New Delhi: Voting for the 70-member Delhi Assembly concluded peacefully on Tuesday evening, with a voter turnout of approximately 60.42%. The highest turnout was recorded in North East Delhi, with 66.25%, while South East Delhi saw the lowest at 56.16%.
Other districts reported the following turnouts: Shahdara with 63.94%, North Delhi at 59.55%, and North West Delhi at 60.70%.
Key political figures whose fates were sealed in the EVMs include Arvind Kejriwal, Atishi, and Manish Sisodia of the Aam Aadmi Party, alongside BJP candidates Parvesh Verma, Vijender Gupta, Arvinder Singh Lovely, and Ramesh Bidhuri. Prominent Congress leaders such as Devendra Yadav, Sandeep Dixit, and Alka Lamba also contested in the election. A total of 699 candidates competed for the seats.
In ensuring a smooth and fair electoral process, the Election Commission implemented extensive security measures across the city. A strict zero-tolerance stance was adopted against the use of money power, with enforcement agencies having made seizures amounting to 236 crore rupees since the election announcement on January 7.
The votes will be counted on Saturday.
In other election news, bye-polls were held in the Erode-East assembly seat in Tamil Nadu and Milkipur in Uttar Pradesh, with voter turnouts of 67.97% and 65.35%, respectively.
