Notwithstanding the holiday on account of Sunday, ย voter turnout in the MCD bypolls to 12 wards on Sunday remained subdued, with the overall polling recorded at 31.3 per cent till 4 pm, according to the State Election Commission.
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The voting began at 7.30 am and ended at 5.30 pm. Among the 12 wards where polling was held, Chandni Mahal recorded the highest turnout at 41.95 per cent.It was followed by Sangam Vihar-A with 38.62 per cent and Mundka with 37.82 per cent voter participation.
Greater Kailash registered the lowest turnout at just 20.87 per cent, while Dwarka-B recorded 23.72 per cent polling. Chandni Chowk saw 27.91 per cent turnout, Ashok Vihar 28.13 per cent and Shalimar Bagh-B 28.28 per cent.
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Among other wards, Mundka recorded 37.82 per cent polling, Shalimar Bagh-B 28.28 per cent, Ashok Vihar 28.13 per cent, Chandni Chowk 27.91 per cent, Dwarka-B 23.27 per cent, Dichaoan Kalan 33.84 per cent, Naraina 33.75 per cent, Sangam Vihar-A 38.62 per cent, Dakshin Puri 32.60 per cent, and Vinod Nagar 29.77 per cent.
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The total votes cast include 12,0447 (32.09 per cent) by men and 97,296 (30.02 per cent) by women, while only 8 (15.38 per cent) of the total 52 third-gender voters in the 12 wards have participated in the polling.The 12 wards undergoing polling include Shalimar Bagh-B (Women), Mundka (General), Ashok Vihar (Women), Chandani Chowk (General), Chandani Mahal (General), Dwarka-B (Women), Dichaon Kalan (Women), Naraina (General), Sangam Vihar-A (General), Dakshin Puri (Scheduled Caste), Greater Kailash (Women), and Vinod Nagar (General).
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Earlier today, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta cast her vote for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) bypolls at a polling booth in Government Girls Senior Secondary School, AP Block, Shalimar Bagh.The votes will be counted on December 3. The results are expected to reveal the mood of voters in the national capital after the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) comprehensive victory in the Assembly elections in February this year.
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580 polling booths across 143 locations for the 12 bypollsย were set up by the State Election Commission ย A total of 2,320 election commission personnel, 580 home guards and 2,265 other personnel, along with 13 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces facilitated the electoral exercise.The fate of 51 candidates, including 26 women, will be decided at the ballot.
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The BJP has fielded eight women candidates, the highest. This was followed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with six women candidates and Congress five.The election is being closely observed as the AAP and the BJP will take on each other again after the Assembly polls. The BJP won 48 out of the 70 seats in the Assembly elections and returned to power in Delhi after 27 years, ousting the AAP.Of the 12 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) wards, nine were earlier held by the BJP and three by the AAP.
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