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Delhi recorded a voter turnout of 57.06 per cent till 6 pm, even as polling at some booths was underway and the figure is likely to rise, Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer Ranbir Singh said on Saturday.
Polling officially ends at 6 pm. But voters, who enter polling stations till 6 pm, are allowed to cast their vote. Singh said there were long queues at many polling booths.
54% voter turnout recorded till 5 pm
Delhi recorded a voter turnout of 54 per cent by 5 pm on Saturday, poll officials said. There was a rise in the voting percentage after initial sluggishness, especially in morning hours.
“The polling percentage recorded till 5 pm is 54.14 per cent,” a Delhi CEO official said. Of the 11 districts, northeast Delhi recorded a turnout of 63.4 per cent, the highest, while New Delhi saw 44.29 per cent, the lowest.
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