Delhi election: Holiday notification, exit poll, polling booth & other FAQs

Voting for the high-stakes Delhi assembly election will take place tomorrow. There are 672 candidates in fray for 70 Assembly seats. Over 14.7 million total voters in various categories include males (8.105236 million), females (6.680277 million), service voters (11,608), third gender voters (869), and senior citizens (aged 80 and above) voters (204,830), according to Delhi CEO Office. Polling will be held in a single phase on February 8 and the results will be declared on February 11. Marked by the BJP aggressively raising the anti-CAA protests in Shaheen Bagh as a poll issue, the AAP hard-selling development and the Congress conspicuous by its near absence, the bitter, often divisive and vitriolic campaign for the Delhi elections ended on Thursday.
Delhi election: Holiday notification:
In a move to encourage people to vote in the upcoming Delhi Assembly Election 2020, the central government has declared February 8 (Saturday) as a paid holiday in Delhi.
As per a notification issued by the Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, all government offices and industrial establishments will remain closed on February 8, 2020. Read More