New Delhi: Delhi assembly election is a day away and curtains have come down to one of the heated and tightly fought elections in the Capital. Leaders of all the parties, including Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi and Ajay Maken, took out road shows, held rallies and met voters door-to-door in the run-up to D-day.
Though polls are predicting a neck-and-neck fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Aam Aadmi Party, there is equal optimism in the camps of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of winning the Elections.
A total of 1,33,09,078 registered voters -- including 73,89,089 males, 59,19,127 women and 862 from "other gender" – are eligible to cast their ballots tomorrow.
On Saturday polling will begin at 8:00 am, and wraps up at 6:00 pm. Results will be out on February 10 (Tuesday).
Here are few things you need to remember when you go to polling booth tomorrow.
1. Eligibility: The first eligibility to be a voter is that your name must be in the voting list. A voting slip and your voter id card are also required to vote.
2. Check your name in the voter list: To confirm if your name is in the voter list or not, type EPIC and send it to 7738299899 or 1950. If your name is found in the voter list you will receive a reply with booth number and name. You can also check your name on election commission website www.ceodelhi.gov.in.
3. Alternate photo IDs: if you don't have voter ID card for some reason, any of the following will work: Passport, driving license, PAN card, Aadhar card, employee ID issued by central or state government undertaking companies or bank passbook
4. If someone has already voted on behalf of you illegally, you can challenge vote by showing your unmarked fingers and appropriate ID. You can vote after filling up a form.
5. Timings: You can vote between 8 in the morning till 6 in the evening.
6. Transportation: You can use both public and private transportation to reach the polling station. You are not allowed to bring your vehicle closer than 200 meters from the polling station.
7. Mobile phones: Mobile phones are not allowed inside the polling centres. Do not bring anything else than your voter slip and ID card.
8. Faulty EVM: If you notice anything faulty in the voting machine, report it to the EC using helpline number 1800111400.
