Delhi MCD Poll 2022 Updates: 9% voter turnout till 10.35 am
Delhi MCD Poll 2022 Updates: 9% voter turnout till 10.35 am
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New Delhi: As per the State Election Commission, just about 9% of eligible voters have cast ballots as of Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. This low voter participation is a result of Delhi's chilly winter.

Elections for civic bodies are currently taking place in the national capital under heavy security.250 wards are up for election, which started at 8 am and ends at 5:30 pm.

The high-stakes civic elections, which are primarily considered a three-way race between the BJP, the AAP, and the Congress, will feature around 1.45 crore eligible voters and 1,349 candidates.

Data from the State Election Commission shows that there are 1,45,05,358 registered voters in Delhi overall, including 78,93,418 men, 66,10,879 women, and 1 061 transgender people. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has 250 wards (MCD). 13,638 voting places have been put up by the Delhi State Election Commission.

The State Election Commission said, a sizable team of election officials and security organisations made enormous efforts to make the essential preparations for holding elections at 13,638 polling stations dispersed around Delhi.

68 model polling places have been set up with amenities including a waiting space or lounge, candy or toffee delivery to voters, a selfie station, and Civil Defense Volunteers to assist those with disabilities and senior residents.

Both the BJP and AAP have exuded confidence that they will emerge victorious in the polls while the Congress is trying to regain lost turf.

In the first municipal election held in the capital following the ward delineation, the BJP, which has controlled the civic body in Delhi since 2007, is hoping to continue its winning ways while the Aam Aadmi Party, which holds a majority in the Assembly, is hoping to gain ground.

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