Brisk voting in Delhi (Lead)

Posted on 10th Apr 2014 03:34 pm by admin

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Brisk voting took place Thursday across Delhi's seven Lok Sabha constituencies, all of which were won by the Congress in 2009.

Queues were witnessed from the time polling stations opened at 7 a.m., and officials reported a steady turnover of voters.

There was visible enthusiasm especially among middle-aged voters and senior citizens.

Voting enthusiasm was not restricted to middle class and working class areas but was also seen in affluent localities as well.

The Election Commission said about 10 percent of Delhi's 12 million voters had exercised their franchise in the first two hours of balloting.

With the emergence of the Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi is witnessing a triangular fight also involving the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress.

There are 150 candidates. There are 7,057,648 male and 5,657,785 female voters in Delhi besides 839 'others'.

The city has 11,763 polling stations, of which 417 have been declared "sensitive" and 90 "hyper sensitive" -- official euphemism to mean they are trouble prone.

Other news

Raisina Dialogue: PM Modi will inaugurate Raisina Dialogue; New Zealand PM and Tulsi Gabbard will also participate

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the three-day 'Raisina Dialogue' on Monday. It is In

Climate talks: Optimism over-supply, action short-supply (Comment: Special to IANS)

I sent New Year greetings to all my friends who are prominent members of the climate negotiating

NZ vs AUS: Tim Southee and Kane Williamson uniquely celebrated the 100th Test, and came to the field with their children.

Kane Williamson and Tim Southee played their 100th Test together on Friday. Both the legendary pl

AAP to approach EC against BJP Advertisement

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Monday said it will approach the Election Com

Allegation of VIP treatment: Yuvraj Singh was arrested by Haryana Police, released after questioning, know what is the matter

Cricketer Yuvraj Singh was arrested by Hansi (Hisar, Haryana) police on Saturday for making derog

World Cup: Doors are still open for Ashwin, he can be included in the World Cup team, captain Rohit gave hints

Even though Washington Sundar was included in the Indian team as a replacement for Axar Patel, Ro

PAK Army Chief's Farewell Speech: General Bajwa said - Army continued to do politics for 70 years, now it will not interfere - improve language leaders

Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa is retiring on 29 November. Earli

MI vs RR: Surykaumar Yadav returned in old colors, and hit a stormy half-century in Wankhede, RR bowlers hit Lanka

Suryakumar Yadav's bat is wreaking havoc on the Wankhede ground. Batting in a stormy manner, Sury

Manipur Violence: 'Women activists deliberately blocking roads in Manipur', Army statement on violence

The Army said women activists in violence-hit Manipur were deliberately blocking roads and interf

Ram Nath Kovind: Former President Kovind will live in Ram Vilas Paswan's bungalow, this will be the new address

Draupadi Murmu has become the new President of the country. He also took oath on Monday. After th