 "Brisk polling in Delhi, 52% turnout till 3 PM")
An impressive 52% polling was recorded till 3 PM in the Lok Sabha election for the seven seats in the national capital even as long queues of people were seen at the booths across the city.
"52 per% of the 1.27 crore eligible voters cast their votes till 3 PM," a senior official of Delhi Election Commission said.
He said polling has so far been peaceful and there were no reports of any untoward incident.
The voting started at 7 AM and will continue till 6 PM.
In 2009 Lok Sabha polls, the overall voting percentage stood at 52.3%, which had increased to 66% in the 2013 Delhi Assembly election.
The Delhi Election Commission had set a target of surpassing the 66% polling figure in the Lok Sabha polls.
"52 per% of the 1.27 crore eligible voters cast their votes till 3 PM," a senior official of Delhi Election Commission said.
He said polling has so far been peaceful and there were no reports of any untoward incident.
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There were reports of malfunctioning of electronic voting machines (EVM) in some parts of the city but they were rectified, EC officials said.
The voting started at 7 AM and will continue till 6 PM.
In 2009 Lok Sabha polls, the overall voting percentage stood at 52.3%, which had increased to 66% in the 2013 Delhi Assembly election.
The Delhi Election Commission had set a target of surpassing the 66% polling figure in the Lok Sabha polls.
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