Voting for the high-stakes Delhi Assembly election is underway. After seven hours of polling, a meagre 40.51 per cent voter turnout was recorded for Delhi Assembly polls till 3:30 pm, according to Election Commission’s Voter Turnout app. In 2015, 51.2%% vote percentage was recorded till 3 pm, which indicates a sharp 21% drop in voter turnout.
Delhi Assembly Election: Voter turnout is 42.20% as of 4 pm.
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Electors can carry smartphones at polling stations in 11 assembly constituencies for accessing QR codes from the voters’ helpline app in case they have not brought the voter’s slip to the booth.
#DelhiElection voter turnout @ 12:30pm is only around 16%, which is significantly lower than 2015. #DelhiPolls2020 ends @ 6PM. Make sure you cast your vote before 6 pm. #DelhiElections2020#DelhiAssemblyPolls #AAP #BJP #BSP #Congress pic.twitter.com/TUAQPRqqGp
— Delhi Elections 2020 (@LSElections2024) February 8, 2020
Pink booths are those which are manned completely by women staff.
My sixth sense is saying BJP will form govt, says Manoj Tiwari
“I have blessings of my brother and the people of Delhi. We have been waiting for our victory here. for the past some years. My sixth sense is saying that BJP will form the government. BJP will form the government in Delhi by winning by more than 50 seats,” Tiwari told reporters.
Senior BJP leader LK Advani and his daughter Pratibha Advani cast their vote at a polling booth on Aurangzeb lane.
Delhi assembly elections: Cong chief Sonia Gandhi, Rahul cast vote
Former PM Manmohan Singh casta his vote at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi assembly constituency.
Today #Delhi will choose 70 out of 672 candidates for Vidhan Sabha. There are 1.47 crore eligible voters of which 2.32 Lakh are first time voters. #DelhiElection#DelhiPolls2020 #DelhiElections2020 #AAP #BJP #BSP #Congress pic.twitter.com/LtULbqEnKb
— Delhi Elections 2020 (@LSElections2024) February 7, 2020
Delhi has 70 Assembly constituencies and one constituency in each of the 11 districts will have this tech-driven facility.
In the 2015 election, Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) pulled off a surprise by scoring 67 of Delhi’s 70 assembly seats. The BJP was reduced to three and the Congress, which had ruled Delhi for three straight terms, scored a duck.
