In the 2025 Delhi Assembly polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) secured 48.5% of the vote in seats that can be classified as “poorest”, the highest vote share for the party among all class-based categories of constituencies, which also include “poor,” “middle,” and “rich.” In contrast, the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies secured 52.6% of the vote in seats that can be classified as “rich”, the highest vote share for the party among all class-based categories.
The class-wise categorisation was based on property price values for wards in the Municipal Corporations of Delhi. Using these values, constituencies were grouped into “poorest,” “poor,” “middle,” and “rich” categories. Not all constituencies were included in the analysis. Constituencies with the highest proportion of “poorest” voters and minimal representation from other segments (rich, middle, or poor) were classified as “poorest constituencies.” A similar approach was used to classify the other class-wise categories as well. Constituencies that did not fit neatly into these classifications were excluded from the analysis.
The following analysis is based on votes counted till 4.30 pm. The story will be updated when more votes are counted.
Table 1 illustrates the vote share secured by AAP in the 2025 and the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections across class-wise split of constituencies.
As previously mentioned, AAP’s strongest performance in the 2025 polls was in the “poorest” constituencies, where it secured 48.3% of the vote. Conversely, its weakest performance was in the “rich” constituencies, with a vote share of 37.2%. Although AAP’s vote share declined across all categories of constituencies, the decline was relatively smaller in the “poorest” seats. In these constituencies, AAP’s vote share dropped by 8.2 percentage points compared to a sharper 12 percentage point decline in the “rich” seats.
Table 2 illustrates the same information as in table 1, but for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies.
As previously mentioned, the BJP’s strongest performance in the 2025 polls was in the “richest” constituencies, where it secured 52.6% of the vote, while its weakest performance was in the “poorest” constituencies, with a vote share of 42.2%. Although the party’s vote share increased across all categories of constituencies, the rise was relatively smaller in the “poorest” seats. In these constituencies, the BJP’s vote share grew by only 3.5 percentage points, compared to a significant 9.3 percentage point increase in the “richest” seats.
Table 3 presents the same information as Table 1 but focuses on parties other than AAP, BJP, and Congress.
A significant proportion of voters in the “poorest” constituencies shifted away from the major parties, casting their votes for other candidates.
Table 4, on the other hand, highlights the Congress’s performance across class-wise splits of constituencies.
The Congress maintained a relatively consistent vote share across all categories, with its performance being slightly better in the “rich” constituencies.
Source: Election Commission of India
Published - February 08, 2025 05:20 pm IST
