Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Delhi Assembly Election: 1.5 Crore Voters Casting Votes to Choose New Government Today

Delhi Assembly Election 2025: Voting began at 7 AM on Wednesday for 70 assembly seats in Delhi. Voters are casting their ballots for the 8th Assembly amidst tight security.

Bharat•Feb 05, 2025 / 08:22 am•

Patrika Desk

Delhi Assembly Election 2025: Voting began at 7 am on Wednesday for the 70 assembly seats in Delhi. Voters are casting their ballots for the 8th Assembly amidst tight security. Officials stated that polling began at 7 am and will continue until 6 pm. There are 1,56,14,000 registered voters in Delhi, including 83,76,173 men, 72,36,560 women, and 1,267 third-gender voters. This includes 2,39,905 first-time voters aged 18-19, 1,09,368 senior citizens aged 85 and above, and 79,885 differently-abled individuals.

Alka Lamba and Sandeep Dikshit Cast Their Votes

Sandeep Dikshit, the Congress candidate from the New Delhi Assembly constituency, cast his vote in the Delhi Assembly elections. Arvind Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party chief, is also contesting from the same seat. Meanwhile, Alka Lamba, the Congress candidate from the Kalkaji Assembly constituency, cast her vote at a polling station in Madipur. Delhi CM Atishi is the AAP candidate from Kalkaji, while the BJP has fielded its former MP Ramesh Bidhuri from this seat.

#WATCH | #DelhiElection2025 | Congress candidate from Kalkaji assembly seat Alka Lamba casts her vote at a polling station in Madipur
Delhi CM Atishi is AAP’s candidate from Kalkaji seat, BJP has fielded its former MP Ramesh Bidhuri from this seat. pic.twitter.com/BojuKsQnXw
— ANI (@ANI) February 5, 2025

Polling Continues Amidst Tight Security

Approximately 97,955 personnel and 8,715 volunteers have been deployed for the elections. Security measures include 220 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), 19,000 Home Guards, and 35,626 Delhi Police personnel to ensure peaceful polling. To promote inclusivity, 70 polling stations will be managed exclusively by women staff, and another 70 will be entirely run by differently-abled individuals. Additionally, 70 youth-centric polling stations have been set up to encourage youth participation.

दिल्ली विधानसभा चुनाव में आज सभी सीटों के लिए वोट डाले जाएंगे। यहां के मतदाताओं से मेरा आग्रह है कि वे लोकतंत्र के इस उत्सव में पूरे उत्साह के साथ हिस्सा लें और अपना कीमती वोट जरूर डालें। इस अवसर पर पहली बार वोट देने जा रहे सभी युवा साथियों को मेरी विशेष शुभकामनाएं। याद रखना है-…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 5, 2025

Will AAP Achieve a Hat-trick or Will BJP-Congress Turn the Tables?

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is hoping for a third term, while the Bharatiya Janata Party is leaving no stone unturned to seize power. The BJP’s campaign, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, targeted Kejriwal over alleged issues of Yamuna water and corruption. Meanwhile, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra held rallies and accused AAP of damaging Delhi’s infrastructure.

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