Delhi Elections 2020 Key battles: Arvind Kejriwal to Tajinder Bagga & New Delhi to Bawana

Delhi began voting at 8 am on Saturday to elect a new government. The contest is being pitted as a direct fight between the ruling Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party and BJP. AAP is hoping to repeat a stellar performance it gave in 2015 by winning 67 of the 70 Assembly seats. For the BJP, it is a matter of prestige to win the national capital following months of anti-government unrest directed at the Centre over a host of issues. READ | Battle For Delhi: Voting Begins Amid Tight Security Here are the key contests: New Delhi AAP: Arvind Kejriwal BJP: Sunil Yadav Congress: Romesh Sabharwal Uttam Nagar AAP: Naresh Balyan BJP: Krishan Gehlot RJD: Shakti Kumar Bishnoi Dwarka AAP: Vinay Kumar Mishra BJP: Praduman Rajput Congress: Adarsh Shastri Matiala AAP: Gulab Singh Yadav BJP: Rajesh Gehlot Congress: Sumesh Shokeen Najafgarh AAP: Kailash Gahlot BJP: Ajit Kharkhari Congress: Sahib Singh Yadav Bijwasan AAP: BS Joon BJP: Satyaprakash Rana Congress: Parveen Rana Palam AAP: Bhavna Gaur BJP: Vijay Pandit Congress: Niram Kumar Singh (RJD) Delhi Cantt AAP: Virender Singh Kadian BJP: Manish Singh Congress: Sandeep Tanwar Rajinder Nagar AAP: Raghav Chadha BJP: RP Singh Congress: Rocky Tuseed Jangpura AAP: Praveen Kumar BJP: Impreet Singh Bakshi Congress: Talvinder Singh Marwah READ | Delhi Election: FIR Against AAP For Morphing Sholay Scene Against BJP Seats that would be looked out for: Timarpur Here, the caste equations play a key role. The seat has a significant Punjabi Sikh population. It also holds a large migrant Muslim electorate. The seat is currently occupied by AAP's Pankaj Pushkar. On the ballot here are AAP's Dilip Pandey, BJP's Surendra Singh Bittu and Congress' Amar Lata Sangwan. Bawana This constituency is a traditional Jat heartland of Delhi. Dalits and Jats are an important voting bloc. Purvanchalis, natives of eastern UP, form 35% electorate. Ram Chander is the current MLA from here. On the ballot here are AAP's Jai Bhagwan Upkar, BJP's Ravindra Kumar Indraj and Congress' Surender Kumar. Model Town This seat is close to the Delhi University's North Campus and has a largely middle-class electorate. Candidates in the fray are AAP's Akhilesh Pati Tripathi, AAP-turned BJP leader Kapil Mishra and Congress' Akansha Ola. Matia Mahal This is a Muslim-dominated seat (40% of the electorate) and is currently represented by AAP strongman Asim Ahmed Khan. However, AAP this time has fielded Shoaih Ighal, BJP has Ravindra Gupta and Congress has put Mirza Javed Ali. Ballimaran Dalits and Muslims comprise 3/5th of the electorate. AAP's Imran Hussain is contesting for re-election and his primary challenge comes from Congress' Haroon Yusuf. Hari Nagar BJP's highly social-media-savvy leader Tajendra Pal Singh Bagga has made a poll debut here. Among key issues here are drinking water and garbage disposal. AAP has fielded Jagdeep Singh while Congress has put Surender Sethi. Rajinder Nagar A Punjabi-dominated seat, Rajinder Nagar also hosts a significant SC/ST and OBC population. Raghav Chadha, the chartered accountant-turned-politician and one of AAP's 39 star campaigners, is on the ballot here. BJP has fielded RP Singh while Congress has put Rocky Tuseed. New Delhi The most high profile contest where Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is being challenged by BJP's Sunil Yada and Congress' Romesh Sabharwal. READ | Delhi Polls Nigh Upon Them, Top Netas Arvind Kejriwal & Manoj Tiwari Make Temple Visits READ | Delhi Set To Vote In 70-seat Assembly; AAP, BJP Major Contenders

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Delhi Elections 2020 Key battles: Arvind Kejriwal to Tajinder Bagga & New Delhi to Bawana

As Delhi votes to either give AAP another shot to power or opt for BJP, here are the key constituencies that you should watch out for that'll shape the election

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