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Polling in Delhi on Feb 8, counting of votes on Feb 11; Model Code of Conduct comes into effect
The term of the 70-member Delhi Assembly is ending on February 22 and a new House has to be constituted before that.
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Last day of nomination on January 21: CEC Arora.
Polling in Delhi to be held in single-phase on February 8, counting on February 11, says CEC Arora.
Notification to be issued on January 14, Tuesday: CEC
The additional secretary will handle any additional deployment of officials on poll duty: CEC
About 90,000 officials will be deployed for smooth conduct of polling: CEC Sunil Arora
There are 13,750 polling stations in Delhi: CEC Sunil Arora
We have held a meeting with Delhi chief secy and Delhi Police commissioner: CEC Sunil Arora
Nearly 14.6 million people are eligible to cast their vote in Delhi Assembly polls including 8.055 million males and 6.635 million females: CEC
PM Modi used the occasion to target opposition parties over the nationwide protests against the citizenship law.
BJP too launched its campaign last month with star campaigner Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading a rally at the Ramlila Maidan.
Kejriwal's party launched its campaign last month with the slogan ‘Ache beete 5 saal, lage raho Kejriwal’ (Past 5 years have been good, keep going with Kejriwal).
The battle for Delhi is a prestige war for AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, who is seeking re-election after his party's thumping victory in 2015.
Ahead of the announcement of the election dates, both AAP and BJP have said that they are ready for electoral battle.
Election Commission has called a press conference around 3.30 pm to announce the dates for Delhi Assembly Election 2020.
NEW DELHI: The voting for assembly election in Delhi will be held on February 8, while the counting of votes will be held on February 11, the Election Commission announced on Monday. Voting will be held across 13,750 polling stations and the Model Code of Conduct is effective immediately, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said. The term of the 70-member Delhi Assembly is ending on February 22 and a new House has to be constituted before that.
The contentious National Register of Citizens (NRC), Citizenship Amendment Act, air pollution, women’s safety, and statehood demand for Delhi are some issues that are likely to dominate the election narrative.
There were intense speculations earlier that the upcoming assembly election in Delhi can be held in the first week of February. In the 2015 Delhi assembly election, Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party had swept the polls by winning 67 of the total 70 seats in the state legislature.
Chief Minister Kejriwal’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is seeking re-election after recording a massive win in 2015. Delhi's ruling party AAP, as well as BJP and Congress, have already begun door-to-door canvassing ahead of the announcement of dates for the assembly election.
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