Comparison of the last three elections: Voting for the 70-member Delhi Assembly ended peacefully on Wednesday with 60.45 per cent voter turnout by 6 pm. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party is hoping to win for a fourth consecutive term, while the BJP has been working hard to return to power since 1998.
Counting at 19 counting centres on February 8
Counting of votes will now take place on February 8 at 19 counting centres. On that day, the fate of 699 candidates including BJP, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congress candidates contesting the Delhi Assembly elections will be decided. Along with this, it will be decided who will wear the Delhi crown.
Will the BJP succeed in ending its 27-year exile or will you make history by returning to power for the fourth consecutive time or will the Congress be able to regain its political ground?
It took time for the actual final figure to come
There are 1 crore 56 lakh 14 thousand voters in Delhi. Voting began at 7 am on Wednesday and was scheduled for 6 pm. A senior official in the office of Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said polling was going on at around two polling stations after 6 pm. These voters had reached the polling station before 6 pm and stood in queues. Because of this, it took time for the actual final figure of the voting percentage to come out.
62.60 per cent voter turnout in 2020 assembly elections
It is noteworthy that in the last assembly elections of 2020, 62.60 per cent voter turnout was recorded. Compared to this, there was 2.15 per cent less voter turnout in this election.
The highest voter turnout was 67.47 per cent in the 2015 Delhi Assembly elections. In 2013, the voter turnout was 66.02 per cent. After this, the wave of AAP came in the last three elections. Because of this, people voted in large numbers. You have benefitted from it.