Delhi is set to vote to elect a new government, after a campaign in which the BJP pulled no punches against the AAP which is eyeing another term in office. The Congress is the third main force in the contest in which 672 candidates are in the fray for 70 assembly seats.Over 1.47 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise. Polling will begin at 8 am and will end at 6 pm.Riding on tech-savvy elements like QR codes and mobile apps, poll authorities have geared up for the polls, making tight security arrangements across the national capital and keeping an extra vigil in Shaheen Bagh and other sensitive polling areas.The police have deployed around 40,000 security personnel, 19,000 home guards and 190 companies of Central Armed Police Forces to ensure smooth conduct of the polls.
Key stats about Delhi Elections 2020:
Number of seats: 70Number of candidates: 672Key parties in fray: Incumbent AAP, BJP and CongressCounting: February 11Exit Poll: After polling closes on Feb 8
Voter profile
Total number of voters: 1,47,86,382Male voters: 81,05,236Female voters: 66,80,277Service voters: 11,608Third gender voters: 869Senior citizens aged 80 and above: 2,04,830Youth aged 18 and 19: 2,32,815
Poll bandobast:
Number of polling centres: 2,689Number of polling booths: 13,750
Security deployed
40,000 security personnel19,000 home guards190 companies of Central Armed Police Forces