Decline in Vote Share and Margins: Insights from Delhi's 2025 Assembly Elections

The Association for Democratic Reforms released an analysis of the 2025 Delhi assembly elections, noting a decline in winners' average vote share to 51% from 2020's 55%. Key insights include narrower victory margins, high percentages of winning candidates with criminal cases, crorepatis dominating, and low female representation.

In a detailed analysis of the 2025 Delhi assembly elections, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) reported a decline in the average vote share of winners to 51%, a notable decline from the 55% recorded in 2020.

The report highlighted several trends, including an increased number of winners with criminal backgrounds, a continued dominance of financially affluent candidates, and persistently low female representation. Only 5 women secured seats, with Rekha Gupta of the BJP emerging as the top female performer.

The study also observed that while several winners dealt with tight contests, crorepatis overwhelmingly secured more significant vote shares, and the usage of NOTA remained minimal at 0.57% of the total votes cast.