Voting for the Assembly elections in Delhi has ended. Till 6.30 pm around 55% votes have been registered.
The voter turnout in the national capital, which was slow till 3 p.m., picked up the momentum in the last few hours and reached 54.65 per cent by six p.m. on Saturday.
While the turnout was only 15.69 per cent till noon, it remained slow till 3 p.m. when it only reached 30.11 per cent.
According to the Election Commission, the turnout at 6 p.m. was 54.65 per cent.
The turnout at all the 11 districts crossed the half-way mark, with North East Delhi witnessing highest turnout at 62.75 per cent.
Long queues could still be seen outside several polling booths, with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party urging the Delhi CEO to let those in queue cast their votes.
The fate of 672 candidates in 70 assembly constituencies has been sealed. We will have to wait till February 11th to find out whether Arvind Kejriwal will retain power in Delhi or the national parties (BJP and Congress) will end up springing a surprise.
Delhi: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani and his daughter Pratibha Advani cast their vote at a polling booth on Aurangzeb lane. #DelhiElections2020 pic.twitter.com/pazf3j7d53
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
#DelhiElections2020: Scuffle breaks out after someone misbehaved with the Congress candidate Alka Lamba at Majnu Ka Teela. pic.twitter.com/hRQcWqaAaB
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) February 8, 2020
Udham Singh, a teacher, was deployed at polling station in MCD primary school in Babarpur as a polling officer. Around 6.30 am he was taken to GTB hospital after complaining of chest pain and uneasiness, where he was declared dead. Police suspect natural death. Body has been sent for postmortem examination.
#DelhiElections2020: Enthusiastic groom and family comes to vote for #DelhiElections. pic.twitter.com/PYvlyHNt6Q
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) February 8, 2020
People throng polling booths in Muslim-populated constituencies early morning like Shaheen Bagh, Bara Hindu Rao, Lal Quan, And Jama Masjid. 10-15 per cent voter turnout recorded so far.
Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi leaves after casting his vote at a polling booth on Aurangzeb lane. #DelhiElections2020 pic.twitter.com/BXvZcEu5VG
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
Delhi: Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi has cast her vote at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi assembly constituency. She was accompanied by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who will cast her vote at booth no.114 & 116 at Lodhi Estate. #DelhiElections https://t.co/oYfsfFfteh pic.twitter.com/VJMO7P7CjO
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
"Those who did not want to show papers, will have to do that for casting their votes. The mindset of those who do not want to show papers will be defeated today. Delhi can be developed by the party which is aligned with the Centre, and not by those who keep fighting with the Centre. only BJP can develop Delhi. People are voting for nationalism in this Delhi election and not for water, electricity and other mundane issues," he said.
Delhi: Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Singh cast their vote at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi assembly constituency. pic.twitter.com/8uQVVv04Xr
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
“I feel those who worked are getting the votes... Now people have realised...earlier people were lazy to vote but now they are coming out happily- sick and old are showing up. Earlier rickshaws were sent to get people but now enthusiasm is different,” says 70-year-old Nawab Pehelwan, a farmer from Okhla Village.
110-yrs-old Kalitara Mandal, the oldest voter of Delhi, casts her vote for #DelhiElections2020, at SDMC Primary School, Chittaranjan Park in Greater Kailash assembly constituency https://t.co/AVBeQmkrpc pic.twitter.com/sqGFT1kyHy
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
CM Arvind Kejriwal seeking the blessings of his parents before he stepped out to vote for #DelhiElections2020.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) February 8, 2020
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Delhi: Voters queue outside a polling booth in Jamia Nagar as polling for legislative assembly elections is underway pic.twitter.com/d8vqZVd0Xv
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
Election officer Udham Singh who was deployed at a polling booth in Babarpur Primary School in Northeast Delhi died after suffering a heart attack.
Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and his wife Savita Kovind cast their votes at Dr Rajendra Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya, President’s Estate. #DelhiElections2020 pic.twitter.com/SyOBmEesOS
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
"The woes of tenants in Delhi do not end. I relocated to Delhi from West Bengal almost 10 years back. At a personal level, it does not matter much which government is elected," said Anima, who works at a small-scale salon.
"Housing for the homeless should be a priority for the next government. There has been significant work in the other civic spheres in the last few years," said Gurhirat, a teacher.
Voting underway in Delhi, visuals from a polling booth in MCD primary school in Shakarpur. A bridegroom also cast his vote with his family. #DelhiElections2020 pic.twitter.com/KiUvTfhFw6
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
Delhi Deputy CM and Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Patparganj Assembly constituency, Manish Sisodia and his wife Seema Sisodia cast their vote at MCD school in Pandav Nagar. pic.twitter.com/sAYFidHdAG
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his family casts his vote at a polling booth in Civil Lines; BJP's Sunil Yadav & Congress's Romesh Sabharwal are contesting against him from New Delhi constituency. pic.twitter.com/oistLxaoDb
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
"By giving Delhi clean air, clean drinking water and house to every poor, Delhi will become the best capital of the world and that can be done only by a government with far-sighted thinking and strong intention. I appeal to the people of Delhi to vote to free Delhi from lies and vote bank politics," Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who campaigned extensively in the national capital for the Assembly polls, tweeted in Hindi.
Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Rajinder Nagar, Raghav Chadha casts his vote at a polling station in Rajinder Nagar; Congress's Rocky Tuseed and BJP's RP Singh are contesting from the assembly constituency here. pic.twitter.com/SGSKe0AJTm
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
"Voting is not only our right. It's our power. I urge every Delhiite and especially the youth and first-time voters to go and use their right to vote and participate in the biggest festival of democracy. #DelhiElections2020," the East Delhi MP tweeted.
#DelhiElections2020 : Bharatiya Janata Party MP Meenakshi Lekhi casts her vote at a polling station in South Extension Part-II. Delhi pic.twitter.com/vytVmaaWeU
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
Delhi: Former Vice-President Hamid Ansari and senior RSS leader Ram Lal at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi assembly constituency. Delhi CM&sitting MLA from the constituency, Arvind Kejriwal is contesting from here. BJP's Sunil Yadav& Congress's Romesh Sabharwal fielded against the CM. pic.twitter.com/PAspT8Ht9q
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
Delhi: Congress candidate from the Chandni Chowk assembly constituency, Alka Lamba casts her vote at polling booth number 161 at Tagore Garden Extension; She is up against Prahlad Singh Sahni of Aam Aadmi Party and BJP's Suman Gupta. pic.twitter.com/tRVk3Y6r2z
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
Delhi: Lt Governor Anil Baijal and his wife Mala Baijal cast their vote at a polling station at Greater Kailash; AAP's sitting MLA and candidate Saurabh Bhardwaj is contesting against BJP's Shikha Rai and Congress's Sukhbir Pawar from here pic.twitter.com/mmKItjEOdl
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
"15,00,000 businessmen from Delhi and employees working under them will vote in favor of BJP on Saturday. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has not done anything for the traders in the last five years. We struggled with sealing and Kejriwal kept quiet. We kept fighting the e-commerce and he kept quiet. Central government led by the BJP has made a lot of adjustments in the master plan to help us with e-commerce. The government took a very tough stance on our suggestion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the National Traders Welfare Board, he gave the pension to traders and solved other problems. The businessmen of Delhi along with their family will vote in favor of BJP," said Praveen Khandelwal, Secretary-General of Confederation of All India Traders.
Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan along with his mother arrive at Ratan Devi Public School in Krishna Nagar to cast their votes; BJP's Anil Goel and Congress's Ashok Walia contesting from here against AAP's sitting MLA and candidate SK Bagga pic.twitter.com/TUfhc4oMJ7
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
"Since morning, people of Delhi are going out to vote. I am confident that Delhi will bring a change in the State government and make BJP win because there is a need to bring sustainable development in Delhi just like PM Modi has brought across the country," said the Union Minister.
A queue of voters at a polling booth in Shaheen Public School in Shaheen Bagh, Okhla. AAP's Amanatullah is the sitting MLA and 2020 candidate of the party, he is up against Congress's Parvez Hashmi and BJP's Brahm Singh Bidhuri. #DelhiElections2020 pic.twitter.com/4hB60BtqGd
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
Delhi: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has cast his vote at the polling station set up at NDMC School of Science & Humanities Education at Tuglak Cresent. He says, "it is basic duty of every citizen to vote. It is important to get out there and contribute." pic.twitter.com/y8quQkTS8L
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
The Delhi Deputy CM and Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Patparganj Assembly constituency at Mayur Vihar Phase II said, "Today, people of Delhi will vote for better education and future for their children". BJP has fielded Ravi Negi from the constituency.
Delhi: BJP MP Parvesh Verma casts his vote at a polling station in Matiala assembly constituency; BJP and Congress have fielded Rajesh Gehlot and Sumesh Shokeen from the constituency, respectively. Gulab Singh Yadav of AAP is the current MLA and party's candidate from Matiala pic.twitter.com/u0toVZVMNX
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
"Special appeal to all women. Just as you bear the responsibility of home, so is the responsibility of the country and Delhi. All of you ladies must go to vote and also take the men of your house. Make sure to discuss with men that it is right to vote," he said.
Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Krishna Nagar Assembly constituency, Dr. Anil Goel, says, "I am confident that in the next 5 years Delhi will have 'Saaf paani, saaf hawa aur saaf vyavhaar'. #DelhiElections2020 pic.twitter.com/h2EHE8TKFl
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
Delhi: Voters begin to arrive at the polling stations at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi assembly constituency (pic 1&2) and NDMC School of Science and Humanities (pic 3&4) at Tughlak Road; Polling for 70 Assembly constituencies in Delhi to begin shortly pic.twitter.com/Y2kPnwcLcl
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ram Madhav arrives at a polling station in Jhandewalan area, in Karol Bagh assembly constituency. AAP has fielded its sitting MLA Vishesh Ravi from here. BJP's Yogendra Chandolia & Congress' Gaurav Dhanak are contesting from here. pic.twitter.com/MVQ7fzE7rt
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
Exit polls have predicted that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will retain power with a comfortable majority. (READ MORE)
"Ballot over bullets" and "jobs over freebies" were among the priorities for many of the first-time voters who queued up at polling booths, excited to exercise their franchise. (READ MORE)
Polling for 70 assembly seats in Delhi on Saturday concluded on a peaceful note with foolproof security arrangements being made by the Delhi police and the paramilitary forces to ensure free and fair elections. (READ MORE)
The time for polling in Delhi Assembly has ended. The voters who are in queue can still cast their vote.
54.65% voter turn out reported from #Delhi by 6:00 PM.#DelhiElections2020 #DelhiAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/aPxjhHfda0
— Sheyphali Sharan (@SpokespersonECI) February 8, 2020
No!!!
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) February 8, 2020
First go out and VOTE! https://t.co/N87Jggt4Co
On a sit-in for over a month against the Citizenship Amendment Act, women protesters at Shaheen Bagh voted in batches on Saturday so that the agitation remains unaffected. (READ MORE)
44.52% voter turn out reported from Delhi by 5 PM.
— Sheyphali Sharan (@SpokespersonECI) February 8, 2020
📸Pictures from the ongoing #DelhiAssemblyPolls at different polling stations across New Delhi #DelhiElections2020 #DelhiPolls2020 #GoVote pic.twitter.com/98nkBVBVBg
The voter turnout in Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's constituency stood at 37. 45 per cent at 4 p.m. (READ MORE)
Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel conducted flag marches in sensitive areas in the northeast and east Delhi during polling on Saturday. Flag marches were conducted in Brij Puri, Kalyanpuri, Trilokpuri, Seemapuri, Khajuri Khass, Jaffrabad, Mustafabad, Krishna Nagar and Mayur Vihar in northeast Delhi, Shahdara and other east Delhi areas.
Senior CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat after casting his vote at Sanchar Bhawan. #DelhiElections2020 pic.twitter.com/5s1VERfUoc
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2020
Traffic movement will remain closed after 05 PM Today on Muni Maya Ram Marg near Guru Nanak Dev Institute of Technology (both carriageways) due to depositing of EVM at counting center: Delhi Traffic Police
Observer and Election team felicitating centenarian voters in AC 43. #VoteKarDilli #DilliKaDabang #DelhiAssemblyElection2020 #DelhiAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/STWTMpMSAO
— CEO, Delhi Office (@CeodelhiOffice) February 8, 2020
Traffic Alert
— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) February 8, 2020
These Roads are blocked from 05 PM till late night today due to deposition of EVM at counting centers.
1. Road No. 201 from sector 7/9 crossing.
2. Road No. 224 from sector 19/20 crossing.
3. Road No. 201 from Dwarka Mor to NSIT red light.
BJP's controversial MP Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma is at it again. On polling day on Saturday, he alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party is arranging biryani for Shaheen Bagh protesters and as a quid pro quo, they are voting for the AAP. (READ MORE)
अगर शाहीन बाग के लोग लंबी-लंबी क़तारों में चिल्ला चिल्ला कर बोल सकते हैं AAP पार्टी को वोट डालो तो दिल्ली वालों आप भी घरों से निकलो और देशभक्त पार्टी को वोट डालो।@ANI @PTI_News pic.twitter.com/QYkIWj4E1s
— Parvesh Sahib Singh (@p_sahibsingh) February 8, 2020
40.51% Voter turnout by 3:30 PM
— Sheyphali Sharan (@SpokespersonECI) February 8, 2020
Polling underway during #DelhiAssemblyPolls #DelhiElections2020 #DelhiPolls2020 pic.twitter.com/SAv7d9VWj2
"I hope the people of Delhi will vote for development and progress. They shouldn't be distracted about anything other than matters pertaining to the development of the city," said Congress leader #PriyankaGandhi.#DelhiElection #DelhiAssemblyPolls
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) February 8, 2020
Video by @Shekharyadav02 pic.twitter.com/ogFAoO7ieM
Dhananjay Dhyani came to the polling station along with the baarat to the polling booth and also asked them to vote. (READ MORE)
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday landed into hot waters after he suggested that women should heed their male counterparts' counsel while casting their vote. (READ MORE)
"It was a nice feeling to take part in the democratic process. Everyone should exercise their right to vote; I think everyone should have access to public transport and it should be subsidized for students," said Raihan Rajiv Vadra.
Dr Zaidi Anjum, resident of Geeta Colony says it was time to vote on basis of the facilities provided to common people not communal politics. “ I have seen my patients who need basic facilities like easy diagnosis and treatment. Divisive politics will not work in India now.” pic.twitter.com/GLXfyBFJet
— Rahiba R. Parveen (@RahibaParveen) February 8, 2020
"As soon as I came out from polling booth I saw son of AAP candidate arguing with the police over getting admission inside polling booth. At that moment, an AAP worker Harmesh used abusive language against me. Thank the police who arrested him immediately," said the Congress candidate.
26.36 polling recorded till 1 PM