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MCD Elections 2017 LIVE: 39% polling till 4 pm, Kejriwal cries foul on EVMs

Polling has begun for the 270 seats in the three municipal bodies of the national capital

BS Web Team New Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal

Last Updated : Apr 23 2017 | 5:03 PM IST

4:03 PM

35 per cent polling recorded till 2 pm

12:17 PM

 Former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit after casting her vote in a polling booth in DAV School(Nizamuddin East). Photo: ANI

11:34 AM

1.16 per cent voting in Delhi municipal polls till 10:30 am.

11:13 AM

Polling in two MCD wards — Maujpur in East Delhi and Sarai Pipal in North Delhi — postponed due to death of two candidates.

10:27 AM

Ajay Maken after casting his vote. Picture: ANI

10:16 AM

AAP, which is seeking to replicate its stellar performance in 2005 Assembly polls, has fielded candidates in all 272 wards.
 

10:14 AM

In the EDMC area, some of symbols used by Independent candidates are school bag, batsman, matchbox, blackboard, glass tumbler, air-conditioner, envelope, besides gas cylinders and auto-rickshaw symbols.

10:12 AM

The high-octane MCD elections will test the fortune of 2,537 candidates — 1,004 in NDMC, 985 in SDMC and 548 in EDMC areas.

10:11 AM

The BSP, the JD (U) and the SP, banking on Purvanchali vote bank has fielded 211, 95 and 28 candidates respectively

10:00 AM

Almirah symbol has been used by a candidate in Tilak Naga, Diamond symbol by one in Vikas Puri

9:55 AM

In NDMC areas, some of the symbols are Gas cylinder, candle, table tractor-riding farmer, pressure cooker, cot, to name a few.

9:54 AM

In north Delhi, green chilli, buckets, bottle, bat and battery torch are some of the symbols.

9:52 AM

Almirah, cauliflower, spectacles, auto-rickshaw and sewing machine are some of the symbols used by Independent candidates in the MCD elections.

First Published: Apr 23 2017 | 5:03 PM IST