Delhi Assembly / Election officer on poll duty dies of cardiac arrest

New Delhi: Delhi went to vote amid tight layers of security on Saturday after high-octane campaigns by AAP, BJP and Congress. The polling in the national capital began at 8 am and will end at 6 pm.

An election officer deployed at a polling booth in Babarpur Primary School in Northeast Delhi has died of cardiac arrest, says Delhi police.

A total of 672 candidates are in the fray for the keenly watched battle of the national capital. Of them, 79 (12%), are women, up from 66 in the previous assembly elections. Additionally, 11 hopefuls are aged between 71 and 80 years. Over 14.7 million voters are eligible to exercise their franchise.

President Ram Nath Kovind and his wife Savita Kovind cast their votes at Dr Rajendra Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya, President’s Estate.