Delhi Election 2020: Voting Begins For 70 Assembly Constituencies In National Capital

The voting for the 70 assembly constituencies in Delhi began at 8 am on Saturday (8 February). As many as 672 candidates are in the fray for the 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly.

Over 1.47 crore people, including 2.08 lakh first-time voters are eligible to vote for the elections in national capital, reports India Today.

While the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is making a bid to return to power, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is seeking to get its chief minister in the National Capital after 20 years. The Congress, which has ruled Delhi for 15 years, is expecting resurgence in its vote share which switched to AAP in 2015 when Arvind Kejriwal's party won 67 of the 70 Assembly seats.

The Election Commission has also tightened the security in the national capital for the elections. As many as 190 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) have been deployed for the smooth conduct of the Delhi Assembly election today. Besides this, 19,000 Home Guards and 42,000 Delhi Police personnel are deployed at polling booths across the national capital.

The results of the poll will be announced on 11 February.