Assembly elections in Delhi will be held Dec 4. Here are some key facts:
* Total number of voters: Approx 12 million (Male: 6.6 million, female: 5.3 million, defence and paramilitary forces: 4,509, NRI: 6)
* Total number of assembly constituencies: 70 (general: 58, Scheduled Castes: 12, Scheduled Tribes: 0)
* Total number of candidates: 810
* Total number of women candidates: 70
* Congress and Aam Aadmi Party have fielded candidates for all 70 seats, Bahujan Samaj Party: 69, Bharatiya Janata Party: 68, Nationalist Congress Party: 9, Communist Party of India (Marxist): 3, Shiromani Akali Dal: 2, Independents and other parties: 509.
* Burari constituency has the largest number of candidates (23)
* Patel Nagar constituency has the minimum number of candidates (4)
* Narela constituency has the largest area (143.42 sq. kilometres)
* Vikas Puri constituency has the largest electorate (2,82,632).
* Delhi Cantt constituency has the smallest electorate (85,821)
* Total number of polling stations are 11,763
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