New Delhi: The Election Commission ( EC) on Sunday released the final voting percentage for the Delhi Assembly polls voting for which took place on Saturday. The final voter turnout was 62.59 per cent, senior officials said, hours after the AAP came down heavily on the poll panel for delay.
Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Ranbir Singh said the returning officers were busy with scrutiny of data throughout the night to ensure its accuracy. u201c They [ EC] did not want to speculate and wanted to give exact figures,u201d said Singh.
Earlier in the day, AAP leaders had asked why the EC was delaying the announcement even though Delhi has just 70 seats. They asked if it was waiting for the BJP to give the final numbers. The last voting percentage the EC gave on Saturday night was 61.46 per cent.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier tweeted, u201c Absolutely shocking. What is EC doing? Why are they not releasing poll turnout figures, several hours after polling?u201d u201c BJP leaders are giving the voter turnout figures and on the other hand the EC has not been able to give the final voting percentage 24 hours after polling got over,u201d Sisodia had tweeted. u201c EC is saying they are compiling data. Whatu2019s going on? Are you waiting for the BJP office to give you the final figure?u201d he added.
At a press conference, AAP leader Sanjay Singh had alleged that u201c something is cookingu201d and u201c a game is being played secretlyu201d. u201c This is perhaps the first time in the 70- year- history of country that the EC is not ready to release the final figure,u201d he said.
Final polling figure of Lok Sabha elections is released on the same day, but in case of Delhi Assembly polls that has just 70 assembly constituencies, the EC took over a day, said the AAP. Agencies EC takes over 24 hours to give final turnout in Delhi Before the poll panel released the figure in the evening, the AAP asked if it was waiting for BJP to provide the voting percentage for merely 70 seats u2018 They [ EC] did not want to speculate and wanted to give exact figures. So, returning officers worked through the night to ensure the accuracy of the datau2019 Ranbir Singh , Delhi chief electoral officer 62 % Approx final turnout in Delhi Assembly elections
