Voting on 70 seats of Delhi assembly polls began on Saturday morning to elect a new assembly in a high-voltage battle between BJP and a resurgent AAP, billed as a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a description rejected by his party leaders.
Voting on 70 seats of Delhi assembly polls began on Saturday morning to elect a new assembly in a high-voltage battle between BJP and a resurgent AAP, billed as a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a description rejected by his party leaders.
Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi called the day a 'historic' one, appealing to the people of the national capital to vote in large numbers in the ongoing polls.
"It is a historic day. The people will decide what kind of Delhi they want. I appeal all to vote. The people of Delhi have to decide if they want a clean, secure Delhi," said Bedi.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal appealed to the residents to come out and vote. “Everyone should go to cast their vote, after taking a bath and remembering god. You will definitely win,” Kejriwal tweeted.
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19:40 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
Delhi voters turn up in large numbers with 63.46% voter turnout recorded till 5 pm. Virtually every exit poll based on data upto 3pm has predicted clear majority for AAP in 70 member assembly. ABP-Nielsen gave 39 seats to AAP and 28 to BJP.
The most comprehensive result was given by AXIS-APM poll which gave whopping 53 seats to AAP and 17 to BJP.
Today's Chanakya, famous for predicting Lok Sabha results accurately, predicts virtual rout for BJP. According to Chanakya, the saffron party is likely to get 22 and AAP will mostly form government in Delhi with 48 seats.
BJP sees a ray of hope from CVoter as it predicts BJP will get somewhere between 27-35 seats, while AAP gets 31-39 seats.
Reacting to the exit polls, a visibly perturbed Kiran Bedi said lets wait till February 10 when the results will be out. Large number iof voters caste their ballot between 3pm-6pm. So the final tally will be different, hopes Bedi.
18:04 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
An estimated 63.46% voters exercised their franchise in the Delhi Assembly polls till 5 pm.
While North East Delhi reported the highest voter turn out of 66.37%, the lowest was in South Delhi with 61.7%, according to the Delhi Election Commission. Central Delhi recorded 64.66% turn out, East Delhi 64.67%, New Delhi 59.29% and North Delhi registered a turn out of 65.56%.
17:39 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
AAP's and BJP's Delhi CM candidate come out and vote.
Former IPS officer and BJP's CM candidate Kiran Bedi poses for the media after voting.
17:31 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
BJP Core meet at 7RCR
BJP President Amit Shah, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to meet PM Narendra Modi on Saturday evening.
16:45 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
According to CEC Delhi Chndra Bhushan, more than 1,50,000 bottles of liquor seized during the elections.
15:31 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Robert Vadra cast their vote
Speaking to reporters, Priyanka Vadra said, "I think it's (AAP) definitely an important opponent in this election. Congress has faced difficulties before and it has always come through, I am sure it will come through."
15:21 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
BJP President Amit Shah to hold a post poll meeting with Delhi BJP leaders today evening .
14:22 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
Lunch breaks being taken against rules, Election Commission should immediately intervene: Kejriwal
In his latest tweet, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has said that lunch breaks are being taken which is against rules. Kejriwal has also said that Election Commission should immediately intervene.
In a series of tweets, Kejriwal said, "Polling slowed down in many places and Its taking two hours in some places."
He further added, "Voters are returning. As per rules, 3 voters are allowed inside booth at a time. They are allowing only 1 voter, which has slowed down voting.
14:10 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
13:52 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
35% voting till 1:00 pm
13:48 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
AAP rubbishes Nupur Sharma's assault charges.
If anyone has misbehaved, Nupur Sharma must file a complaint. We will also cooperate if she can give details of that person, says AAP leader Atishi Marlena.
13:46 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
AAP is an anti-women party, says Nupur Sharma
BJP's New Delhi candidate Nupur Sharma has accused AAP workers of roughing up her sister near Sangli polling booth.
13:37 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
Complaint filed with Election Commission against Kiran Bedi for allegedly violating Model Code of Conduct.
13:13 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
24% voter turnout till noon
12:42 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
BJP has 'given up', tweets Arvind Kejriwal
12:11 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
Sentiments in favour of AAP in Sangam Vihar constituency
Sangam Vihar : Asia's largest unauthorised colony has major water problems. Voters have told our correspondent Aradhna Wal that parts of Sangam Vihar have had no supply for 15 to 20 days. Voters said, "We have to deal with tanker Mafia. Insects in the water supply."
Majority of voters here support AAP as they believe AAP is the only party that has taken up these issues. However, even the most ardent AAP supporters say it's a neck and neck fight between AAP and BJP.
12:07 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
80 year-old casts her vote, wants new government to provide employment to youth.
12:07 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
19.59 % voting till 11 am.
11:00 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
People will vote against corruption and inflation, says Arvind Kejriwal
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal exuded confidence of getting a clear mandate. "I am confident that AAP will win the elections and form government in Delhi," he said after casting his vote at B K Dutt colony.
He further said, "I am confident that truth will win, people will win. And the people will vote this time to get rid of corruption and inflation."
10:28 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
Last night liquor and money was distributed. Delhi people know which party did this, don't vote for them: Arvind Kejriwal
10:25 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
10:15 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
Slow start to voting in Delhi. 5.64% voting till 9 am.
10:05 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, LG Najeeb Jung cast their vote
10:00 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
BJP candidate caught red handed with liquor by public, tweets Ashutosh
BJP candidate in Mangolpurie was caught red handed with liquor by public. Police has detained him. What BJP has to say on this ?
10:04 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
Congress Candidate Sharmishtha Mukherjee confident of victory
Congress candidate from Delhi’s Greater Kailash constituency and President Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmishtha on Saturday stated that she was confident that she would win from her electorate, even as the assembly elections in the national capital was underway.
“I am confident that I will win. I had been working in my constituency for the last four months. I had been feeling the change and it has been a very good and warm response,” Sharmishta told mediapersons after casting her vote.
9:35 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
Whatever the people want will happen, says Sonia Gandhi
Congress President Sonia Gandhi today exercised her franchise in the Delhi Assembly polls in which her party is facing a tough battle to regain lost ground.
Gandhi cast her vote at a polling booth in Nirman Bhavan in Central Delhi at 9:35 am.
When asked to comment on the polls, she said, "Whatever the people want will happen."
9:05 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
AAP candidate from Greater Kailash Saurabh Bharadwaj, Congress candidate Sharmishtha Mukherjee, Union Minister Dr. Harshvardhan and his mother cast their vote.
9:05 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
BJP's CM candidate Kiran Bedi, Vice President Hamid Ansari cast their vote.
8:35 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
We will certainly form government in Delhi: Satish Upadhyay
Vote for safe, secure and better Delhi :Kiran Bedi
BJP MLA Sahab Singh Chouhan's car attacked
8:00 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
People outside Mayur Vihar polling booth
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges voters to turn out in large numbers.
Kejriwal appeals to all residents to vote
“Everyone should go to cast their vote, after taking a bath and remembering god. You will definitely win,” Kejriwal tweeted.
President Pranab Mukherjee visits polling booth at the President's Estate
Security has been beefed up in the national capital to avoid any untoward incident, to check misuse of money and liquor to influence voters. As the number of critical polling booths has increased by 107 since the last Assembly elections, the number of security personnel has also gone up in the national capital.
6:45 IST Saturday, 7 February 2015
A total of 12083 electronic voting machines (EVMS) are being used to allow 1,33, 14, 215 persons to vote throughout Saturday. Of the 1, 33, 14, 215 persons eligible to vote, 2,27,316 are in the 18 to 19 years age group.
The Burari Assembly constituency has the maximum number of candidates (18) who will be contesting in Saturday’s elections. The Ambedkar Nagar Assembly constituency has the lowest number of candidates (4).
Electorate-wise, Vikas Puri has the highest number of eligible voters (3,25,246) and Chandni Chowk has the lowest (1,13,777).
The BJP, which is out of power in Delhi for the last 16 years, made a gamble by bringing in former Team Anna member Kiran Bedi into the party and made her its Chief Ministerial candidate which is said to have triggered discontent among the party leaders and rank and file.
As detractors gunned for BJP saying the results would be a referendum on the performance of the government under Modi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rejected such a theory saying the contest between BJP and the AAP was a "choice between governance and anarchy".
Meanwhile, Imam Bukhari of Delhi's historic Jama Masjid issued a statement asking Muslims to vote for AAP, but the party rejected it saying it does not subscribe to his "communal" politics.
The Congress, which had ruled Delhi for 15 years till December, 2013 has been projected way behind AAP and BJP in pre-poll surveys. Some opinion polls have given AAP a clear majority while a few have predicted BJP's win.
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