NEW DELHI — Chief Minister Atishi filed her nomination for the upcoming Delhi
assembly polls from Kalkaji constituency on Tuesday.
Chief Minister and AAP leader Atishi arrives to file her
nomination from the Kalkaji constituency for the upcoming Delhi Assembly
elections, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)
She filed her nomination papers at the district
magistrate's (DM) office in Lajpat Nagar.
Atishi was supposed to file her papers on Monday
following a roadshow. However, there was a delay due to the roadshow and she could
not make it to the DM's office before the 3 pm deadline, according to an AAP
leader.
Atishi is pitted against the BJP's Ramesh Singh Bidhuri
and the Congress' Alka Lamba.
A seasoned politician and former MP, Bidhuri won
Tughlakabad assembly seat in 2003, 2008 and 2013.
Lamba was with the AAP for almost five years and joined
the Congress in 2019.
Kalkaji constituency has a total of 1,94,515 voters --
1,06,893 male, 87,617 female and 5 transgender.
The 70-member Delhi Assembly goes to polls on February 5.
The results will be announced on February 8.
