Delhi Election 2020 Voting: The contest in Delhi is between BJP, AAP, and Congress
Delhi voted in a single-phase on Saturday to elect a new government for the state assembly. Delhi election voting began at 8 am across all 70 constituencies. The television channels aired exit polls after the voting ended, which predicted a clear victory for the Aam Aadmi Party with a comfortable margin over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress. The Election Commission had announced the Delhi Assembly Election date on January 6, following which the model code of conduct was put in place. Over 1.46 crore people are eligible to vote in the 2020 Delhi polls. The current term of the Delhi Assembly ends on February 22. There are a total of 1,46,92,136 voters -- 80,55,686 men, 66,35,635 women and 815 belonging to the third gender -- in the final voters' list of Delhi Election. To see the full list of candidates from all parties contesting the 2020 Delhi Assembly election, please click here. Whether or not you are from Delhi, you can leave your comment and see what others have to say in this interactive map.
Here are the Highlights on voting day of the Delhi Assembly election 2020:
3 minority-dominated seats witness highest voter turnout in Delhi
The three minority-dominated seats of Mustafabad, Matia Mahal and Seelampur recorded the highest voter turnout in the Assembly elections here on Saturday, polls officials said.
According to the data shared by the officials, Mustafabad in northeast Delhi recorded 66.29 per cent voter turnout till 5 pm.
Matia Mahal in old Delhi, the area that saw anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests, recorded a voter turnout of 65.62 per cent.
Seelampur, another minority seat in northeast Delhi, recorded 64.92 per cent voting. The seat had also seen anti-CAA protests in December.
Till 5 pm, the national capital recorded a voter turnout of 57.87 per cent.
3 minority-dominated seats witness highest voter turnout in Delhi.
Clear win for AAP: Exit Polls
Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set for a hat-trick in Delhi with around 52 seats, predicted NDTV's poll of exit polls on Saturday after voting in the capital. An aggregate of seven exit polls also said the BJP will win 17 of Delhi's 70 seats and the Congress, just one. Health warning - exit polls often get it wrong.
Final Voter turnout (Tentative Data): 57.06 per cent polling in Delhi
57.06% (provisional figure) voting has taken place in Delhi. The voting is still on at many places as the people who entered the queue before 6 pm.
Voter turnout details from the 11 district: EC Update at 4.43 pm Voter turnout details from the 11 district: EC Update at 4.43 pm.
Pictures of people participating in Delhi Polls Election Commission shares pictures of people participating in Delhi Polls from Rajkiya Sarvodaya Kanya Bal Vidyalaya West Vinod Nagar.
Voting ends in Delhi
Voting has concluded in Delhi for 70 Assembly seats. The final voter turnout will be released soon by the Election Commission of India.
54.15 per cent voting took place till 5 pm: Election Commission54.15 per cent voting has taken place in Delhi till 5 pm, says Election Commission.
46.3 per cent voting took place till 3 pm: Election CommissionThe Election Commission has revised the figure for the voting till 3 pm. As per the new figures, 46.3 per cent voting took place till 3 pm.
BJP's Giriraj Singh denies distributing cash before Delhi polls
After the AAP alleged that BJP MPs including Union Minister Giriraj Singh are ''distributing cash and liquor'' in the national capital to influence the voters, Mr Singh said: "I had just gone to the shop to buy some stuff. The shopkeeper is a known person. It has been done to raise an issue of Bihari vs non-Bihari."
Delhi elections 2020: Prakash Karat casts his vote
Senior CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat casts his vote at Sanchar Bhawan in Delhi.
Delhi Assembly Elections 2020: Security forces conduct flag marches in east, northeast Delhi
Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel conducted flag marches in sensitive areas in northeast and east Delhi during polling.
Elaborate arrangements have been made to ensure smooth conduct of the Delhi assembly elections, they said.
"The personnel, including senior officers, conducted flag marches in sensitive areas. They also conducted patrolling on motorcycles. PCR and quick response teams have also been deployed at sensitive areas" Joint Commissioner of Police (Eastern Range) Alok Kumar said.
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.
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: 41.5% Voter Turnout Till 3 PM. Voting Began At 8 AM
Correction: The voter turnout till 3 pm is 41.5 per cent.
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: 30.2% Voter Turnout Till 3 PM. Voting Began At 8 AM
At 30.2 per cent, the voter turnout for the Delhi Assemly polls 2020 has seen a massive drop when compared to what it was at the same time in the previous election. In 2015, at 3 pm, the turnout was 51.2 per cent - 21 per cent more than this time.
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Sharp Drop In Delhi's Turnout vs 2015, Half-Way Into Polling
Delhi is voting today for its 70-member assembly as over 1.47 crore voters face the choice of re-electing the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government or replacing it with the BJP or the Congress.
As of 2 pm, the voter turnout was recorded at 27.9 per cent, a huge 14 per cent drop since 2015.
A low voter turnout could be a cause of worry for the Aam Aadmi Party, whose 2015 landslide victory was based significantly on a high voter turnout.
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Robert Vadra And Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's Son Rehan Speaks To The Media After Voting
"Nice feeling to take part in the democratic process... Everyone should have access to public transport and it should be subsidised for students": Rehan Vadra, son of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Robert Vadra, after voting in Delhi.
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: 27.9% Voter Turnout Till 2 PM. Voting Began At 8 AM
At 27.9 per cent, the voter turnout is significantly lower than 42 per cent, which was the voter turnout at the same time in the 2015 assembly election in Delhi.
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Arvind Kejriwal's Son Pulkit, A 1st Time Voter, Casts His Vote
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was among the early voters to vote as polling took place for Delhi's 70 assembly seats today. Mr Kejriwal voted along with his family members, including his son - a first-time voter, at a polling booth in the Civil Lines area.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener, who is contesting for a third term from the New Delhi Assembly constituency, said he is hopeful that the people of Delhi will vote based on the work done by his government.
"Voted along with my family, including my first-time voter son. Urge all young voters to come out to vote. Your participation strengthens democracy," Mr Kejriwal tweeted, sharing photo of his family members after casting vote.
Mr Kejriwal's son, Pulkit, said he felt good about voting, news agency PTI reported. Asked if his father will be Chief Minister again, Pulkit said, cautiously, that "whoever people choose will become the chief minister of Delhi".
In the 2015 assembly polls, the AAP won 54.3 per cent of the vote share as it went on to win 67 seats, while the BJP got 32 per cent and the Congress managed just 9.6 per cent.
The turnout of women could be the make-or-break factor in deciding which party wins these elections. In the 2015 polls, in the top 20 constituencies with the highest turnout of women, AAP won much more decisively than in the constituencies which had the lowest turnout of women. In the seats with a high turnout of women voters, the AAP's margin of victory was 5 per cent higher than in the seats where women's turnout was low.
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Wrestler Sushil Kumar Casts His Vote In Baprola Village
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day: A Look At The Political Heavyweights Contesting The Polls
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Congress Leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra And Her Family Vote At Lodhi Estate
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Robert Vadra and their son Rehan Vadra, who is a first-time voter, cast their vote in Lodhi Estate.
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: BJP Leader Manoj Tiwari "Requests Everyone To Come Out And Vote"
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: 20.2% Voter Turnout Till 1 PM. Voting Began At 8 AM
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: "#AntiWomenKejriwal," Alleges Smriti Irani Over His Election Day Tweet
Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday attacked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over a tweet in which he urged women to come out in large numbers and vote in the assembly election.
"Definitely go and vote. A special appeal to all women, just as you take up the responsibility of the home, the responsibility of the nation and Delhi is with you. All of you women must go to vote and take the men in your families along with you. Discuss with men who it is who it right to vote for," Mr Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi minutes before 8 am when the polling began.
It was the "discuss with men" advice that Ms Irani, the Minister of Women and Child Development, objected to. While supporters of Mr Kejriwal said that Chief Minister was appealing women to encourage men to vote for his party, the BJP leader alleged that the tweet had a misogynistic slant.
"Do you not consider women capable enough to decide for themselves who to vote for?" Ms Irani said in Hindi with a hashtag "#AntiWomenKejriwal".
Around 1.47 crore people in the national capital have the choice on Saturday to elect a new government in what appears to be a close contest between a Mr Kejriwal's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The election comes at a time when the country and Delhi have been rocked by weeks-long protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), perceived as discriminatory towards Muslims.
The BJP has sought to mobilise popular sentiment against the protests, at the heart of which is an indefinite sit-in led by women in South East Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, banking on its support base.
For the AAP, the outcome of the election hinges on the turnout of women. In the 2015 polls, in the top 20 constituencies in Delhi with the highest turnout of women, the AAP won much more decisively than in the seats which had the lowest turnout of women.
The surge had helped the AAP scoop up an astonishing 67 of 70 seats in 2015 while the BJP won just three. Since then, the AAP has conceded one seat to the BJP in a by-poll and lost six lawmakers who joined other parties.
Votes for the Delhi assembly election will be counted on Tuesday.
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Candidate Alka Lamba's Slap Starts Congress-AAP Fight At Polling StationA fight between Congress and Aam Aadmi Party workers broke out outside a polling booth in north Delhi's Majnu Ka Tilla today after the Congress's Alka Lamba tried to slap an AAP worker.
In a mobile video, a man who reportedly belongs to the party led by Arvind Kejriwal is heard shouting at Ms Lamba, who suddenly lunges with her right hand raised high to slap him. The man moves back and Ms Lamba misses her target.
Within seconds, the man is escorted away by a ring of policemen. However, Congress workers chase and surround the policemen. Ms Lamba and some Congress workers are seen trying frantically to reach the man, who is still shielded by the policemen.
Ms Lamba, a former MLA of the Aam Aadmi Party or AAP from Chandni Chowk, fell out from the party after disagreements with Mr Kejriwal on party matters accumulated to a point that they had to go separate ways.
She joined the Congress in October last year. Ms Lamba worked with the Congress for 20 years before she quit the party and joined the AAP. She won the Delhi election in 2015 from Chandni Chowk.
On September 19, Ms Lamba was disqualified from the Delhi assembly by Speaker Ram Niwas Goel for defection.
Over 1.47 crore voters face the choice of re-electing the AAP or replacing it with the BJP or the Congress. The polling marks the end of a bitter face-off that saw exceptionally coarse language and communally-charged attacks.
Tight security arrangements are in place across the national capital with extra vigil in south-east Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, where a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act is going on, and other sensitive areas.
The Congress, which ruled Delhi for 15 years before being decimated by the AAP, has led a relatively lacklustre campaign. The party's top leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have barely campaigned for its candidates.
In the 2015 assembly polls, the AAP had won 54.3 per cent of the vote, while the BJP got 32 per cent and the Congress managed just 9.6 per cent. While the AAP won 67 seats in 2015, since then the party has conceded one seat to the BJP in a bypoll and six of its lawmakers have been disqualified over joining other parties.
The results of the Delhi election will be out on Tuesday.
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Former Cricketer And BJP MP Gautam Gambhir And His Family Cast Their Vote
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: BJP MP Vijay Goel And His Wife Cast Their Vote In Delhi
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora Casts His Vote
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: 15.6% Voter Turnout Till Noon. Voting Began At 8 AM
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Senior BJP Leader LK Advani, His Daughter Pratibha Cast Their Vote
Senior BJP leader LK Advani and his daughter Pratibha voted at a polling booth in Delhi's Aurangzeb lane.
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Congress Leader Karan Singh, Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa Cast Their Vote
Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa and senior Congress leader Dr. Karan Singh at a polling station in Chanakyapuri area.
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Watch Scuffle Between AAP And Congress Near Delhi's Majnu Ka Teela
Scuffle breaks out between AAP and Congress workers near Majnu ka Teela, Congress candidate Alka Lamba tries to slap an AAP worker.
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi, Daughter Priyanka Gandhi Cast Their Vote
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi cast their vote in Delhi's Lodhi Estate. Her daughter and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accompanied her.
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day: Facts & Stats
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: 6.3% Voter Turnout Till 11 AM. Voting Began At 8 AM
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Casts His Vote
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi voted at a polling booth in Delhi's Aurangzeb lane.
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day: Watch NDTV's Poll Of Exit Polls This Evening At 6:30 PM
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Bollywood Actor Tapsee Pannu Casts Her Vote Along With Her Family
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi, Daughter Priyanka Gandhi Arrive To Cast Their Vote
Congress's interim president Sonia Gandhi arrives at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi assembly constituency, to cast her vote. She is accompanied by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who will cast her vote at booth no.114 and 116 at Lodhi Estate.
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Arrives To Cast His Vote
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives at polling booth in Aurangzeb Road to cast his vote.
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Former PM Manmohan Singh Casts His Vote In New Delhi
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur cast their votes at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi assembly constituency.
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Health Miniser Harsh Vardhan Says BJP Assured A "Quality Majority"
BJP's Harsh Vardhan casts vote with family, says BJP assured of "quality victory".
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Watch Arvind Kejriwal's Appeal To Voters In Delhi, Especially Women
In his appeal to voters, Arvind Kejriwal said "Definitely go and vote. A special appeal to all women - just as the responsibility of the household, the responsibility of the nation and Delhi is with you"
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: How Women Voters Might Play A Key Role In Delhi Elections
Aam Aadmi Party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed repeatedly to women in Delhi to come out and vote. Here's how women could be
make-or-break factor for AAP.
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Delhi's Oldest Voter, 110-Year-Old Kalitara Mandal, Casts Her Vote
110-year-old Kalitara Mandal, the oldest voter of Delhi, casts her vote for the Delhi Assembly election 2020. She cast her voter at the SDMC Primary School in Delhi's Chittaranjan Park, which comes under the Greater Kailash assembly constituency.
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: President Ram Nath Kovind Casts His Vote For The Delhi Election
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Delhi Police Helps Senior Citizens Cast Their Vote
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Update On Electoral Officer's Death
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Voter Turnout Insight - 10 AM In 2020 To 10 AM in 2015
At 4.3 per cent, the voter turnout till 10 am in the 2020 Assembly election is significantly lower than the 2015 Assembly election in Delhi, which had seen nearly 7.5 per cent voter turnout till 10 am.
Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: 4.3% Voter Turnout Till 10 AM. Voting Began At 8 AM
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: An Election Officer Has Reportedly Died In Northeast Delhi
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister And AAP Leader Manish Sisodia Casts His Vote
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Arvind Kejriwal Shares A Photo With Family After Voting
"Your participation strengthens democracy," tweets Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after voting with his family in Delhi.
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: A Bridegroom Casts His Vote With His Family In Delhi's Shakarpur
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: BJP's Manoj Tiwari Speaks To The Media
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Arrangements For Safe And Fair Polling In Delhi
To ensure peaceful and fair polling in all 70 assembly constituencies, sa many as 190 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) have been deployed. Besides this, 19,000 Home Guards and 42,000 Delhi Police personnel have also been deployed. In addition to this the Election Commission has also set up CCTV cameras at polling stations.
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri Casts His Vote
Civil Aviation, Housing, and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri casts his vote.
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: 3% Voter Turnout Till 9 AM. Voting Began At 8 AM
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: AAP Chief And Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Casts His Vote
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: AAP Candidate Raghav Chadha Casts His Vote
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: Arvind Kejriwal's "Special Appeal" To Women In Delhi
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: BJP's Meenakshi Lekhi Casts Her Vote
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Meenakshi Lekhi casts her vote at a polling station in South Extension Part-II.
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day LIVE: EVM Update
EVM Update: Voting has not yet begun at C10 block booth in Yamuna Vihar due to a technical issue in the Electronic Voting Machine or EVM. Election Commission's technical team at the spot. The EVM at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya booth number 114 in New Delhi constituency is also not functioning.
Delhi Election 2020: Congress Maintains Legacy Of Fielding Most Female CandidatesSince the first Assembly election of Delhi in 1993, among all the major political parties in the fray, the Congress has a record of fielding maximum females and 2020 was no exception. The BJP, however, took the credit of fielding most females in 2015, according to the data made available by the Election Commission.
In the 1993 Assembly election, out of the total 59 women in the fray, Congress gave eight females, the highest from a political party. The BJP, on the other hand, named only four females for the fight. While two from the Congress were elected, one from BJP made up to the House. In the 1998 Assembly election, again, the Congress fielded double the number of females in the poll battle when compared to the BJP. While the BJP named five females, the grand old party had 10 female candidates to offer out of the total 57 females in the fray.
In the next Assembly election in 2003, while the Congress has named 12 women candidates, the BJP had only six women in the fray out of the total 78 females contestants. This time, seven Congress women candidates were elected to the House. The data about the females fielded by each party was not available for the 2008 Assembly elections. However, there were a total of 81 females in the fray, with three from Congress being elected to the House.
In the 2013 Assembly elections, not just the Congress and BJP but the Aam Aadmi Party was also in the fight. While the Congress and AAP fielded six females each, the BJP named only five females. However, there were three females elected to the Assembly and all were from the AAP. The 2015 Assembly election was an exception as the BJP had fielded most females among the political parties. The BJP had eight females, while the AAP fielded six and the Congress named only five. All six from the AAP made it to the House, while none from Congress and BJP were elected. There were a total of 66 female contestants.
In 2020, the Congress has again taken a lead in fielding the most females in the fray, followed by AAP. There are a total of 79 females in the fight. Among the big names from the Congress are former MLAs Krishna Tirath and Alka Lamba. Aam Aadmi Party has fielded its failed Lok Sabha candidate Atishi, along with Rakhi Birla and Bandana Kumari aiming for hat-trick in the Assembly.
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day: Alka Lamba, Congress Candidate From Chandni Chowk Casts Her Vote
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day: Facts & Stats
There are 13,571 polling stations at 2,688 locations across Delhi. Out of these 3,141 are categorised as critical polling stations and 144 have been labelled vulnerable polling stations. For the 2020 assembly election in Delhi, there are 2,04,830 voters above the age of 80, while 147 voters are above the age of 100. The oldest voter in Delhi, Kalitara Mandal, is 110 years old. He is a resident of Greater Kailash.
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day: Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan Arrives To Cast His Vote
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 are contesting from the seat against AAP's sitting MLA and candidate SK Bagga.
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day: BJP's Parvesh Verma Casts His Vote In Matiala
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 the Aam Aam Party is the current MLA and party's candidate from the seat.
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day: Voters In Shaheen Bagh Queue Up To Vote
Voters queue up in Shaheen Bagh, which has been at the centre of protests and a major topic of debate during the election campaign in Delhi. AAP's Amanatullah Khan is the sitting MLA and 2020 candidate of the party, he is up against Congress's Parvez Hashmi and BJP's Brahm Singh Bidhuri.
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Votes
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar voted at the polling station at NDMC School of Science & Humanities Education at Tughlak Cresent. "It is the basic duty of every citizen to vote. It is important to get out there and contribute," the minister told news agency ANI.
BJP leader Ram Madhav at a polling station in Jhandewalan area, in Karol Bagh assembly constituency. AAP has fielded its sitting MLA Vishesh Ravi from the seat. BJP's Yogendra Chandolia and Congress's Gaurav Dhanak are contesting from the constituency.
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day: BJP's Amit Shah Appeals To Voters In Delhi
Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah, in his message to Delhi's voters wrote, "By giving Delhi clean air, clean drinking water and every poor person/family a house, only a party with a grand vision and strong resolve can make Delhi the best capital in the world. I appeal to the people of Delhi to vote in order to free Delhi from lies and votebank politics."
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day: BJP Chief JP Nadda's Message To Delhi Voters
BJP chief JP Nadda too appealed to voters in Delhi to vote in large numbers. "Your vote will write a golden future for Delhi," he said in a tweet in Hindi. His message reads: "I appeal to all the voters of Delhi to vote in greater numbers and participate in the great cause of democracy. Your one vote is important for the unity, integrity and overall development of Delhi. Your vote will write the golden future of your Delhi. "First voting, then refreshments". Jai Hind."
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day: PM Narendra Modi Appeals To Delhi's Youth, Urges Everyone To Vote
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted both in Hindi and in English, urging people, especially the youth to vote with an aim to create a record in voter turnout for Delhi. PM Modi wrote, "Today is voting day for the Delhi Assembly elections. My appeal to all voters is that they participate in this festival of democracy in maximum number and create a new voting record. Urging the people of Delhi, especially my young friends, to vote in record numbers."
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day: UP Chief Minister's Appeal To Voters In Delhi
BJP's Yogi Adityanath, who is the Chief Minister of neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, has appealed to the residents of Delhi to vote for change. In a tweet in Hindi, he wrote, "Namaste Delhi, today is the day you go out and vote. Vote for change. Vote for electing a government that gives the momentum of development and is dedicated to the benefit of the public. Voting is your most invaluable right, so please go and vote, and encourage your friends and relatives to vote too. Jai Hind."
2020 Delhi Assembly Election Voting Day: Arvind Kejriwal's Appeal To All Voters, Especially Women
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also tweeted in Hindi as voting begins. He appealed to all the women of Delhi, saying: "You must go to vote. Special appeal to all women - Just as you bear the responsibility of home, so is your responsibility towards the country and towards Delhi. All of you ladies must go to vote and also take the men of your house. Make sure to discuss with men who you feel is the right party to vote."
2020 Delhi Assembly Election: Voting Begins
Voting begins across all 70 constituencies in Delhi. Polling will happen between 8 am and 6 pm.
Voters have started arriving at a polling station in Jhandewalan area in Karol Bagh assembly constituency. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded its sitting MLA Vishesh Ravi from the seat. BJP's Yogendra Chandolia and Congress's Gaurav Dhanak are contesting from the constituency.
2020 Delhi Election Voting: Visuals From Arvind Kejriwal's Current Constituency
Visuals sent by news agency ANI from the polling station at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi assembly constituency. Chief Minister and current MLA Arvind Kejriwal is contesting from here. The BJP has fielded Sunil Yadav, while the Congress fielded Romesh Sabharwal from the seat.
Vehicles being checked by the police in Delhi's Jamia area, as security has been tightened ahead of voting. Jamia and neighbouring Shaheen Bagh have seen massive protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and has been marked by the election commission as a sensitive zone for polling today. The election commission has said it will continuously monitor polling booths in these areas on CCTV cameras.
BJP Candidate from Delhi's Hari Nagar assembly constituency, Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, offers prayers at the Fateh Nagar Gurudwara hours before voting begins at 8 am. The BJP are looking to oust the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party government in the capital.
2020 Delhi Election Voting: Delhi Metro Services Started At 4 AM
Delhi Metro services started at 4:00 AM today, in order to facilitate election commission staff and others to reach their polling stations on time.
2020 Delhi Election Voting: The Electorate
The Election Commission announced the Delhi Assembly Election date on January 6, following which the model code of conduct was put in place. Over 1.46 crore people are eligible to vote in the 2020 Delhi polls. There are a total of 1,46,92,136 voters -- 80,55,686 men, 66,35,635 women and 815 belonging to the third gender -- in the final voters' list of Delhi Election.
Delhi is witnessing a triangular contest between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress. Though there are other parties which are contesting too, the contest primarily is between these three parties.
The result for the Delhi Assembly election 2020 will be declared by the election commission on Tuesday, February 11.
Delhi votes in a single phase today to elect a new government for the state assembly. Voting begins at 8 am across all 70 constituencies, and will end at 6 pm, following which there will be exit polls to predict which party might form the next government.