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| Sheila Dikshit, who led the Congress to a comfortable victory in Assembly polls for the third successive term, was sworn-in on Wednesday as chief minister of the national capital.
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| Issue of notification |
Nov 04, 2008 |
| Last date for making nominations |
Nov 11, 2008 |
| Scrutiny of nominations |
Nov 12, 2008 |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidature |
Nov 14, 2008 |
| Date of poll |
Nov 29, 2008 |
| Counting of votes |
Dec 8, 2008 |
| Date before which the election shall be completed |
Dec 13, 2008 |
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| Constituencies going to polls in this phase: 70 |
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 Sheila Dikshit
Born on March 31, 1938, Sheila is the chief minister of Delhi since 1998. She is the second woman chief minister of Delhi and represents Gole Market constituency in the Assembly. During 1984 and 1989, she represented Kannauj parliamentary constituency of Uttar Pradesh. As an MP, she served on the Estimates Committee of Lok Sabha. |
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| Party |
Seats |
| Indian National Congress: |
47 |
| Bharatiya Janta Party: |
20 |
| Others: |
3 |
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| General: |
57 |
| Schedule Caste: |
13 |
| Schedule Tribes: |
0 |
| Total: |
70 |
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Price rise, water and electricity, terrorism and security are going to be major issues in Delhi. |
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Dikshit’s Congress government may face a strong anti-incumbency factor this time. |
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For Congress, development of the state is going be the main election issue |
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 At home, minister!
The Congress units have made one rather unusual request to the party head quarter in Delhi: Please do not send Shivraj Patil to campaign for the elections! Priya Sahgal writes. |
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Currently the score card in the four highprofile states situated in the Hindi heartland - and where the fight is directly between Congress and the BJP - is 3:1 in BJPs favour.
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