Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday appealed to the residents of Delhi to come out and vote for truth and honesty.
"The leaders of other parties are trying to spread false news, I would appeal you not to pay heed and vote for truth, honesty," Kejriwal, who cast his vote earlier in the day, told ANI.
Polling for the 70-member Delhi assembly began at 8 a.m. today amid tight security.
According to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi, all arrangements are in place to ensure free and fair polling.
About 55,000 police personnel have been deployed to ensure hassle free voting. The police will also undertake patrolling in different parts of the capital to prevent the distribution of liquor, money or any other allurements.
Over 1.33 crore electorate will decide the fate of 673 candidates.
The Burari Assembly constituency has the maximum number of candidates (18) who will be contesting in Saturday's elections. The Ambedkar Nagar Assembly constituency has the lowest number of candidates (4).
Chief Election Commissioner Hari Shankar Brahma has expressed confidence that voters would be allowed to exercise their franchise safely and in well secured electronic voting booths.
Voting will continue till 6 p.m. in the evening. Polling will take place at 12,177 polling stations. Of these, 714 have been declared as critical and 191 as highly critical.
