Delhi election 2015: Delhi sees record polling with 67.21% turnout

New Delhi, Feb 7: With faith in Narendra Modi and hope in Arvind Kejriwal, Delhiites cast their votes in the Delhi assembly election on Saturday, February 7, 2015.

While Arvind Kejriwal is the Aam Aadmi Party's CM candidate in this election, the BJP's counter-candidate is Kiran Bedi. Ajay Maken is face of the Congress in this election.

A total of 673 candidates are in the fray for the 70-member assembly, which is witnessing its second election in a over a year following a hung verdict in December 2013. Sixty-three contestants are women.

Over 13.3 million voters are eligible to vote. Some 5.9 million of them are females. [Delhi Election 2015: Complete Coverage]

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8.12 pm: Delhi sees record polling with 67.21% turnout, its highest ever.

6.55 pm: 67% voter turnout in Delhi till 6 pm.

6:50 pm: In view of heavy voter turnout,EC extends voting time beyond previous schedule.Those who entered booths before 6 pm also can vote.

6:45 pm: C-Voter Exit Poll till 3:00 pm --

AAP: 31-39
BJP: 27-35
Cong: 2-4

6:41 pm: ABP-Nielsen Exit Poll Seat Share --

AAP: 39
BJP: 28
Cong: 3

6:10 pm: BJP workers have been protesting outside AAP office in Delhi.

5: 25 pm: Delhi recorded total 63 per cent vote till 5 pm.

4:52 pm: Delhi records 55.68% voting till 4 pm.

4:19 pm: Kumar Vishwas optimistic for AAP, said BJP sympathisers too will be voting for AAP, he said

I appeal Delhi people to participate in voting, as it's not only a right but also a responsibility: Venkaiah Naidu pic.twitter.com/pqJPg2Ge1H

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

4:02 pm:

My issue is 'Kejriwal' says Omwati, a resident of Valmiki Basti @htTweets #DelhiPolls pic.twitter.com/o4nO3i3XcL

— Neelam Pandey (@NPDay) February 7, 2015

3:43 pm: 50% voter turnout till 3 pm

I think it's definitely an important opponent in this election: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on AAP #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/jeN31DOsNf

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

3:24 pm:

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra & Robert Vadra arrive to cast their vote #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/jQim1Nv8WI

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

3:10 pm: Robert Vadra and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra cast their votes

3:01 pm: Party President Amit Shah to hold a post poll meeting with Delhi BJP leaders in the evening today

Announcing next CM of Delhi is Kiran Bedi

— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) February 7, 2015

2:50 pm: Subramanian Swamy 'announces' Kiran Bedi as the next Delhi CM.

Best wishes to my big brother @ArvindKejriwal as he & his party are doing such good work. God bless u & do make Delhi the super city it is👍

— King Mika Singh (@MikaSingh) February 6, 2015

2:33 pm: Singer Mika Singh tweets in support of Arvind Kejriwal

Even lunch breaks being taken which is against rules. EC shud immediately intervene(3/3)

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 7, 2015

As per rules, 3 voters r allowed inside booth at a time. They r allowing only 1 voter, which has slowed down voting(2/3)

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 7, 2015

Polling slowed down in many places. Long queues. Its taking 2 hrs in some places. Voters returning(1/3)

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 7, 2015

2.00 pm: Kejriwal raises objection to lunch breaks being taken. He tweets saying the voting procedure was being deliberately slowed down.

1.50 pm: AP moves EC against BJP's CM candidate Kiran Bedi for violating the model code of conduct in Krishna Nagar for padyatra and asking for votes

1.25 pm: 35.82% polling recorded till 1 pm. Turnout will be over 70%, expects Election Commission

12.50 pm: AAP is Anti Aurat Party, says BJP candidate Nupur Sharma, alleging that AAP supporters misbehaved with her sister.

12:42 am: Amit Shah to take stock of poll situation

12:33 pm: Kiran Bedi shows video footage of people complaining against AAP members dragging and harassing them to polls.

MT @AtulMathur_: #DelhiPolls: A boy dressed as Kejriwal in Sunder Nagari asks people to vote for #AAP @htTweets pic.twitter.com/enLnXRUuuB

— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) February 7, 2015

12:14 pm: Sheila Dikshit casts her vote

12:02 pm: Voter turnout till 11 am is 19.59%

BJP's Jagdish Mukhi casts his vote #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/79SmjQLEGZ

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

12:00: BJP's Jagdish Mukhi casts his vote

AAP supporters hoping for 5 saal Kejriwal, outside a polling station in South Delhi @htTweets ##DelhiPolls pic.twitter.com/NATPbKFCjH

— Neelam Pandey (@NPDay) February 7, 2015

ElectionCommissions cameraman on a vigil #DelhiPolls @htTweets pic.twitter.com/7eEuzofW1e

— Shradha Chettri (@Shrads_chettri) February 7, 2015

11: 39 am: Chief Election Commissioner HS Brahma says the voting is going on fine and teams are there at all places

11:27 am: AAP runs with their fate entrusted in Kejriwal who is considered a God among them; No party wants to come under EC glare for such issues like liquor and money: Shazia Ilmi

Congress's Dr. AK Walia casts his vote #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/JPGRgyhxQK

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

CPM Chief Prakash Karat in Bihar today, will not be able to vote in Delhi elections

Voters wait outside polling booth in Seelampur to cast their votes #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/DRLSFUTTZ2

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

11:15 am:

Kiran Walia(Cong candidate from New Delhi): Let them claim anything, results will establish,we reside in ppl's hearts pic.twitter.com/iGj0eWbRm4

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

11:01 am: Delhi records nearly 9.25% voting till 10am

#AAP CM candidate Arvind Kejriwal casts his vote at BK Dutt Colony. (ANI Photo)#DelhiPolls: http://t.co/NIM0sxvEOt pic.twitter.com/1tLmWUvnnt

— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) February 7, 2015

10:49 am: Kejriwal casts his vote

10:32 am: Last night liquor and money was distributed. People of Delhi know which party did this, don't vote for them: Kejriwal

LG Najeeb Jung casts his vote #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/2GDN92Hx7x

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

10:30 am:

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi casts his vote #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/gaC8LD3HG2

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

10:15 am: AAP's Rajeev Chadha casts vote

10:00 am: Vice President Rahul Gandhi arrives at Aurangzeb lane polling booth to cast his vote

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9:54 am: Voter turn out till 9 am: 5.64%

With parents, family, and people's blessings I have done my duty...now its your turn to vote for Safe+ Delhi pic.twitter.com/Z6WvNYFqCK

— Kiran Bedi (@thekiranbedi) February 7, 2015

9:50 am:

AAP's Manish Sisodia wating outside Padav Nagar polling booth to cast his vote #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/C7Zu816mKi

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

9:49 am: AAP's Manish Sisodia waiting outside Padav Nagar polling booth to cast his vote

Am confident, looking forward to a new Delhi, I will work till the end, we have to make Delhi a world-class city: Kiran Bedi

9:48 am: In the end, this will be a victory for the people: Arvind Kejriwal before leaving to vote

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Congress President Sonia Gandhi : Jo janta chaegi wahi hoga #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/fhhAqgF258

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

"Jo Janta Chahegi wahi hoga': Sonia

9:38 am: Sonia Gandhi arrives to cast her vote

We will neither take nor extend any support to AAP for Government formation : Ajay Maken #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/mzxF28hLiX

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

Ajay Maken has already said that Congress will not support AAP : Sheila Dikshit,Former Delhi CM pic.twitter.com/8V6dmqfXVT

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

9:26 am: We will neither take nor extend any support to AAP for Government formation; Delhi must vote for such a party which can resolve its problems & not just hold dharnas : Ajay Maken

Sheila Dikshit outside Nirman Bhawan polling booth, waiting for Congress President Sonia Gandhi #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/ihI6TVrrEJ

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

9:06 am: Ashish Khetan,AAP : Today also BJP has published front page ads which would apprx cost Rs100cr, where does BJP get all this money from?

Congress candidate from GK Sharmishtha Mukherjee casts her vote #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/PqM8Y34abt

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

Dr.Harshvardhan and his mother cast their votes #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/dqezp9QuKd

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

9:03 am: Congress candidate GK Sharmishtha Mukherjee , Harsh Vardhan and mother cast their votes

Vice President Hamid Ansari casts his vote #MissionDelhi pic.twitter.com/U6T09rUXrv

— News18 (@NewsEighteen) February 7, 2015

passionate about democracy the pandits never missed an election #MissionDelhi @ibnlive pic.twitter.com/eWRew86LQu

— REENA BHARDWAJ (@reenabhardwaj) February 7, 2015

People coming to vote in numbers; all aspire to have a stable government

8:51 am: AAP candidate from GK Saurabh Bharadwaj casts his vote

8:48 am: PM se vikaas milega, mujhse suraksha milegi, mahilao ki suraksha desh ki suraksha,aao milke vikas ki Delhi banaye : Kiran Bedi

8:30 am: BJP's Ram Madhav casts his vote

AAP candidate from GK Saurabh Bharadwaj casts his vote #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/y8wKv7e2bF

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

AAP candidate from GK Saurabh Bharadwaj waits outside polling booth to cast his vote #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/Fils8Plhog

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

8:24 am:

BJP MLA Sahab Singh Chouhan's car attacked by unidentified men, Chauhan is safe #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/3K5uKSHAHx

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

Voting begins, voters wait outside Mayur Vihar polling booth to cast their vote #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/o0m40OXupU

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

सब लोग नहा धोकर अपने अपने ईश को याद करके वोट डालने ज़रूर जाना :) आपकी अवश्य जीत होगी।: Arvind Kejriwal tweets #DelhiVotes

Very important day,have especially come from Gurgaon to cast my vote.The fight is definitely tough: Voter #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/HPeF592sH6

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

8:21 am:

8:07 am: People stand in a queue outside Mayur Vihar polling booth,voting to begin shortly; voters taking the elections seriously

7:25 am: Security has been tightened at Krishna Nagar polling booth where voters will cast their votes.

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Security tightened at Krishna Nagar polling booth #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/qzTDUO4hZR

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

7:10 am: BJP MLA from Ghonda, Delhi -- Sahib Singh Chauhan's car has been attacked by some unknown assailants. However, Chauhan is safe.

BJP candidate from Mangolpuri Surjeet Kumar's car was seized last night,was allegedly filled with liquor #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/rTf64lJAft

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

7:05 am: Security has been beefed up at Nirman Bhawan polling booth.

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Delhi Assembly polls : Security tightened at Nirman Bhawan polling booth #DelhiVotes pic.twitter.com/HVObyn70Sy

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 7, 2015

7:00 am: Voting in Delhi to begin at 8 am.

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