Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP and LoP in Lok Sabha votes in Delhi Assembly election in Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi.
With Sandeep Dikshit and other Congress workers.Sandeep Dikshit is the Congress candidate from New Delhi against Arvind Kejriwal and Parvesh Verma.
Speaking to media, Dikshit said, "Come and vote. Vote for dedication, vote for honesty. Vote for those who can work, who speak to you honestly and can give you a good government...Voters know what is being said by which party. I hope they bless a good candidate." Congress is looking to make a comeback in the Delhi assembly polls. The party has not opened its account in 2015 and 2020 Delhi assembly elections. This time they are hoping to change it.
Meanwhile, Congress candidate from Kalkaji assembly seat Alka Lamba also voted at a polling station in Madipur. She asked the voters to come out in large numbers and vote to bring change.
After voting Alka Lamba, who is also a Congress candidate from Kalkaji assembly seat said, "Delhi wale excited hai because they want change and development. Ab koi nahin rok sake yeh change ki. Have seen how Delhi has been taken back in last 10 years... I hope Delhi wale will come out of their homes and bring the change..." Polling started in 70 assembly seats in Delhi on Wednesday morning.
Voting started at 7.00 am and will end at 6.00 pm.
Hotly contested seats are New Delhi, Jangpura, Kalkaji, Ohkla, Mustafabad, Bijwasan, Kasturba Nagar, Greater Kailash, Patparganj etc.
AAP which has more than 60 seats in the 70 member assembly is looking for re-election based on their earlier terms.
New Delhi seat has a high profile three way contest with Arvind Kejriwal (AAP), Parvesh Verma (BJP) and Sandeep Dikshit (Congress) son of former CM Sheila Dikshit.Jangpura has Manish Sisodia (AAP), Farhad Suri (Congress) and Tarvinder Singh Marwah (BJP).
Total 699 candidates are in the fray for 70 assembly seats in the national capital.
Delhi has 1,56,14,000 voters, 83,76,173 male, 72,36,560 female and 1,267 third gender voters. 2,39,905 are first time voters aged 18-19, 1,09,368 are aged 85 and above and 79,885 are with disabilities.
