.

In 2025, winners secured an average of 51% of the total votes polled in their constituencies, down from 55% in 2020.

Moreover, 27 (39%) of the winners secured less than 50% of the votes in their constituencies.

Out of the 70 winners, 31 (44%) have declared criminal cases against them, with 21 of these candidates winning with a vote share of 50% or more.

Notably, 18 winners with criminal cases defeated runners-up with clean backgrounds. Among them, Aaley Mohammed Iqbal (AAP) from Matia Mahal constituency won with a staggering 50.58% margin of victory, the highest in this category.

On the other hand, 61 (87%) of the winners are crorepatis (millionaires), with 41 of them securing more than 50% of the votes. In contrast, only 2 out of 9 non-crorepati winners achieved a vote share of 50% or above.

The representation of women in the Delhi assembly remains low, with only 5 women among the 70 winners.

However, all of them performed strongly, securing more than 40% of the votes in their constituencies. Rekha Gupta (BJP) from Shalimar Bagh emerged as the top-performing woman candidate, winning 60% of the votes in her constituency.

Among the 22 re-elected winners, none secured less than 40% of the vote share, with 11 (50%) winning more than 50% of the votes. However, 12 re-elected winners faced tight contests, winning with a margin of less than 10%, the report said.

Out of 94,88,376 votes polled in the 2025 Delhi assembly elections, 53,738 (0.57%) were polled for NOTA. The NOTA button instated by the EC in 2013 gave the voters an option of rejecting all the candidates in their constituency.