Wazirpur and Model Town showed the least voter turnout in North district at 56 per cent.

West district saw a 57-per cent turnout, and Janak Puri fared the best with 61 per cent. Tilak Nagar here saw the least with a 54 per cent turnout.

In New Delhi district, where Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is fighting against BJP’s Vijay jolly, approximately 53 per cent of the voters turned up to choose their next candidate. While the South district saw an overall turnout of about 53 per cent, maximum polling was seen in Badarpur and Tughlaqabad constituencies; the minimum was seen in Kalkaji and Mehrauli constituencies. In East district, the voter turnout was recorded at 53 per cent, and Kondli saw the maximum voter turnout among the constituencies. “There were very long queues here after 5 pm,” an election officer said.

Election commission officials pointed out that the increase in voter turnout has been marked across the board — both among rural as well as urban voters. They have also attributed some of this success to their “Pappu Can’t Vote” campaign.

“I congratulate my team and the voters of Delhi for making the election process a success,” Beside said. “It was by and large a peaceful election, and minor incidents of violence were reported from some places; four FIRs for minor offences were registered at Mehrauli, Khayala, Mandir Marg and Sangam Vihar.”

Polling for Rajinder Nagar will be held on December 13.

863 candidates
1.07 crore voters
2,600 voters' assistant booths
5,803 officials deployed by Delhi Chief Electoral Office at assistance booths
10,676 Polling booths
11,000 Polling centres
61% Highest voter turnout in Northeast district
53% Lowest voter turnout in New Delhi district

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