An election officer deployed at a polling booth in Babarpur Primary School in Northeast Delhi has died of cardiac arrest, says Delhi police.
Udham Singh, a teacher, was deployed at polling station in MCD primary school in Babarpur as a polling officer.
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.
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.
At 6.6 million, women make up 45% of the total Delhi electorate. More than 200,000 youngsters, aged between 18 and 19 years, will also be exercising their franchise, alongside 690 voters aged 100 years or above.
