# Electoral history of 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
### Parliamentary elections

| Year | Constituency | Party | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Opponent | Opponent | Result | Margin |
| 2014 | Varanasi | | AAP | 209,238 | 20.30 | | BJP | Narendra Modi | Lost | 371,784 |

### Assembly elections

| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Opponent | Result | Margin |
| 2013 | New Delhi | AAP | 44,269 | 53.46 | INC | Sheila Dikshit | Won | 25,864 |
| 2015 | New Delhi | AAP | 57,213 | 64.34 | BJP | Nupur Sharma | Won | 31,583 |
| 2020 | New Delhi | AAP | 46,758 | 61.10 | BJP | Sunil Kumar Yadav | Won | 21,697 |
| 2025 | New Delhi | AAP | 25,999 | 42.18 | BJP | Parvesh Verma | Lost | 4,089 |

## Detailed results
### Delhi Legislative Assembly elections
#### 2013

Assembly Election 2013: New Delhi :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 25,864 | 31.24 | +12.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,059 | 66.93 | |
| | AAP gain from INC | AAP gain from INC | Swing | +41.72 | |

#### 2015

Assembly Election 2015: New Delhi :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 31,583 | 35.51 | +4.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,265 | 64.72 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,37,294 | | |
| | AAP hold | AAP hold | Swing | +10.88 | |

#### 2020

Assembly Election 2020: New Delhi :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 21,697 | 28.35 | −7.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,645 | 52.45 | −12.27 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,08,574 | | |
| | AAP hold | AAP hold | Swing | -3.24 | |

#### 2025

Delhi Assembly elections, 2025: New Delhi :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 4,089 | 6.64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,636 | | |
| | BJP gain from AAP | BJP gain from AAP | Swing | | |

### Lok Sabha elections
#### 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Varanasi :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 371,784 | 36.07 | 33.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,030,812 | 58.35 | 15.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,767,486 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 25.85 | |