Senior Congress leader and former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday cast her vote at a polling booth in New Delhi.
Dikshit had earlier called the ongoing assembly elections in the national capital a three-cornered contest, adding that the results were difficult to predict.
Her son and Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit also appeared optimistic about his party's chances in the crucial assembly polls.
"I think we will do really well," he said.
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.
