New Delhi: This time 60.42 percent voting has taken place in the Delhi Assembly elections. The Election Commission has given this update at around 11 pm. Both Aam Aadmi Party and BJP were accused of irregularities including distribution of money and fake voting. In this election, the turnout was slightly less than the 2020 assembly elections of 62.59 percent. In the last election, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party won 62 out of 70 seats. BJP got eight seats, while Congress could not even open its account.
60.42 percent voting in Delhi elections
Long queues of voters were seen outside polling stations in different constituencies of Delhi since morning. People kept waiting even after the scheduled time of ending of voting at 6 pm. Soon after this, the exit poll results started coming, many of which have predicted the victory of BJP over the ruling Aam Aadmi Party. Congress seems to be getting defeated once again.
Voters showed enthusiasm for voting.
According to the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi, 60.42 percent voting took place till 6 pm. There are a total of 1.56 crore voters in Delhi. Officials updated the figures of all 13,766 polling stations. The Election Commission said in an official statement that voting took place in a peaceful and festive atmosphere in all 70 assembly seats of Delhi. Voters were happy with the voting process and the facilities at the voting centers. After the formal closing time of voting i.e. 6 pm, all the voters standing in the queue were allowed to cast their vote.
How was the scene at the voting centers
Polling centers across the city were decorated and posters of celebrities with special messages were put up to make voters feel the true festive spirit. One such poster had a picture of Lata Mangeshkar, while several others had pictures of Paralympians. A total 699 candidates are in the fray. This election will decide whether the AAP comes to power for the third time in Delhi or the BJP gets a chance to form the government in the national capital after 27 years. The Congress also tried its best to regain its foothold in the city's politics.
These bigwigs exercised their voting rights.s
President Draupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Union Ministers S. Jaishankar and Hardeep Singh Puri, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gand, hi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal were among the first to cast their votes. After casting his vote at the polling station in Moti Bagh, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that everyone has worked hard to conduct the elections smoothly.
Pakistani Hindus cast their vote for the first time after getting citizenship from CAA.
Pakistani Hindus cast their vote for the first time in India after getting Indian citizenship under CAA at Majnu Ka Tila in Delhi. First-time voter, the elderly, transgenders, and women enthusiastically exercised their franchise in the elections held to form a new government.
Most exit polls claim BJP's victory.
At least six exit polls predicted BJP's victory, while two have said that AAP will remain in power. Two other polls showed a close contest between the two, with the BJP getting an edge. AAP's national spokesperson Reena Gupta rejected the exit poll results and said that the party will again form the government in Delhi and Arvind Kejriwal will become the Chief Minister for the fourth consecutive time. BJP's Delhi unit president Virendra Sachdeva said that the party's victory will be much more spectacular than the exit polls.
Will Kejriwal be able to save New Delhi seat?
Kejriwal, who is contesting from the New Delhi seat for the fourth consecutive time, is pitted against BJP's Parvesh Verma and Congress' Sandeep Dixit. Kejriwal said that my parents have health problems, but they were very excited about voting since morning. His wife Sunita Kejriwal and son Pulkit Kejriwal also accompanied him to the polling booth. Kejriwal said that hopefully, people will vote for those who work. His wife Sunita Kejriwal said that people are very intelligent and will make the right choice. They will not tolerate hooliganism.
