The constituency lacks basic amenities, especially potable water and better roads and sewerage system. During the last five years, the AAP government has provided a potable water line to parts of the constituency but it lacks water supply from the Delhi Jal Board.
The ruling party is likely to come up with its first list of candidates before January 14 and the saffron party by January 18. Congress' first list of nominees too is expected before January 14.
The upcoming Delhi Assembly election is no different as the ruling Aam Aadmi Party is trying to stay abreast to woo young voters through the use of pop culture references and social media.
Ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections 2020, the main political contenders in the capital are now going head to head on social media. In one such attempt, BJP released a parody video of Anil Kapoor's famous interview from the blockbuster movie Nayak.
The campaign will be run across 30 assembly constituencies which saw a low turnout in 2019 Lok Sabha polls in New Delhi, officials said.
The Purvanchalis are projected to form about one-third of Delhi's total population, comprising about 25-30 per cent of the total 1.46 crore voters. Sources in all parties say the Purvanchalis can sway the poll outcome in over two dozen Assembly seats.
Riding the AAP wave, Shiv Charan Goel defeated BJP's Subhash Sachdeva, a three-time MLA from the seat, by 15,000 votes in 2015. Goel received 53 per cent votes and Sachdeva 39 per cent.
Delhi Assembly Election 2020: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia said on Friday that the education model of his government is building the path to prosperity for children and the nation while that of BJP is about ruining the future of children.
The top leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expressed displeasure over the delay in organisational elections in the states. The party has now fixed the deadline for state poll officials who have been asked to complete the election of state presidents by January 20.
Besides Manoj Tiwari, the 15-member election committee includes all BJP MPs from Delhi, national office bearers Anil Jain, Dushyant Gautam and RP Singh, former Delhi BJP presidents Vijay Goel and Satish Upadhyay, organisation secretary Sidharthan, Delhi BJP Mahila Morcha president Punam Jha and leader of opposition in outgoing Assembly Vijender Gupta, said a party statement.
Bharatiya Janata Party is looking all set to fight the Delhi Elections without a Chief Minister face. As per sources, the party has decided to not contest the polls on the back of one strong leader but to make a collective effort to win a clear majority. Earlier, there were indications that the saffron party would field either Pravesh Verma, current MP and the son of former Delhi CM Sahib Singh Verma or Manoj Tiwari as their Delhi CM candidate.
Eyeing the votes of residents of the JJ cluster colonies across the national capital, Delhi Congress chief Subhash Chopra on Thursday said that if his party comes to power in the February 8 elections, people residing there will be given 25 square meter flats multi-storey complexes coming up at the same site.
In the last two days, 17,088 hoardings, banners and posters have been removed in Najafgarh Zone; 10,165 in the Central Zone; 14,618 in the West Zone and 23,069 in the South Zone, officials said.
Out of Delhi's 70 Assembly constituencies, Patparganj features in the top three for the sheer fact its MLA is also the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi -- Manish Sisodia. Interestingly, it falls under East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency that was won by BJP's Gautam Gambhir this year by a huge margin.
Citing recent incidents of violence in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that if the Delhi Police is under the Delhi government then he will show how law and order is maintained. Kejriwal was speaking at a town hall session ahead of the Delhi election to be held on February 8.
In a first, the February 8 Delhi Assembly polls will have 11 Artificial Intelligence (AI) equipped polling constituencies, one from each district in the national capital, the Delhi Election Commission said on Tuesday, adding that QR code enabled digital photo voter slips will save a lot of time which goes in finding out voters' names in the electoral rolls.
Ranjan, a 1993 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, will "look after the charge of Special CP/crime and EOW (Economic Offences Wing), in addition to his duties," the order said.
After the Election Commission announced the poll schedule for Delhi Assembly elections, the IANS-C-Voter Delhi Tracker survey showed that the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party government is very strongly placed to retain power in the national capital.
Addressing a press conference after the Election Commission announced the poll schedule, the AAP national convener appealed to the people to put behind their political preferences and vote in favour of progress and development of Delhi.
Tweeple showered their views soon after the Election Commission on Monday announced the date for the Delhi Assembly elections. The national capital will go to the polls on February 8.
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