According to Atishi, the L-G Saxena met with Delhi Police in order to stall the voting process in regions that are INDIA bloc strongholds.
At 1 p.m. on May 25, Delhi, where polling is taking place for its seven Lok Sabha seats, had a voter turnout ratio of 34.37%. At 37.31%, Northeast Delhi had the greatest turnout, while New Delhi had the lowest turnout, at 31.66%.
Voters in the National Capital included President Droupadi Murmu, Congressmen Rahul and Sonia Gandhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Union ministers S. Jaishankar and Hardeep Singh Puri, Delhi minister Atishi, and departing East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir.
The minimum temperature in Delhi settled four notches above normal at 30.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday as Delhiites stepped out to vote. The National Capital is under a ‘yellow’ alert, according to the Met department.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded Kuldeep Kumar from the East Delhi seat, Mahabal Mishra from West Delhi, Somnath Bharti from New Delhi and Sahi Ram Pahalwan from South Delhi. The Congress has nominated J.P. Agarwal from the Chandni Chowk seat, Kanhaiya Kumar from North East Delhi and Udit Raj from the North West Delhi constituency.
The BJP candidates are Manoj Tiwari from North East Delhi, the only sitting MP from Delhi fielded by the party again; Ramvir Singh Bidhuri from South Delhi, Bansuri Swaraj from New Delhi, Harsh Deep Malhotra from East Delhi, Yogendra Chandolia from North West Delhi, Praveen Khandelwal from Chandni Chowk and Kamaljeet Sehrawat from West Delhi.
Important Updates
MAY 25, 2024, at 15:45
Left leaders vote in Delhi, claiming that democracy is at jeopardy.
Leader of the Communist Party of India (CPI), Annie Raja, members of the Polit Bureau Brinda and Prakash Karat, and General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Sitaram Yechury were among the Left leaders who voted on Saturday in Delhi and urged people to use their right to vote.
After casting his ballot in Vasant Kunj, Delhi, Yechury spoke with PTI and stated, "I voted for India, for my country." I voted in favor of democracy, national unity, and the Constitution. India's people will prevail. India will therefore triumph. That's what I'm certain of, hoping, and expecting.
MAY 25, 2024, at 15:45
Left leaders vote in Delhi, claiming that democracy is at jeopardy.
Leader of the Communist Party of India (CPI), Annie Raja, members of the Polit Bureau Brinda and Prakash Karat, and General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Sitaram Yechury were among the Left leaders who voted on Saturday in Delhi and urged people to use their right to vote.
After casting his ballot in Vasant Kunj, Delhi, Yechury spoke with PTI and stated, "I voted for India, for my country." I voted in favor of democracy, national unity, and the Constitution. India's people will prevail. India will therefore triumph. I'm confident, hopeful, and expecting that.