'Voting a chance for respectable life': Kejriwal on polling day
What's the story
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday appealed to Delhi voters to exercise their franchise in the high-stakes assembly elections.
He explained that voting is a chance for a "respectable life" for every family in the national capital.
Taking to X, he said, "Dear Delhiites, today is the day to vote. Your vote is not just a button, it is the foundation of your children's bright future."
Election appeal
Kejriwal's message to voters
"It is an opportunity to provide good schools, excellent hospitals, and a respectable life to every family," he added.
Further encouraging voters, he said, "Today we have to defeat the politics of lies, hatred, and fear and make truth, development, and honesty win. Vote yourself and also inspire your family, friends, and neighbors. Hooliganism will lose, Delhi will win."
Polling day
Delhi Assembly elections underway
Amid tight security, polling began on Wednesday morning for 70 assembly seats in Delhi.
Voting began at 7:00am and will continue till 6:00pm.
New Delhi, Jangpura, Kalkaji, Ohkla, Mustafabad, Bijwasan, Kasturba Nagar, Greater Kailash, and Patparganj are some of the key constituencies.
The AAP currently holds over 60 seats in the 70-seat assembly and is eyeing a re-election.
Key battles
High-profile contests mark Delhi Assembly elections
The New Delhi seat has a high-profile contest between Kejriwal, Bharatiya Janata Party's Parvesh Verma, and Congress's Sandeep Dikshit.
In Jangpura, AAP's Manish Sisodia takes on Congress's Farhad Suri and BJP's Tarvinder Singh Marwah.
A total of 699 candidates are in the fray across the 70 assembly constituencies in Delhi.
The city has 1,56,14,000 registered voters including 83,76,173 males, 72,36,560 females, and 1,267 third-gender voters.