Delhi to vote on February 5, results on 8th

Polling for the Delhi Assembly will be held on the 5th of February and counting will be done on February 8. The Election Commission announced the poll schedule for the 70-member Delhi Assembly elections. Briefing the media in New Delhi on Tuesday, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said, the notification will be issued on 10th January and last date of nomination will be 17th of this month.  Kumar said, 13 thousand 33 polling stations will be set up for over one crore 55 lakh voters in the national capital. He expressed hope that Delhi voters will vote in larger numbers this time.

Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announces the schedule for Delhi Assembly elections, says, "It's a single-phase election. The date of notification will be 10th January, Friday. The last date for submitting nominations will be 17th January, with scrutiny on 18th… pic.twitter.com/09LH3JkDsx

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The Chief Election Commissioner denied the allegations of EVM tampering, increasing the voter turnout numbers after 5 PM, and slowing the counting process. He reiterated that EVMs are foolproof devices and it is impossible to change voter turnout data. He stressed that India is the gold standard of elections.The term of the current Assembly will end on 23rd of next month. In the 2020 Assembly elections, AAP had won 62 seats while BJP grabbed 8 seats. Congress failed to win a single seat. The Election Commission will write to the cabinet secretary, informing that no Delhi-specific provision can be made in the Union Budget that can disturb the level-playing field, CEC Rajiv Kumar said on Tuesday.