Delhi votes in late overs, clocks over 55% turnout as it waits for results

Turnout was low through the day but picked up in the evening, compared to 67.12 per cent turnout in the city's elections in 2015. Votes will be counted on February 11, Tuesday

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Voters stand in a queue to cast their vote during the Delhi Assembly elections at a polling station, in Nawada area of New Delhi

BS Web Team

2 min read Last Updated : Feb 08 2020 | 6:14 PM IST

Delhi recorded a voter turnout of more than 55 per cent on Saturday wrapping up elections marked by an acrimonious campaign and with tension high after three incidents of gunfire at or near protest sites in four days.

Turnout was low through the day but picked up in the evening, compared to 67.12 per cent turnout in the city’s elections in 2015. Votes will be counted on February 11, Tuesday.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faced its first electoral test in Delhi since protests against a new citizenship law erupted nearly two months ago, leading to clashes in which at least 25

Topics : Arvind Kejriwal Amit Shah Delhi Assembly Elections Aam Aadmi Party Bharatiya Janata Party BJP Indian National Congress Narendra Modi Rahul Gandhi Election Commission of India voting

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