Delhi votes in high-stakes Assembly election: Key contests between AAP, BJP, and Congress

Voting has commenced across 70 Assembly constituencies in the national capital, marking the start of one of the most fiercely contested elections in recent years. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

The voter turnout is expected to play a decisive role. In the 2020 Delhi Assembly election, the turnout stood at 62.59% but it dipped to 56% in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

The New Delhi constituency is witnessing a high-stakes contest between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (AAP), BJP MP Parvesh Verma, and Congress’s Sandeep Dikshit. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)

Voting is set to continue until 6 PM on Wednesday, with early trends likely to shape the final outcome. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

In Kalkaji, Delhi CM Atishi (AAP) is up against BJP's Delhi unit chief Ramesh Bidhuri and Congress's Alka Lamba. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

Former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia (AAP) is competing with BJP’s Tarvinder Singh Marwah and Congress’s Farhad Suri for the Jangpura seat. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

With security tight across polling booths, 3,000 booths have been identified as sensitive, and some locations are under drone surveillance. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi and his wife Sunita cast their votes at a polling booth in K. Kamraj Lane. (PTI Photo)

Congress leader and LoP in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, casts his vote at a polling booth during the Delhi Assembly elections. (PTI Photo)

President Droupadi Murmu makes her way to the polling booth at Rashtrapati Bhavan to cast her vote. (PTI Photo)

Ninety-year-old Shanti Devi cast her vote, demonstrating the participation of even elderlies in the Delhi Assembly Election. (PTI Photo)

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and his family members show off his inked fingers after voting in Delhi. (PTI Photo)

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar casts his vote at a polling booth in the Tughlaq Crescent area. (PTI Photo)

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote at a polling booth. (PTI Photo)

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and his wife, Lakshmi Puri, were spotted showing their inked fingers after voting at Green Park. (PTI Photo)

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with her husband Robert Vadra and son Raihan, cast their votes at Lodhi Estate. (PTI Photo)