Delhi is heading for a triangular contest in December 4 assembly polls as Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit seeks an unprecedented fourth victory, BJP looks for return to power after 15 years while Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Admi Party is set to make it a fight in certain pockets.
The poll process in Delhi will begin on November 9 with the issue of notification and the last date for filing of nominations is November 16.
The date of scrutiny of nominations has been fixed for November 18, while candidates may withdraw their nominations by November 20.
For the first time, 1.15 crore voters in the city will have the option of pressing the 'none of the above' option button in EVMs.
Delhi's Chief Electoral Officer Vijay Dev said that to ensure enforcement of the model code of conduct and monitor expenditure by candidates, IAS officer Ankur Garg has been appointed.
According to electoral roll data published today, a total of 1,15,11,036 voters are enrolled with the Election Commission, of whom 63,81,003 are men and 51,29,490 are women.
During the last assembly election in 2008, the total number of voters were 1,07,38,416 including 59,75,917 males and 47,62,499 females.
Likewise, during the last Lok Sabha election in 2009, the total number of voters in Delhi was 1,10,93,188 including 61,85,859 men and 49,07,329 women.
"In a positive development, gender ratio has crossed 800 mark and stands at 804 female per 1000 male. Besides that, the number of first-time voters (18-19 years) has increased from 98,000 in the municipal election in 2012 to 3,53,016 till today," said Dev.
