The voting for the 70 seats of the Delhi Assembly commenced at 7 am on Wednesday morning and is currently underway. Since early morning, long queues of voters were visible outside the polling booths. Meanwhile, prominent dignitaries, including President Droupadi Murmu, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and Delhi LG VK Saxena, among other, have also exercised their right to vote.
President Droupadi Murmu cast her vote at Dr Rajendra Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya, President’s Estate in the Delhi assembly polls. Earlier on Tuesday, the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi R Alice Vaz visited Rashtrapati Bhavan and gave her the voter’s slip.
Rahul Gandhi, Delhi LG casts his vote
Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi also exercised his right to vote at a polling booth in Nirman Bhawan. Besides, Delhi LG VK Saxena also cast his vote. He cast his vote, along with his wife, at the polling booth set up at St. Xavier’s School, Raj Niwas Marg.