Capital's Who's Who Exercise Franchise

Several prominent political leaders and bureaucrats in Delhi came out in the early morning hours to vote and motivate others to vote in the assembly elections.

- HT Correspondents

NEW DELHI:

The first citizen, President Droupadi Murmu, cast her vote at the polling station in Dr Rajendra Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya inside the Rashtrapati Bhavan complex. Vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar was among the first few voters, and he said that the voting process was the "oxygen of democracy" and that India's use of technology in the polling process is "appreciated throughout the world".

Lieutenant governor VK Saxena and his wife Sunita cast their vote at the Raj Niwas Lane polling centre.

"I am confident that the people will vote in large numbers. It is also important because it decides what you want in your city. There are many things that are on people's radar. Pollution is a big issue, garbage mountains are a big issue, cleaning of the Yamuna is a big issue," Saxena said.