Delhi Elections : Delhi notches up 53% voters turnout
Weeks of campaigning to persuade people to cast their votes seem to have had little effect on the voters in Delhi today as they barely managed to outdo their counterparts in Mumbai. Just 50 per cent of the electorate in the national capital managed to turn up at the polling booths today as the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections took place in eight states.
In comparison, Mumbai, which went to polls in the third phase of elections on April 30, witnessed a mere 45 per cent turnout. The turnout in the Capital was 53 per cent, said the election office. This was quite good, Delhi — the highest in 20 years.
Polling for the seven Delhi Lok Sabha constituencies began on Thursday, with morning walkers dropping by on their way home mostly. It picked up after breakfast and peaked after lunch. It wasn’t very hot and that helped.
A lot of youngsters were seen in queues all over the city. The exact numbers or percentages won’t be known for while, but there was plenty of anecdotal evidence. Some of them came with their families, others on their own.
The votes are all in now and the fates of the 160 candidates in fray are now locked up in the electronic voting machines for counting on May 16.
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