AVERAGE VOTER TURNOUT IN DELHI AMID HEAT WAVE

Delhiites brave heat to vote in Lok Sabha elections, with a 57.67% turnout. Key issues include unemployment, women's safety, and development.

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Despite the heat wave, Delhiites stepped out of their houses to vote on Saturday, May 25, 2024, during the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha election in Delhi. The national capital saw a voter turnout of 57.67%. The highest turnout was observed in North-east Delhi at 62.87%, while the lowest turnout was recorded in New Delhi at 52.93%.

In the national capital, the main contest is between the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and the I.N.D.I.A. bloc, comprising the Indian National Congress (INC) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The BJP fielded Manoj Tiwari from north-east Delhi, Bansuri Swaraj from New Delhi, Kamaljeet Sehrawat from West Delhi, Ramveer Singh Bidhuri from South Delhi, Praveen Khandelwal from Chandni Chowk, Harsh Malhotra from East Delhi, and Yogendra Chandolia from the Northwest seat against I.N.D.I.A. bloc candidate Somnath Bharti from New Delhi, Sahiram Pehalwan from South Delhi, Mahabal Mishra from West Delhi, J.P. Agarwal from Chandni Chowk, Kanhaiya Kumar from North-East Delhi, Udit Raj from Northwest Delhi, and Kuldeep Kumar from East Delhi.

The Sunday Guardian interacted with the voters who came out of the polling stations after casting their votes.