Delhi Assembly Election Results Live Updates: AAP Leads In Over 50 Seats, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia Trails In Patparganj

The counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly elections -- after one of the most bitter and aggressive campaigns -- is underway. While the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is confident of its victory following the exit poll results which predicted a walk in the park for incumbent CM Arvind Kejriwal, the BJP says the results will give everyone a "shock".

In the 70 seats, according to the Election Commission, 62.59% of the electorate exercised its franchise to elect the new government. The BJP's campaign during the run-up to polls was filled with controversial statements and belligerent criticism of the anti-CAA and NRC protests at Shaheen Bagh. The AAP, on the other hand, is banking on the efforts it put in to improve city's health, transport and education infrastructure.  Congress' near absence in the competition is also expected to favour them.

Here are all the live updates:

11:33 AM: Aam Aadmi Party's Raj Kumari Dhillon leading against Bharatiya Janata Party's Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga from Hari Nagar constituency, after fifth round of counting.

11:26 AM: Deputy CM Manish Sisodia trailing behind BJP's Ravi Negi by 1427 votes, in Patparganj assembly constituency, after third round of counting.

11:21 AM: "We are not upset. The initial trend is not in our favor, but the exit polls were good. We are a little behind our estimate but we still hope that we will win," says Manoj Tiwari as trends favour AAP.

11:18 AM: Close contest in Okhla constituency where BJP candidate Braham Singh is leading by 194 votes and AAP's Amanatullah Khan is trailing. 

11:15 AM: Congress' Alka Lamba trailing by over 12,000 votes from Chandni Chowk constituency, AAP's Parlad Singh Sawhney leading.

11:12 AM: AAP candidate from Model Town, Akhilesh Pati Tripathi, who is leading over BJP's Kapil Mishra says: "I thank everyone who has expressed their confidence in Arvind Kejriwal. People want a govt that takes care of its citizens. People of Delhi have voted for development; I thank them."

11:08 AM: AAP's Vishesh Ravi leading by over 10,000 votes from Karol Bagh; BJP's Yogender Chandoliya second.

11:07 AM: Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot leading by 85 votes on Najafgarh constituency.

10:56 AM: Delhi Assembly Speaker and AAP leader Ram Niwas Goel trailing from Shahdara by 1,303 votes; BJP's Sanjay Goyal in the lead.

10:52 AM: : AAP candidate Sanjeev Jha leading by 6,988 votes from Burari constituency.

10:49 AM: AAP's Preeti Tomar trailing by 1,500 votes.

10:46 AM: AAP's Haji Yunus trailing by over 14,000 votes in Mustafabad, BJP's Jagdish Pradhan leading.

10:41 AM: Aam Aadmi Party leading on 50 seats while BJP leads in 18, EC trends show.

10:30 AM: In Chandni Chowk assembly constituency, AAP's Parlad Singh Sawhney leads at 6043 votes, Congress's Alka Lamba and BJP's Suman Kumar Gupta trail behind.

10:28 AM: Aam Aadmi Party's Jarnail Singh leading from Tilak Nagar after first round of counting.

10:22 AM: Official EC trends shows Aam Aadmi Party leading on 39 seats, crossing the majority mark, while Bharatiya Janata Party leads on 19 seats.

10:20 AM: BJP's Vijender Gupta trailing by over 1,200 votes from Rohini constituency, AAP's Rajesh Nama Bansiwala leading.

10:17 AM: "Trends indicate that there is a gap between AAP-BJP, there is still time. We are hopeful. Whatever the outcome, being the State chief, I am responsible," Manoj Tiwari said.

10:11 AM: Official EC trends show that AAP is leading on 33 seats while BJP is rallying behind with a lead on 19 seats. The 19 seat lead indicates that the BJP has improved its tally significantly. 

10:04 AM:  Assembly Speaker and AAP leader Ram Niwas Goel leading from Shahdara by 81 votes.

10:03 AM: Aam Aadmi Party convener, Arvind Kejriwal, leads from New Delhi seat.

9:56 AM: As the counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly polls began, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh raised doubts over EVMs, alleging that no machine having a chip is tamper-proof.

9:53 AM: AAP gains lead from 22 seats in early trends while Bharatiya Janata Party ahead in 14 seats.

9:46 AM: Aam Aadmi Party's Raj Kumari Dhillon leading against BJP's Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga from Hari Nagar, after first round of counting.

9:40 AM: According to the official Election Commission trends, the BJP and AAP have garnered 46.5 per cent and 47.7 per cent vote share, respectively.

9:35 AM: Official EC trends show both Aam Aadmi Party and BJP leading in 10 seats.

9:31 AM: Official EC trends show Aam Aadmi Party leading on 7 seats and Bharatiya Janata Party leading on 6 seats.

9:29 AM: Somnath Bharti from Malviya Nagar constituency leads, early trends show.

9:26 AM:  Aam Aadmi Party's Saurabh Bhardwaj leading from Greater Kailash constituency.

9:23 AM: As the counting began for the 70 Assembly seats in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party office in the national capital is all set to celebrate the re-election.

9:21 AM: "Wait for the final result, we are going to register a massive win," AAP leader Sanjay Singh.

9:16 AM: BJP candidate from Model Town, Kapil Mishra, trails, according to early trends.

9:12 AM: Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga leads from West Delhi's Hari Nagar seat. 

9:07 AM: AAP leading at 54 seats, BJP at 15 and Congress at one, early trends indicate.

8:57 AM: "There are total 13 rounds of counting. Right now, postal ballots are being counted. The first round of counting will be completed by around 9 am. First trends will emerge around 10 am," Sanjeev Kumar, Returning officer, AC-55 Trilokpuri, said.

8:55 AM: Delhi CM and AAP convener, Arvind Kejriwal, leads from New Delhi constituency, early trends indicate.

8:51 AM: Delhi Deputy CM and Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Patparganj assembly constituency Manish Sisodia and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, Ravi Negi, at Akshardham counting centre.

#DelhiElections: Delhi Deputy CM and Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Patparganj assembly constituency Manish Sisodia and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ravi Negi at Akshardham counting centre pic.twitter.com/VAlUKxWMQj

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8:42 AM: Early trends indicate AAP's dominance -- AAP leads at 51 seats, BJP at 14 and Congress, one.

8:34 AM: AAP continues to maintain lead in early trends. AAP leads at 40 seats, BJP at 13 while Congress still leads at 1 seat.

8:24 AM: Early leads continue to indicate that AAP races ahead of BJP, with the ruling party leading at 32 seats while the Saffron party leading at 12. 

8:19 AM: According to early trends, AAP is leading at 30 seats, BJP at 10 and Congress at 1.

8:10 AM: Early leads indicate that AAP has edge over Bharatiya Janata Party.

8:04 AM: Scenes from Maharani Bagh counting centre:

Counting of votes begins, visuals from a counting centre in Maharani Bagh. #DelhiResults pic.twitter.com/PzyFNLe9Em

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8:00 AM: Counting of votes begins.

7:54 AM: "The postal ballots will be counted first till 8.30 am and then the votes cast through EVMs will be counted," Delhi CEO said.

7:50 AM: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia says they are confident of a win, saying they have worked for people in the last five years.

7:44 AM: Aam Aadmi Party Okhla candidate Amanatullah Khan and Jangpura candidate Praveen Kumar late night on Monday visited the designated strongroom to store EVMs at Meerabai Institute of Technology in Maharanibagh.

7:32 AM: Traffic restrictions are in place at several roads ahead of counting of votes. "Traffic Alert Traffic movement will remain closed on Muni Maya Ram Marg near Guru Nanak Dev Institute of Technology (both carriageways) due to vote counting today," Delhi Traffic Police said in a tweet.

7:23 AM: Ahead of the counting, BJP Delhi chief, Manoj Tiwari, said: "I am not nervous. I am confident that it will be a good day for BJP. We are coming to power in Delhi today. Don't be surprised if we win 55 seats."