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MCD Elections 2017: EVM malfunctions reported all over Delhi, tweets CM Kejriwal

New Delhi: Voting for the civic polls 2017 began across booths in Delhi on Sunday. Over 1.32 crore Delhi voters were supposed to cast their votes for 270 wards for North, East and South corporations. While the North and South corporations have 104 wards each, the East ward has 64 wards.  The elections to two municipal wards— Sarai Peepal Kalan (North MCD) and Maujpur (East MCD)— postponed following the deaths of candidates, incidentally both from the Samajwadi Party. Delhi L-G Anil Baijal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia were among the early voters. In these elections, there was a lot at stake for three main contenders BJP, AAP and Congress. LATEST UPDATES BELOW: 8:17 pm- Around 54% voting recorded in MCD elections 2017, said State Election Commissioner SK Srivastava 5:30 pm-Voting ended; 45 % voting (4 pm) 4 pm-35 % voting till 2 pm.   1 pm - 20% voting reported till 12 noon. 12:40 pm - Former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit cast her vote in a polling booth in DAV School (Nizamuddin East) #MCDelections2017 Voting Percentage till 10 AM: East #Delhi-347467(10.67%) North Delhi-499645 (10.08%) South South- 489468 (9.39%) 9: 18 am - I urge Delhiites to come out and vote in large numbers. People will vote to get rid of dengue and chikungunya: Kejriwal says after casting vote at Civil Lines. MCD Elections 2017: EVM malfunctions reported all over Delhi, tweets CM Kejriwal 8:30 am - Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari offers prayers at his residence MCD Elections 2017: EVM malfunctions reported all over Delhi, tweets CM Kejriwal 8:25 am - Recently inducted into BJP, Amarinder Singh Lovely casts vote MCD Elections 2017: EVM malfunctions reported all over Delhi, tweets CM Kejriwal Amarinder Singh Lovely MCD Elections 2017: EVM malfunctions reported all over Delhi, tweets CM Kejriwal 8:17am- Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia casts vote in Pandav Nagar. "I have voted to get Delhi rid of dengue, chikungunya and corruption." MCD Elections 2017: EVM malfunctions reported all over Delhi, tweets CM Kejriwal 8:05am- Delhi LG Anil Baijal along with wife exercise franchise at Greater Kailash-3 polling station. MCD Elections 2017: EVM malfunctions reported all over Delhi, tweets CM Kejriwal Delhi LG Anil Baijal 8:04am- Voting underway in Delhi's Pandav Nagar 8:00am- Voting for 270 seats of Delhi Municipal wards begins Over 56,000 Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel are deployed at the polling booths, while an additional 20,000 home guards have been deployed to ensure law and order in the city on the election day. The results of the MCD elections will be out on April 26.
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