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Photos: 25 Moments That Perfectly Summed Up Delhi Elections 2015

Photos: 25 Moments That Perfectly Summed Up Delhi Elections 2015
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NEW DELHI, INDIA - DECEMBER 8: Aam Aadmi Party workers celebrate after good result of AAP party in the 2013 Delhi Assembly election at party office, Hanuman Road on December 8, 2013 in New Delhi, India. A beaming Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal termed his party's phenomenal success in the Delhi polls as 'peoples' victory'. In Delhi?s most keenly watched contest, AAP founder Arvind Kejriwal pulled off the giant-killing act of the state polls, beating three-time Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the prestigious New Delhi constituency. (Photo by Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

This year’s Delhi assembly elections saw the highest recorded voter turnout--67.14 percent of the city's 1.33 crore voters voted, the highest since Delhi's assembly was re-established in 1993. Scores of people queued up at polling booths to exercise their franchise in an electrifying electoral battle that the national capital has never witnessed before.

As the 2015 Delhi Assembly elections draws to its conclusion, here are 25 photos that capture the turning points and drama from the month-long campaign.

IN PICS: 2015 Delhi Assembly Elections
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi and BJP Delhi unit head Satish Upadhyay along with party leaders during a BJP poll review meet, a day after exit polls predicted that the party was headed for a defeat in the assembly polls, at the BJP headquarters on February 8, 2015 in New Delhi, India. Bedi is in no mood to unwind and is preparing for a series of meetings with senior party leaders. She staunchly denied that her party was facing first election defeat since storming to power last year, even though exit polls tipped Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to win Delhi elections. (credit:Photo by Arun Sharma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi stands with an unidentified woman on top of a car and displays the victory symbol after casting her vote, outside a polling station in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man's Party, leader Arvind Kejriwal gestures as he comes out of a polling station after casting his vote in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015. Voters cast ballots in the Indian capital on Saturday in an election that is seen as a litmus test for the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party. Opinion polls ahead of the vote to choose New Delhi's 70-member assembly suggest that Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party is either locked in a close contest with the upstart Common Man's Party or will come in second. (credit:AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
AAP Leader Arvind Kejriwal Leaves After Programme Recording At Kaushambi(04 of25)
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AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal with his look alike Jitendra Kumar, actor after programme recording at Kaushambi, Ghaziabad on February 8, 2015 in New Delhi, India. The former Delhi chief minister obliged his admirers and posed for pictures and selfies with them. According to exit polls, AAP appears set for a sweeping victory in the Delhi Assembly elections for which voting took place. (credit:Photo by Sushil Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi coming out with party leader Kiran Walia after casting his vote at a polling station during the Delhi Assembly Elections 2015, at Aurangjeb Lane on February 7, 2015 in New Delhi, India. Delhi is headed for a record turnout on Saturday as more than 69.5% of the city's 1.33 crore voters cast their ballot till 5pm. After a slow start in the morning, polling picked up around noon, with scores of people queuing up at booths to exercise their franchise in an electrifying electoral battle that the national capital has never witnessed before. 69.5 per cent of 1.3 voters had been inked by 5 pm on Saturday, as Delhi looked set for a record turnout after a slow morning. There are 673 candidates in the fray now. Voting is taking place in 11,763 centers, located in schools. Many initial voters in middle class and posh areas were early morning walkers. (credit:Photo by Sanjeev Verma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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An elderly Indian waits in a queue to cast his vote at a polling booth in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015. Voters cast ballots in the Indian capital on Saturday in an election that is seen as a litmus test for the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party. (credit:AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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NEW DELHI, INDIA - FEBRUARY 7: People in long queue to cast their vote at Aali Gaon polling booth during the Delhi Assembly Elections 2015, on February 7, 2015 in New Delhi, India. Delhi is headed for a record turnout on Saturday as more than 69.5% of the city's 1.33 crore voters cast their ballot till 5pm. After a slow start in the morning, polling picked up around noon, with scores of people queuing up at booths to exercise their franchise in an electrifying electoral battle that the national capital has never witnessed before. 69.5 per cent of 1.3 voters had been inked by 5 pm on Saturday, as Delhi looked set for a record turnout after a slow morning. There are 673 candidates in the fray now. Voting is taking place in 11,763 centers, located in schools. Many initial voters in middle class and posh areas were early morning walkers. (Photo by Mohd Zakir/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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Indians stand in a queue to have their identities verified before proceeding to cast their votes at a polling station in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015. (credit:AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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NEW DELHI, INDIA - FEBRUARY 7: Women in queue to cast their vote at Tughlakabad polling station, during the Delhi Assembly Elections 2015, on February 7, 2015 in New Delhi, India. Delhi is headed for a record turnout on Saturday as more than 69.5% of the city's 1.33 crore voters cast their ballot till 5pm. After a slow start in the morning, polling picked up around noon, with scores of people queuing up at booths to exercise their franchise in an electrifying electoral battle that the national capital has never witnessed before. 69.5 per cent of 1.3 voters had been inked by 5 pm on Saturday, as Delhi looked set for a record turnout after a slow morning. There are 673 candidates in the fray now. Voting is taking place in 11,763 centers, located in schools. Many initial voters in middle class and posh areas were early morning walkers. (Photo by Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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NEW DELHI, INDIA - FEBRUARY 7: Indian voters queue to cast their ballot at a polling station in New Delhi on February 7, 2015. Delhi is headed for a record turnout on Saturday as more than 69.5% of the city's 1.33 crore voters cast their ballot till 5pm. After a slow start in the morning, polling picked up around noon, with scores of people queuing up at booths to exercise their franchise in an electrifying electoral battle that the national capital has never witnessed before. 69.5 per cent of 1.3 voters had been inked by 5 pm on Saturday, as Delhi looked set for a record turnout after a slow morning. (credit:Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi, left, throws flowers to supporters with Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan by her side during an election campaign rally ahead of Delhi state election in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. (credit:AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election campaign rally for his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of Delhi state election in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. (credit:AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi gestures during an election campaign rally ahead of Delhi state election in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. (credit:AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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India's opposition Congress party supporters wait to enter the rally ground as policemen wait beside security gates during an election campaign rally ahead of Delhi state election in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. (credit:AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
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A supporter of Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man Party, holds up a broom, the party symbol, as their leader Arvind Kejriwal addresses an election rally in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. (credit:AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man Party, leader Arvind Kejriwal addresses an election campaign rally in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. (credit:AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Congress party president Sonia Gandhi displays a ceremonial mace that was presented to her during a campaign rally ahead of Delhi state elections in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. (credit:AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
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Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi attends an election campaign rally addressed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. (credit:AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, DPPC president Arvinder Singh Lovely and other party leaders during a roadshow at Kalkaji Extention ahead of the upcoming Delhi Assembly Elections, on January 27, 2015 in New Delhi, India. Gandhi accused the Modi government of 'favouring a few industrialists' and ignoring the poor. He said his party will fight the February 7 Assembly polls on three key issues which includes providing electricity and water at the lowest cost. (credit:Photo by Sanjeev Verma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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BJP MP from Chandhi Chowk Harsh Vardhan addresses party workers during Booth Sanyojak Sammelan organized for the upcoming Delhi Assembly Elections 2015, at National Club Chandni Chowk on January 22, 2015 in New Delhi, India. (credit:Photo by Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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Former Indian police officer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Delhi chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi (C) gestures during a roadshow as she heads to the district collectors office to file her nomination papers for the Delhi State Assembly election in New Delhi on January 21, 2015.Bedi, India's first high-ranking woman police officer, faces Arvind Kejriwal, a former income tax official turned popular anti-corruption activist. Bedi was once a key Kejriwal ally and at the forefront of his anti-corruption movement. She later left and joined the BJP in January. (credit:SAJJAD HUSSAIN via Getty Images)
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Bharatiya Janata Party chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi, left, and Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan pose together during a road show before filing her nomination papers for the Delhi state elections in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. (credit:AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015. The rally is meant to kickstart his Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign for the upcoming Delhi polls. (credit:AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah addresses a public rally in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015. (credit:AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Workers busy in work as the preparations are in full swing for BJP mega rally at Ramlila Maidan on January 9, 2015 in New Delhi, India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi kickstarts BJPs campaign for the Delhi assembly polls with this rally. (credit:Photo by Sushil Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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