Delhi Assembly polls record 57.70% voter turnout

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New Delhi, Feb 5: Delhi Assembly elections on Wednesday recorded 57.70 percent voter turnout till 5pm,  official said.

The voting was held amid a tough competition between Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and BJP with the former eyeing a fourth consecutive while the latter is trying hard to return to power after 1998.

With a slow start in the morning, the voting picked later during the day.

There were also allegations of violation of model code after a brief commotion at a polling booth in Seelampur where a bogus voter was caught casting a vote on someone else’s identity.

The incident occurred at Aryan Public School, Booth Level Officer, Seelampur, Gayatri, said.

BJP nominee from the seat, Anil Gaur, accused the rival Congress and the AAP of bringing 300-400 fake voters from neighbouring Uttar Pradesh.

Special Commissioner of Police D.C. Srivastava confirmed getting complaints of attempted bogus voting. "Two persons have been detained on the allegation of bogus voting. The facts are being verified."

Till 5 pm, Mustafabad seat recorded the highest turnout of 66.68 per cent followed by Seelampur with 66.41 per cent.

The New Delhi seat of AAP convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal recorded a turnout of 54.27 per cent by 5 p.m.

The Greater Kailash seat of Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj recorded 52 per cent voting, Rajinder Nager recorded 57.88 per cent, Patel Nagar 54.63 per cent, R.K. Puram 51.81 per cent and Delhi Cantonment seat recorded 57 per cent voting till 5 p.m.

Chief Minister Atishi’s constituency recorded a turnout of 51.81 per cent till 5 p.m.

Former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s Jungpura seat recorded 55.23 per cent voting till 5 pm.

As the voting was underway, AAP MP Sandeep Pathak raised the issue of slow voting in some constituencies, claiming that the party has raised the matter with the EC.

Union Minister Harsh Malhotra accused the AAP of trying to use goons and money on election eve to influence voters.

"They want a street fight and vitiate the atmosphere out of fear of a big loss," he said.