Delhi Assembly Elections 2025: Voting concludes; ECI reports 57.89% voter turnout

Voting in the Delhi Assembly elections concluded on Wednesday at 6 pm in all 11 districts of the National Capital Territory. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), the voter turnout of 57.89 per cent was recorded in the single-phase Delhi assembly elections. Voters who were in the queue by the closing time were still allowed to cast their votes, EC said.

The North-East district recorded the highest turnout at 63.83%, while the South East district saw the lowest turnout at 53.77%. New Delhi district registered a turnout of 54.37%, slightly higher than South East.

The turnout figures for the other districts are as follows:

South West recorded 58.86%, East had 60.11%, North had 57.48%, and North West had 58.05%. Shahdara recorded 61.35%, South had 55.72%, Central had 55.24%, and West had 57.42%.

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Delhi has 1,56,14,000 registered voters, including 83,76,173 males, 72,36,560 females, and 1,267 third-gender voters. The electorate also includes 2,39,905 first-time voters aged 18-19, 1,09,368 elderly voters aged 85 and above, and 79,885 persons with disabilities.

Around 97,955 personnel and 8,715 volunteers were deployed for the elections. Security measures include 220 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), 19,000 Home Guards, and 35,626 Delhi Police personnel, ensuring peaceful polling.

The counting of votes is scheduled to take place on February 8.