BJP and AAP-Congress alliance for the seven Lok Sabha constituencies in Delhi witnessed a turnout of over 54 per cent on Saturday in the midst of the scorching summer heat. Delhi had recorded 60.52 per cent voting in the 2019 general election when the BJP had swept all the seats, routing both AAP and Congress — which have now joined hands to end the saffron party's dominance.
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The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said that approximately 54.37 per cent turnout was recorded at the scheduled time of close of voting at 6 pm even as many people were still in queue across polling booths.
«This is an approximate trend as data from some polling stations takes time and this trend does not include data of postal ballot voting,» said a statement by the Delhi CEO office.
According to the poll officials, the highest polling percentage of 58.30 per cent was recorded in North East Delhi where sitting BJP MP Manoj Tiwari is pitted against Kanhaiya Kumar of Congress.
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