The Delhi assembly elections, which were held to elect a 70-member House, ended at 5 p.m. with 57.70% of the vote cast. The Indian Election Commission will provide a report soon on the final voter turnout. According to exit poll estimates, the BJP is expected to defeat the incumbent AAP in the 2025 assembly elections, indicating that the saffron party would return to the nation’s capital after a 27-year absence.
The AAP, Congress, and BJP fought a tight triangular struggle in the Delhi assembly elections, which were held in a single phase at 13,766 voting stations in the nation’s capital.
There are around 1.56 crore eligible voters in the city, comprising 83.76 lakh men, 72.36 lakh women, and 1,267 members of the third gender.
To guarantee a fair and seamless voting process, 220 paramilitary companies and more than 30,000 police officers have been stationed around Delhi.
Key Updates
- Arvind Kejriwal, the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has been charged with making statements claiming that the Haryana government “poisoned” the Yamuna water.
- In a fierce contest, Arvind Kejriwal will square off against Parvesh Varma of the BJP and Sandeep Dikshit of the Congress. Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, Congressman Alka Lamba, and BJP candidate Ramesh Bidhuri are also competing in the Kalkaji seat.
- A Queue Management System (QMS) app has been released by the Indian Election Commission, allowing voters to view crowd levels in real time. Senior folks and people with impairments have been given special consideration.
- The conduct, publication, and promotion of exit polls between 7 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. on February 5 is prohibited by a notification issued by the ECI.
The counting of the votes will take place on February 8.
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