As voting ends in Delhi, AAP to deploy volunteers to keep vigil on EVMs

23:31 February 08

Will deploy volunteers to keep vigil on strong rooms where EVMs are kept: Sanjay Singh

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday said it would deploy its volunteers outside the 30 strong rooms where EVMs have been kept, a move aimed at keeping a tight vigil on the machines till the counting day which is on Tuesday.

According to an AAP functionary, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting with senior party leaders, including Sanjay Singh and Manish Sisodia, and political strategist Prashant Kishor at his residence on Saturday night.

Later, Singh said party volunteers will maintain vigil and camp outside strong rooms across the national capital. He said there were 30 strong rooms where EVMs have been kept and the party would deploy its teams of volunteers outside those.

"We also heard that some officer had EVM machine illegally in Babarpur. We will complain to the Election Commission," Singh, a Rajya Sabha MP, said.

He further added, "Therefore, arrangements must be made outside the strong room for our party workers and our MLAs, so that they can guard and make sure that EVMs are not tampered. Therefore, arrangements must be made outside the strong room for our party workers and our MLAs, so that they can guard and make sure that EVMs are not tampered."

22:28 February 08

Delhi recorded 61.46 per cent voter turnout on Saturday, down from 67.47 per cent in 2015 assembly election,Delhi recorded 61.46 per cent voter turnout on Saturday, down from 67.47 per cent in 2015 assembly election,

21:46 February 08

Delhi Congress President Subhash Chopra said, " All exit polls are going to fail. BJP will not get even 20 seats&Kejriwal is not going to form govt in Delhi. I'm hoping Congress is going to do much better than what exit polls are showing. Let us wait till results are out."

21:14 February 08

We are winning by a huge margin: Manish Sisodia

Thanking his party workers for their hard work,  Senior AAP leader and deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said, " The Voting has concluded. We are winning by a huge margin. I salute each one of the workers for the hard-work."

20:55 February 08

Kejriwal holding meeting over EVMs

Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal is holding a meeting at his residence on the security of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Prashant Kishor, Sanjay Singh and Gopal Rai are present in the meeting.

20:24 February 08

As exit polls predict AAP returning to the seat of power in Delhi, Manoj Tiwari, Delhi BJP chief, on Saturday said that BJP will "form the government by winning 48 seats." 

20:22 February 08

BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda calls BJP meet on Delhi polls

BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda has called a meeting of Delhi BJP leaders at 8:30 pm today., sources said.

Senior BJP leader and Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to attend a closed-door meeting on Saturday night of all the seven MPs of the party from Delhi and key Central Ministers, including Piyush Goyal.

The meeting, party sources said, will review the party's performance in the Delhi Assembly polls, the exit polls and the strategy for the post-result scenario.

Most exit polls have projected the Aam Aadmi Party led by Arvind Kejriwal to win the polls, leaving the BJP to a distant second position.

19:24 February 08

With the Delhi assembly polls set to conclude in a while, and trends start emerging, exit polls predict a comfortable win for the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party in the national capital. 

As different Exit polls has different say,  BJP MP Parvesh Verma took twitter to predict the polls and has claimed a big win for the BJP in the Assembly elections.

19:23 February 08

According to sources, the three minority-dominated seats of Mustafabad, Matia Mahal and Seelampur recorded the highest voter turnout in the Assembly elections. 

Mustafabad: 66.29 per cent
Maita Mahal: 65.27 per cent
Seelampur: 64.27 per cent

19:22 February 08

Union minister Giriraj Singh took to Twitter to congratulate BJP party workers for their efforts in the Delhi Assembly polls. 

19:08 February 08

Voting for Delhi Assembly Elections concludes at Shaheen Bagh area of Delhi.

18:02 February 08

Zone wise polling percentages till 6 pm

The voter turn out for the Delhi polls figured at 54.65 per cent till 6 pm.

According to sources, this is the first time that the voter turnout has dropped since the last election in 22 years.

17:34 February 08

Voting underway at Shaheen Bagh

The voting for Delhi assembly elections 2020 is in its last leg and voting is underway at a polling booth in Shaheen Public School in Shaheen Bagh.

 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.

17:33 February 08

52.03 per cent voter turnout recorded till 5:30 pm.

17:25 February 08

Delhi records more than 45 per cent voter turnout till 5.10 pm. 

In 2015 assembly elections, the national capital had recorded voter turnout of 67.12 per cent.

17:16 February 08

As Delhi voting enters the last phase, AAP leader Sanjay Singh appeals people of Delhi to vote. He said, "I have heard that people are waiting in long queue to vote. ECI should take care of these problems."

He further added, "The election Commission introduced QR system, and according to survey, the voting in those places are slow."

17:10 February 08

The Delhi Assembly polls witnessed 34,222 ballot units go live for 1,47, 86, 382 voters.

17:05 February 08

With less than an hour to go, the voter turnout till 5 pm is 44.76 per cent. The leaders are urging voters to vote.

BJP MP Parvesh Verma said, "I urge Delhiites to go please go out and vote."

16:40 February 08

Speaking to ETV Bharat, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Goel, said that though the turnout was poor early in the morning, the pace of voting has now increased.

He said, "Voting in Delhi picked up the pace towards the evening with 42.20 per cent voters having cast their vote by 4 pm. The voting percent was less earlier, but soon it increased the pace. "

Voting for 70-members Delhi assembly will conclude at 6 pm.
 

16:38 February 08

Delhi Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa casting his vote in the Delhi Legislative Assembly elections at Chanakyapuri Area in New Delhi on Saturday. 

16:37 February 08

Former president Pranab Mukherjee in a tweet urged the citizens of Delhi to come out and vote in large numbers.

Earlier today, he voted at Kamraj lane polling booth.

16:22 February 08

I urge Delhiites to cast their votes: Shaina NC

Speaking to ETV Bharat, BJP leader Shaina NC urged people to come out in numbers to exercise their franchise.

16:12 February 08

Police, paramilitary personnel conduct flag marches in east, northeast Delhi

Delhi police officials hold road march in sensitive polling areas.

15:42 February 08

CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat casts his vote

Senior CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat casting his vote at a polling station at Sanchar Bhawan.

Polling for the Delhi Assembly election is slowly picking up as 30.18 per cent turnout was recorded till 3 pm.

As many as 13,571 polling stations are there at 2,688 locations. Out of these, 3,141 are critical polling stations and 144 ar vulnerable polling stations.

15:10 February 08

Former President Pranab Mukherjee casts his vote

Former President Pranab Mukherjee cast his vote at a polling station at Kamraj lane in New Delhi Constituency.

15:06 February 08

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora casts his vote, expects high voter turnout

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora cast his vote at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi assembly constituency.

On being asked about low voter turnout in Delhi, he said that as the day progresses the voter turnout will go up.

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.

14:04 February 08

LK Advani and his daughter cast their vote 

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani and his daughter Pratibha Advani cast their vote at a polling booth on Aurangzeb lane.

12:18 February 08

Congress candidate Alka Lamba tries to slap AAP worker

A scuffle broke out between AAP and Congress workers near Majnu ka Teela as Congress candidate Alka Lamba tried to slap an AAP worker.

AAP leader Sanjay Singh has said the party will complain to Election. 

11:55 February 08

Sonia, Priyanka cast their votes

Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi cast her vote at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi assembly constituency.

She was accompanied by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who also cast her vote at booth no.114 & 116 at Lodhi Estate.

11:35 February 08

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi casts his vote

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi cast his vote at polling booth number 81 & 82 at Aurangzeb Road. 

11:12 February 08

Delhi's oldest voter casts her vote

110-yrs-old Kalitara Mandal, the oldest voter of Delhi, cast her vote at SDMC Primary School, Chittaranjan Park in Greater Kailash assembly constituency.

She said that she has always cast her vote ever since she received her voter ID.

She also appealed each and every citizen to cast their vote.

11:01 February 08

Voters queue outside polling booth in Jamia Nagar

Voters queued outside the polling booth in Jamia Nagar as polling for legislative assembly elections is underway.

People have turned up in large numbers to cast their votes.

11:00 February 08

President Ram Nath Kovind casts his vote 

President Ram Nath Kovind and his wife Savita Kovind cast their votes at Dr Rajendra Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya in President’s Estate.

10:45 February 08

Deputy CM Sisodia casts his vote along with his wife 

Delhi Deputy CM and Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Patparganj Assembly constituency, Manish Sisodia and his wife Seema Sisodia cast their votes at MCD school in Pandav Nagar.

10:41 February 08

Election officer dies due to heart attack

An election officer, Udham Singh, deployed at a polling booth in Babarpur Primary School in Northeast Delhi has died after suffering a heart.

More details awaited.

10:29 February 08

CM Kejriwal appeals people to cast their votes 

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal appealed to all, especially to the women, to cast their votes today.

"I am hopeful that the people of Delhi will vote on the basis of the work done. I am hopeful that the Aam Aadmi Party will come back to power for the third time."

10:22 February 08

AAP candidate Raghav Chadha casts his vote

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.

10:19 February 08

CM Arvind Kejriwal casts his vote at Civil Lines

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal cast his vote along with his wife and mother at Civil Lines.

BJP's Sunil Yadav and Congress's Romesh Sabharwal are contesting against him from New Delhi constituency.

10:11 February 08

DCW President Swati Maliwal appeals people to vote in large numbers

DCW President Swati Maliwal casts her vote and appealed people to vote in large numbers. 

"I appeal to people especially to women to go out and vote in large numbers for their better future." 

10:00 February 08

BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi casts her vote

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Meenakshi Lekhi casts her vote at a polling station in South Extension Part-II.

09:45 February 08

Congress candidate Alka Lamba casts her vote

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.

09:38 February 08

AAP leader Jarnail Singh casts his vote

AAP leader and Tilaknagar candidate Jarnail Singh cast his vote.

He said, "I am very happy to exercise my franchise. Today Delhi will be voting for development."  

09:36 February 08

Voting yet to begin at C10 block booth in Yamuna Vihar

Voting has not yet begun at C10 block booth in Yamuna Vihar due to a technical issue in the EVM.

Election Commission's technical team at the spot.

09:24 February 08

Lt Governor Anil Baijal casts his vote

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

09:09 February 08

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan arrives to 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 contesting from here against AAP's sitting MLA and candidate SK Bagga.

09:01 February 08

Voters turn out in large numbers in Shaheen Bagh

A queue of voters is seen at a polling booth in Shaheen Public School in Shaheen Bagh, Okhla. 

AAP's Amanatullah is the sitting MLA and the party's candidate. He is up against Congress's Parvez Hashmi and BJP's Brahm Singh Bidhuri. 

08:59 February 08

BJP MP Parvesh Verma casts his vote

BJP MP Parvesh Verma has cast 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.

08:57 February 08

It is the basic duty of every citizen to vote: Jaishankar

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 said, "it is the basic duty of every citizen to vote. It is important to get out there and contribute."

08:36 February 08

Voters at Shaheen Bagh

Polling begins amid tight security

Polling for 70 Assembly constituencies has begun amid tight security. Voters have begun to arrive at the polling stations.  

08:25 February 08

Delhi will vote for better education and future for their children: Sisodia 

Deputy CM and Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Patparganj Assembly said, "Today, people of Delhi will vote for better education and future for their children." 

The BJP has fielded Ravi Negi from the constituency.

08:20 February 08

Metro services across Delhi started at 4:00 AM today, in order to facilitate the polling personnel and others to reach their destinations on time.

Trains will run with a frequency of 30 minutes till 6:00 AM and normal services will be resumed thereafter.

08:08 February 08

New Delhi:Voting for Delhi Assembly elections 2020 is scheduled to begin at 8 am today.

The national capital is all geared up for the elections to the 70-member Delhi assembly with BJP, AAP and Congress being the main contenders in the fray.

The police have deployed around 40,000 security personnel, 19,000 home guards and 190 companies of Central Armed Police Forces to ensure smooth conduct of the polls.

As per Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Ranbir Singh, 1,47,86,382 people are eligible to vote in the polls, of which 2,32,815 are in the age group of 18-19.

Voters in various categories include males (81,05,236), females (66,80,277), service voters (11,608), third gender voters (869), and senior citizens (aged 80 and above) voters (2,04,830), officials said.

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 voters' slip to the booth.

Counting will be held on February 11.

07:53 February 08

New Delhi:Voting for Delhi Assembly elections 2020 is scheduled to begin at 8 am today.

The national capital is all geared up for the elections to the 70-member Delhi assembly with BJP, AAP and Congress being the main contenders in the fray.

The police have deployed around 40,000 security personnel, 19,000 home guards and 190 companies of Central Armed Police Forces to ensure smooth conduct of the polls.

As per Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Ranbir Singh, 1,47,86,382 people are eligible to vote in the polls, of which 2,32,815 are in the age group of 18-19.

Voters in various categories include males (81,05,236), females (66,80,277), service voters (11,608), third gender voters (869), and senior citizens (aged 80 and above) voters (2,04,830), officials said.

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 voters' slip to the booth.

Counting will be held on February 11.

05:27 February 08

New Delhi:Voting for Delhi Assembly elections 2020 is scheduled to begin at 8 am today.

The national capital is all geared up for the elections to the 70-member Delhi assembly with BJP, AAP and Congress being the main contenders in the fray.

The police have deployed around 40,000 security personnel, 19,000 home guards and 190 companies of Central Armed Police Forces to ensure smooth conduct of the polls.

As per Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Ranbir Singh, 1,47,86,382 people are eligible to vote in the polls, of which 2,32,815 are in the age group of 18-19.

Voters in various categories include males (81,05,236), females (66,80,277), service voters (11,608), third gender voters (869), and senior citizens (aged 80 and above) voters (2,04,830), officials said.

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 voters' slip to the booth.

Counting will be held on February 11.

04:26 February 08

Delhi to elect representatives for the 70-member assembly from 672 candidates today

Delhi Assembly Elections 2020

New Delhi:Voting for Delhi Assembly elections 2020 is scheduled to begin at 8 am today.

The national capital is all geared up for the elections to the 70-member Delhi assembly with BJP, AAP and Congress being the main contenders in the fray.

The police have deployed around 40,000 security personnel, 19,000 home guards and 190 companies of Central Armed Police Forces to ensure smooth conduct of the polls.

As per Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Ranbir Singh, 1,47,86,382 people are eligible to vote in the polls, of which 2,32,815 are in the age group of 18-19.

Voters in various categories include males (81,05,236), females (66,80,277), service voters (11,608), third gender voters (869), and senior citizens (aged 80 and above) voters (2,04,830), officials said.

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 voters' slip to the booth.

Counting will be held on February 11.