Delhi election result: Okhla to New Delhi, 10 key seats to watch out for

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Delhi election result: Counting of votes for Delhi Assembly election is underway and the verdict will be known today. Arvind Kejriwal’s incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is eyeing a third consecutive term in power in Delhi. All the exit polls have been unanimous in predicting that Arvind Kejriwal will return as the Delhi chief minister for a third time and the AAP will romp home to victory, at the very least by a two-thirds majority. The AAP’s tally will fall somewhere between 44 and 68 in the Assembly of 70 members, according to pollsters. Prominent candidates in the fray include CM Arvind Kejriwal (New Delhi), his deputy Manish Sisodia (Patparganj), Atishi (Kalkaji) and Raghav Chadha (Rajendar Nagar) of the AAP; four former mayors — Azad Singh, Yogender Chandolia, Ravinder Gupta and Khushi Ram — of the BJP; and Shivani Chopra, daughter of Delhi Congress president Subhash Chopra.
As voters announce their verdict, here are 10 constituency contests to keep an eye on
1. New Delhi constituency
The New Delhi Assembly constituency is currently held by Arvind Kejriwal of the AAP. Kejriwal had got 64.14 per cent of the votes in the 2015 Delhi Assembly election.

The New Delhi Assembly constituency, home to bureaucrats and traders, has over 144,000 voters, and comprises areas like President Estate, Connaught Place, Pandara Park, Gold Link, Central Secretariat, Janpath, Gole MArket, Sarojini Nagar, Kidwai Nagar, Bhagwan Das Lake, Lodhi Estate, Bharti Nagar, Jor Bagh and Laxmi Bai Nagar. In the 2013 Assembly elections, Kejriwal trounced three-time Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. In the 2015 Assembly polls, Kejriwal emerged stronger against the Congress and the BJP....Read More

People spreading rumours on 'best Budget' in the current scenario: Modi

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Executive Narendra Modi on Tuesday said endeavors were made to delude individuals on the Union Budget, nonetheless, even pundits presently acknowledge that it is the best spending plan under the predominant worldwide monetary situation.
Talking at the BJP parliamentary gathering meeting here, Modi hailed the Bodo accord and the consent to settle the individuals from Bru-Reang clan in Tripura, naming them "memorable" achievements of his legislature right now.
It will introduce a time of harmony in the North East which has endured many years of carnage and viciousness, he said.
Alluding to the Union Budget, which was exhibited by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, Modi said endeavors were made to misdirect individuals on it.
In any case, individuals have now understood that it is an awesome spending plan and even pundits have recognized this is the best spending plan under the predominant worldwide financial situation, he said.
BJP president J P Nadda, who went to the main parliamentary gathering meet in the wake of turning into the gathering boss, was congratulated by Modi and others.

Nadda communicated certainty about the BJP's success in the February 8 Delhi Assembly surveys and included that more than 240 gathering MPs are going through a few days in the poor settlements of the national money to connect with voters....READ MORE

Delhi elections 2020: Voters' slips to have QR code to help identification

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Innovation will be a significant part in the forthcoming Delhi surveys as voters' slips will convey QR code to encourage balloters and accelerate their distinguishing proof, authorities said on Monday.
The CEO Office here had as of late said that Delhi will be the primary state/UT in which a corner application will be utilized in each surveying station without precedent for the nation.
"This most recent mechanical development will make the survey procedure quick through utilization of QR (Quick Response) Code perusing of voter slips of voters," a senior authority said.
This arrangement will help in quicker distinguishing proof of voters. The application will give the status of voters holding up in the line to the general population, who can design their visit to surveying station in like manner for their benefit. Stall application will likewise give voter turnout consistently on surveying day, the authority said.
Sources stated, a proposition is likewise being considered to permit conveying cell phones to stalls to download QR code from the voters helpline application, if a voter neglects to bring the slip, including, the telephone in the wake of filtering the produced QR code would be kept in a storage before making of choice.

It is only a proposition starting at now, a source said. To make political decision available, there will be arrangement of Braille EPIC, Braille photograph voter slip, incline, wheel seat, volunteers, gesture based communication and pick and drop' offices and so on., for voters with handicap. The office is notwithstanding the other essential courtesies at surveying stations, authorities said.....Read More