New Delhi: Polling for MCD elections begin

New Delhi, Apr 5: Polling to elect 272 councillors in the new House of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi began this morning amid tight security.

The polling, which began at 0800 hrs, started on a dull note, but officials said it was likely to pick up later.

Over 99 lakh voters in 12 municipal zones of Delhi will cast their votes in 1050 polling stations for election to 272 wards in the MCD house, 46 of them reserved for the Scheduled Castes.

A total of 5800 polling personnel have been stationed at the polling stations to supervise the polling.

Over 2600 candidates are in the fray for the 272 wards after withdawal of nominations on March 22.

The polling will end at 1700 hrs.

UNI