The mood among the people of Delhi could be judged by the fact that in seven Assembly constituencies more than 70 per cent polling was recorded while 56 have polling percentage between 60 per cent and 70 per cent.
It added to the record voting in the national Capital in recent history. This unprecedented record appears to have worked to the advantage of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As per election data, Delhi witnessed 65.05 per cent voter turnout of the total 1.27 crore voters on Thursday polls, surpassing the polling percentage of 2009 parliamentary polls when 51.85 per cent people came out to cast their vote. The December 2013 Delhi Assembly elections had witnessed a turnout of 66.1 per cent. A total of 82.65 lakh voters came out to vote on April 10 polls as compared to 78.75 lakh voters in the Assembly polls in December 2013. Among the seven parliamentary constituencies, the highest turnout of 67.13 per cent was recorded in Chandni Chowk, while the lowest was recorded in North-West with 61.38 per cent.
The analysis of the poll percentage of 70 Assembly seats revealed that seven Assembly areas in Delhi have registered voter turnout of over 70 per cent while 68 assemblies have registered between 60 per cent-70 per cent voter turnout. There are five assemblies where polling is recorded between 50 per cent and 60 per cent. The city had recorded a turnout of 64.48 per cent in 1984 when the Congress had won a record number of seats in the lok Sabha. The highest voter turnout of 71.3 per cent in the city was recorded in the 1977 elections after Emergency was lifted.
“This has become a reality. Delhi residents have shed the ‘urban apathy’ tag and came out in large numbers, especially women and youth, to exercise their franchise,” said Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Vijay Dev.” It was an incident-free election. No cases of EVM malfunctioning were reported from any where, although some minor glitches were reported from some places, which were sorted out immediately, Dev added.