New Delhi, Feb 5: Amidst tight security arrangements, polling for the Delhi Assembly polls began at 7 am today and will conclude at 6 pm.
As per reports, the Election Commission has mobilized 220 paramilitary force companies, 35,626 Delhi Police personnel, and 19,000 Home Guards to ensure a smooth and peaceful conduct of the polling.
Around 3,000 polling booths have been identified as sensitive and additional security reinforcements including drone surveillance have been put in place.
Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs) have been deployed in vulnerable areas to manage any law-and-order situations.
In total, there are 70 Assembly constituencies in Delhi. Of them, 12 seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates.
In this election, several high-profile candidates are in fray including the AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, who is contesting from New Delhi and Chief Minister Atishi who is fighting from Kalkaji seat.
On the other hand, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is contesting the polls from Jangpura and former Health Minister Satyendra Jain is fighting from Shakur Basti seat.
The results will be declared on February 8 and will decide whether the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) maintains its dominance, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) makes a comeback, or the Congress regains its lost ground.
Notably, the AAP registered a landslide victory in the last Assembly elections held in 2020. The party had clinched 62 out of 70 seats, while the BJP bagged only eight.
The Congress, which once dominated Delhi politics for 15 years, failed to win even a single seat for the second consecutive term.
