Delhi polls: record 63 per cent voting till 5 pm, figure may go up, says poll panel

New Delhi: Voting picked up in the national capital with a record 63 per cent of electors exercising their franchise till about 5 pm, the Delhi Election Commission said.

With that, Delhi broke its earlier record of 62 per cent voting when the first elections were held in 1993 after Delhi was declared a state.

Some constituencies that witnessed a high turnout were New Delhi with 74 and RK Puram at 80.

Voting began at 8 am to decide the fate of 810 candidates contesting for the 70-member Delhi assembly. It closed at 5 pm though polling is still on at some booths.