“My name is neither in the voters’ list nor in the deleted list. My wife has already voted. Officials are checking it,” said the Delhi Congress president, who arrived to cast his vote at a polling station in Dharupura.
Posted Date – 10:36 AM, Sun – 12/4/22
New Delhi: Delhi Assembly Chairman Anil Chaudhary claimed that when he arrived at the polling station to vote for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) election on Sunday, he found his name not on the voters list.
Chaudhary claimed that his name was neither on the voters’ list nor on the expunged list.
“My name is neither in the voters’ list nor in the strikeout list. My wife has already voted. Officials are checking it,” said the Delhi Congress president, who voted at a polling station in Dadalupura.
Polls are underway in 250 constituencies and will end at 5:30pm.
More than 14.5 crore people are eligible to vote in the referendum, with 1,349 candidates contesting, setting the stage for a high-stakes referendum that is largely seen as a battle between the BJP, AAP and Congress Tripartite competition.
Delhi has witnessed high-pitched campaigning by AAP and BJP to emerge as supreme leader, including the vote count due to take place on December 7.
According to data shared by National Election Commission officials, the total number of voters in Delhi is 1,4505,358, out of which 78,93,418 are male, 66,10,879 are female and 1,061 are transgender. The Municipal Corporation of Derry (MCD) has 250 constituencies.
The Delhi State Election Commission has set up 13,638 polling stations for the election.
The State Election Commission said huge efforts had been made by large numbers of election workers and security agencies to make the necessary preparations for the election to be conducted at 13,638 polling stations spread across Delhi. In addition, 68 demonstration polling stations and 68 pink polling stations have been established to improve the quality experience of voters. Adequate arrangements have been made for the deployment of troops.
68 model polling stations were set up with facilities including waiting areas/lounges, distribution of candy/taffy to voters, selfie booths and civil defense volunteers to assist disabled/elderly people 68 pink polling stations were set up, the Facilities include all – female staff at polling stations, feeding room for nursing mothers, nursery for young children accompanying voters, swings for children, selfie booths.
The council said it had thoughtful arrangements for a “safe, secure and enjoyable” voting experience. These measures are needed to keep the electoral field free and ensure a level playing field for all parties and candidates.
Both the AAP and the BJP exude confidence that they will win the polls while Congress is trying to regain lost ground.
The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has run Delhi’s civic institutions since 2007, hopes to maintain its winning streak, while the Aam Aadmi party, which holds a majority in parliament, is hoping to gain ground in the capital’s first municipal elections. Delineation of wards.
This is the first referendum after the new demarcation exercise. From 2012 to 2022, there are 272 wards in Delhi and there are 3 companies in Delhi – NDMC, SDMC and EDMC which were later reunited into one MCD and officially launched on May 22.