Voting for Delhi Assembly Election 2025 began at 7 am today and will continue till 6 pm. 46.4% polling has been recorded till 3 pm. Around 1.5 crore voters are exercising their franchise for 70 seats. The Election Commission has made tight security arrangements, with paramilitary forces, Delhi Police and Home Guards deployed. Drones are being monitored at sensitive polling stations.

Tough contest
Seats like New Delhi, Okhla, Seelampur, Chandni Chowk, Patparganj and Karawal Nagar are witnessing a close contest. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is contesting from the New Delhi seat against BJP and Congress candidates. Prominent leaders include Gautam Gambhir, Manish Tewari from BJP and Atishi, Sanjay Singh from AAP.

Hour-by-hour voting percentage:

Till 9 am – 10.2%

Till 1 pm – 33.31%

Till 3 pm – 46.4%

Estimated till evening – 55-65%

Important personalities voted

Union Minister Hardeep Puri, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Alka Lamba, along with many other prominent personalities cast their votes. Former Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud gave a message of strengthening democracy by voting.

Controversy and allegations
The election atmosphere heated up in Seelampur amid allegations of fake voting, slowing down voting and distribution of money. A situation of confrontation arose between AAP and BJP at many places.

Special facilities of Election Commission

733 special centers for senior citizens and Divyang voters.

Voters can check crowd information from QMS app.

Delhi Metro operated from 4 am for smooth voting.

The voting percentage may increase further by the evening, and the results will be declared on February 8, 2025. Stay tuned for updates!