Voting has
started for the three MCDs in Delhi today. State Election Commission has
completed preparations for voting. This time there are a total of 13141 polling
stations, of which 799 are sensitive and 208 are susceptible to polling
stations. Voting has begun in all the 270 seats from 8 am. However, voting will
not be possible due to the death of candidates in 2 seats. Voting has been
postponed due to the death of candidates in Sarai Peepal Thala and Muzapur
Ward.
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-Kejriwal
cast votes in civil lines
-Central
Minister Dr Harshavardhan votes cast in Krishna Nagar
-AAP leader
Saurabh Bhardwaj said that low voting in posh areas is a common thing in the
MCD elections. Posh colony residents do not cast votes in the sun.
-Vijendra
Gupta cast votes in Rohini
-Manish
Sisodia cast votes in Pandav Nagar
-Applicator
Anil Baijal cast votes in Greater Kailash
Voting begins on 270 wards of MCD
- There is
an unprecedented security arrangement with choice. 90000 including Delhi Police
and Paramilitary Forces are providing security in whole of Delhi
BJP MLA
Vidyendra Gupta said that there is a wave of Modiji, that has reached Delhi from
Odisha, Jharkhand and Bengal. The Aam Aadmi Party has made the people just
stupid. Kejriwal shied away from debate over work. BJP will win 200 seats. The
Congress is on the verge of scarcity of ideas. Deputy Chief Minister Manish
Sisodia said that I voted for cleanliness. Corruption is an issue in MCD.
Dengue and Chikungunya are a threat to all.
Gift for the First time-voters
According to
State Election Commissioner S.K. Srivastava, 68 Model Polling Stations have
been set up in 68 Assembly Constituencies. Special arrangements have been made
for voters who cast their votes for the first time. To encourage new young
voters, gifts like rose flowers and chocolates will be given to them. The
number of 18 years of voters is about 25 thousand.
Total 2537 Candidates Fielded
An AAP candidate
said that this time 2537 candidates are trying their luck in the MCD election,
the maximum of which is 1004 candidates in North MCD. After this, 985 in South
MCD and 548 candidates in East MCD are in the fray.
Rebellion can Spoil the Game
The Congress
has fielded 271 candidates for 272 seats for the three seats, while the BJP has
267 candidates while the Aam Aadmi Party has given tickets to 272 candidates.
It is not easy for the parties to deal with the rebels in this election. Nearly
50 rebel candidates are in the fray. There are around 100 rebel areas in the
BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party.
The main
contest in the 2012 elections was between the BJP and the Congress. BJP got
huge majority in the elections. Of the 272 seats, BJP got 138 seats and
Congress got 77 seats. The BSP won 15 seats. On the other hand, the contest is
interesting after the arrival of the Aam Aadmi Party and Swaraj Party in this
time of elections.
Use of the tanker-proof EVM
State
Election Commissioner SK Srivastava claimed that there is no scope for mess and
tampering with EVM-1 being used. He said that EVM machines have also been
checked in front of the candidates and their representatives. The total voters
in the three MCDs is about 1 crore 34 lakh 23 thousand 783. About 1 lakh
employees will be present at the polling station.
Although
EVMs will reach at 6.30 am in polling stations, voting will be from 8 AM to 5
PM. Many government schools are being used for elections in Delhi. Because of
the Sunday being today, people are expected to reach in more and more numbers
to cast their vote.
----Ashish Jha
----Ashish Jha
