Delhi Election 2025 LIVE: 8.10% Voter Turnout Recorded by 9 AM, Updates Here

Delhi Election 2025 LIVE: Voting for the Delhi Assembly elections has underway. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is hoping for a third consecutive term, relying on its welfare programs and governance record, while the Congress and BJP are hoping for a comeback. At 7 a.m. on Wednesday, around 1.56 crore eligible voters began casting their ballots.

Polling is underway at 13,766 stations across all 70 Assembly constituencies to decide the fate of 699 candidates in a contest that could reshape the political landscape of the capital.

With voter turnout expected to play a decisive role, all eyes are on Delhi's electorate as they head to the polling booths.

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Delhi recorded a 62.59 percent voter participation in the 2020 assembly elections, while only 56% of voters showed up for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

According to the Election Commission's Voter App, the national capital's overall voter turnout at 9:30 am was 8.10%.

North East district of Delhi recorded the highest turnout of 10.70 per cent among all districts of the national capital followed by South West district with 9.34 per cent.

The New Delhi district recorded a sluggish turnout of 6.51 per cent.

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As per the ECI, the Central district recorded a turnout of 6.67 per cent, East 8.21 per cent, North 7.12 per cent, North West 7.66 per cent, Shahdara 8.92 per cent, South 8.43 per cent, South East 8.36 per cent and West 6.76 per cent.

Led by heavyweights like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and party president JP Nadda, the BJP intensified its attack on the AAP over corruption allegations and law and order issues.

The Congress, led by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, too put up a spirited campaign, targeting both the AAP and the BJP on various issues.

The discourse was marked by aggressive name-calling, AI-generated spoofs, and debates over issues such as the "Sheesh Mahal" controversy, Yamuna's water quality, and allegations of voter list tampering.

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