CEC Sunil Arora with Ashok Lavasa, Sushil Chandra. (File)
Delhi election exit poll results 2020 LIVE updates: Addressing the media, the Election Commission Sunday said the total voter turnout in Delhi is 62.59 per cent. Claiming that they took time to collate data, the polling authority said accuracy was their top priority while giving out final figures. The turnout is 2 per cent higher than what was witnessed during Lok Sabha elections, the EC added. The Delhi Chief Election Officer said, “Ballimaran had the highest voter turnout at 71.58 per cent. Delhi cantonment area recorded lowest voter turnout at 45.36 per cent.”
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The briefing comes a day after pollsters predicted a comfortable position indicating return to power for the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the national capital. Earlier today, the Delhi Chief Minister was irked by the polling authority’s delay in releasing the final voter turnout, wrote on Twitter, it was ‘shocking’ that the body could not come up with the figures even ‘several hours’ after voting concluded. Lashing out at the EC on Twitter, the Aam Aadmi Party chief said, “Absolutely shocking. What is EC doing? Why are they not releasing poll turnout figures, several hours after polling?”
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While, pollsters predicted a 50-plus seat share in the 70-seat Assembly for AAP, the BJP is expected to improve its tally by winning at least 20 seats, while the Congress is likely to draw a blank. In the last two Assembly polls that the AAP contested in 2013 and 2015, the constituencies in the city — Deoli, Ambedkar Nagar, Seemapuri, Sangam Vihar — have shown the way for the party in terms of numbers and also voter percentages.
The national capital, which went to polls after a hectic and high-octane campaign, witnessed over 50 per cent voter turnout till 5.30 pm. (Express photo: Tashi Tobgyal)
Earlier in the day, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party had released two videos alleging tampering of the Electronic Voting Machines. Responding to the allegations, the Election Commission said, "The videos are of unused EVMs. We got data from 13,780 booths and followed due process. Polling agents were shown proof and accuracy is our top priority."
Okhla constituency which includes Shaheen Bagh, the hotbed of the anti-CAA protests in the country where women have been in a sit-in for over 50 days, recorded a voter turnout of 58.8 per cent, informs Election Commission.
EC on latest poll figures in Delhi: "The highest voter turnout was recorded at Ballimaran which was 71.58 per cent, whereas, Delhi Cantonment recorded 45.36 per cent which was the lowest in the national capital. Male voter turnout was pegged at 62.62 per cent and female voter turnout was 62.55 per cent. It is a process and it takes time, so we can not do much about it."
The Election Commission briefed the media on the total voter turnout in Delhi which is 62.59 per cent. Claiming that they took time to collate data, the polling authority said the turnout is 2 per cent higher than what was witnessed during Lok Sabha elections. The Delhi CEO said, 'Ballimaran had the highest voter turnout at 71.58 per cent.'
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Irked by the Election Commission’s delay in releasing the final voter turnout of the Delhi Assembly polls, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Sunday said it was ‘shocking’ that the body could not come up with the figures even ‘several hours’ after voting concluded. Lashing out at the EC on Twitter, the Aam Aadmi Party chief said, “Absolutely shocking. What is EC doing? Why are they not releasing poll turnout figures, several hours after polling?” Read full story
"All exit polls are going to fail. BJP will not get even 20 seats and Kejriwal is not going to form govt in Delhi," state chief Subhash Chopra told news agency ANI. "I'm hoping Congress is going to do much better than what exit polls are showing. Let us wait till results are out," he added.
As #ExitPoll and #DelhiAssemblyPolls dominated social media trends, memes around the fate of Congress flooded the virtual world. Many quipped that the party wouldl find solace as the result cannot get worse than last time. Click here to read more.
BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda arrives at party office for a meeting with Delhi BJP leaders.
CM Arvind Kejriwal is currently holding a meeting at his residence on the security of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Prashant Kishor, Sanjay Singh and Gopal Rai are also present.
'The exit poll has two meanings. One, it is exit poll for Delhi elections and the other is that it is an exit poll for Manoj Tiwari. He will soon get an exit as Delhi BJP Chief and he knows this very well,' Aam Aadmi party leader Saurabh Bhardwaj was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Senior AAP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday said the party is winning the Delhi assembly elections by a huge margin after exit polls forecast a comfortable victory for the ruling party. He congratulated all the AAP workers for their hard work, saying the election is a "proof" of "our strong and selfless relationship".
Here's what pollsters predict for the Congress party in Delhi
Total seats: 70
Majority mark: 36
-India Today-Axis My India: 0 seats
-ABP News-C Voter: 0-4 seats
-Republic-Jan ki Baat: 0-1 seats
-Newsx: 0-2 seats
-Times Now: 0 seats
-TV-9 Bharatvarsh-Cicero: 1 seats
-India News- Neta: 0-2 seats
Delhi elections exit poll results: Exit poll conducted by India Today- Axis My India predicts a clean sweep by the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi elections.
Here are its result:
Total seats: 70
Majority mark: 36
AAP: 59-68
BJP: 2-11
Cong: 0
Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari Satuday said that all these exit polls "will fail" and that the BJP will emerge victorious.
The BJP, which won only three seats in the 2015 elections, is poised to increase its tally and bag anywhere between 10-26 seats, pollsters predict.
Total seats: 70
Majority mark: 36
-ABP News-C Voter: 5-19 seats
-Republic-Jan ki Baat: 9-21 seats
-Newsx: 11-17 seats
-Times Now: 26 seats
-TV-9 Bharatvarsh-Cicero: 15 seats
-India News- Neta: 11-17 seats
Delhi elections exit poll results: With elections to the 70-member Delhi Assembly coming to an end, exit poll results have predicted a return to power for the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Here's what pollsters are saying:
Total seats: 70
Majority mark: 36
-ABP News-C Voter: 49-63 seats
-Republic-Jan ki Baat: 48-61 seats
-Newsx: 53-57 seats
-Times Now: 44 seats
-TV-9 Bharatvarsh-Cicero: 54 seats
-India News- Neta: 53-57 seats
The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party is set to return for a second term in the national capital, with pollsters predicting a 50-plus seats in the 70-member assembly. In the 2015 elections, AAP won a record 67 seats, bagging 54 per cent of the vote share.
The Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party will win 54 seats, TV9 Bharatvarsha-Cicero predicted, adding the BJP will win 15 seats. The majority mark in Delhi is 36.
Here are the results:
Total seats: 70
AAP: 54
BJP: 15
Congress: 1
As per the exit poll conducted by Republic TV, the Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party is getting 48-61 seat. The poll predicts 9-21 seats for the BJP.
Total seats: 70
AAP: 48-61
BJP: 9-21
Congress: 0-1
Here are the results of the exit poll conducted by Times Now-IPSOS.
Total seats: 70
AAP: 44
BJP: 26
Congress: 0
Here are the results of the exit poll conducted by India News-Neta
AAP:53-57 seats
BJP: 11-17
Congress: 0-2 seats.
An exit poll conducted by News X-Neta is giving AAP 53-57 seats, BJP 11-17 and Congress 0-2 seats.
As per India Today Axis Poll, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party will bag 9-10 seats in west Delhi.
West Delhi: 10 seats
AAP: 9-10
BJP: 0-1
Cong: 0
Voting percentage improved to over 57 per cent by 5:30 pm as Delhiites queued up to cast their votes for the Assembly elections. In 2015, Delhi had recorded a voter turnout of 67.08 per cent. Of the 11 districts, northeast recorded 50.75 per cent of voting while New Delhi recorded 40.63 per cent, the lowest. Follow our live coverage of Delhi polls here.
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The exit polls predictions for the Delhi polls will be announced after 6.30 pm on Saturday. Counting of votes will take place on February 11.
As per the Election Commission, conducting any exit poll and publishing or publicizing the result of exit poll by means of the print or electronic media or in any other manner is prohibited between 8 am and 6.30 pm.
Seeking an amendment to the Representation of the People Act to provide for a ban on both exit and opinion polls during a period specified by the Election Commission, the poll watchdog in 2004 had approached the Law Ministry along with the endorsement of six national parties and 18 state parties. The recommendation was accepted in part, and in February 2010, restrictions were imposed only on exit polls through the introduction of Section 126(A) in the Act.
Both exit and opinion polls can be controversial if the agency conducting them is perceived to be biased. As per critics, the projections of these surveys can be influenced by the choice, wording and timing of the questions, and by the nature of the sample drawn. Political parties often allege that many opinion and exit polls are motivated and sponsored by their rivals, and could have a distorting effect on the choices voters make in a protracted election, rather than simply reflecting public sentiment or views. Click here to see our coverage of Delhi elections.
Exit polls, which are considered as an indicator to which party will form the government, are a survey of voters taken soon after they walk out after casting their vote. Unlike an opinion poll, which asks for whom the voter plans to vote, an exit poll asks for whom the voter actually voted.
The national capital, which went to polls after a hectic and high-octane campaign, witnessed over 50 per cent voter turnout till 5.30 pm. Click here to follow our live blog.
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