- By Abhishek Sheoran
- Tue, 04 Feb 2025 07:47 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
The intense campaign for the Delhi Election, scheduled for February 5, concluded on Monday. The top leaders of the three major parties—AAP, BJP, and Congress—held roadshows, public meetings and bike rallies to present their narratives to the voters.
After the campaign for the Delhi Assembly elections concludes, employees involved in the polling process will reach the polling stations with EVMs by Tuesday evening. The employees will stay at the polling stations overnight. Adequate arrangements have been made for the employees to stay at the polling stations.
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Female employees in the polling party have the option to either stay overnight at the polling station or not. If a female employee chooses not to stay overnight, she can arrive at the polling station by 4 am on February 5 to ensure the polling starts on time.
Voting will take place from 7 am to 6 pm on February 5. According to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi, for this assembly election, there will be 13,766 polling stations across 2,696 polling locations. This includes 13,033 permanent and 733 additional polling stations. One EVM will be used at each polling station. Therefore, a total of 13,766 EVMs will be used across the 70 assembly constituencies in Delhi.
Extensive Preparations And Deployment For Delhi Assembly Election
Total polling stations: 13,766
Number of employees assigned to each polling party: 4
Total employees deployed for the election: 1,09,955
Employees assigned to polling duty: 68,733
Central Armed Police Forces deployed: 220 companies
Home Guard personnel: 19,000
Delhi Police personnel: 35,626
Total Central Units (CUs): 20,692
Ballot Units (BUs): 21,584
Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs): 18,943
Strong rooms and counting centres established in all 11 districts of Delhi: 19
The result of the high-stakes Delhi Election will be declared on February 8.
