Polling began in all seven Lok Sabha constituencies in Delhi, with prominent names including former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, Union Minister Harsh Vardhan and cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir in the fray.
Besides Dikshit, who is pitted against BJP lawmaker Manoj Tiwari (from North East Delhi), BJP’s sitting MP Meenakshi Lekhi (New Delhi seat), Olympian boxer Vijender Singh (South Delhi), who is making his electoral debut, and AAP’s Atishi are also trying their luck.
Neta's vote
Congress President Rahul Gandhi after casting his vote at a polling booth in New Delhi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy
Congress President Rahul Gandhi after casting his vote at a polling booth in New Delhi
AAP candidate from East Delhi Atishi, after casting her vote | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
AAP candidate from East Delhi Atishi, after casting her vote.
Sheila Dikshit after casting her vote at Nizamuddin in Delhi | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
Sheila Dikshit after casting her vote at Nizamuddin in Delhi
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal coming out after casting his vote at an polling station Rajpur Road in Delhi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal coming out after casting his vote at an polling station Rajpur Road in Delhi
Sushma Swaraj after casting her vote in New Delhi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: R V Moorthy
Union Minister Sushma Swaraj after casting her vote in New Delhi
Missing votes?
Capt. Ranbir Anand | Photo Credit: Shinjini Ghosh
In Delhi, stories of voters being unable to find their names in the voter's lists are being reported from across the city. Capt Ranbir Anand, a retired civil aviation official says: “Came to vote early morning and spent two hours trying to find my name. Though the officials were extremely cooperative, they couldn’t find my name on the list. I have been voting here for the last 40 years. Strangely enough, my tenant’s name is on the list but mine isn’t. I just feel like my right to vote is being snatched away.” (At Don Bosco School, Alaknanda)
K.K. Handa | Photo Credit: Hemani Bhandari
K.K. Handa(79), from Dilshad Garden and his daughter Shalini Handa's (46) names was found deleted from the voter's list at polling station in Dilshad Garden. They said they had been in Bikaner for the last two years but visited the city on and off. They had come to Delhi specifically to cast their vote.
What are the issues Delhi voted on?
For border security:
Rajat and Nimisha Arora, after voting in Delhi elections 2019 | Photo Credit: Jatin Anand
Rajat and Nimisha Arora, both of whom are professionals associated with the garments export industry, after casting their vote at the Community centre F block DLF Phase 1 in Guragaon.
They said they voted so that “PM Modi could come to power at the Centre, because the security forces at border areas are now given free hand to do whatever they can to protect themselves and India. We feel proud.”
Voting for change:
Nazneen Sheikh, after voting in Delhi elections 2019
| Photo Credit: Hemani Bhandari
Nazneen Sheikh, 27, Nand Nagri resident said that she has voted for change.
"We don't want our money to be spent on statues and gardens. We want the money to be spent on people," she said.
For employment and control in price rise:
Shailender Kumar, a daily wage labourer in Delhi | Photo Credit: Nikhil M Babu
Shailender Kumar, 60, who lives in B block in New Ashok Nagar, says he is yet to vote as he had to fetch drinking water first.
The daily wage labourer, hailing from Rajasthan, said that there is very less work in the past three-four years and he will vote for employment and against price rise.