Assembly Elections 2013

Assembly Elections 2013: Why exit polls can`t predict the next Delhi chief minister

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 23:42

Who will win theDelhi Assembly elections` 3-pronged contest—BJP that is riding on NaMo wave, AAP with its fresh alternative, or Congress that has been trusted by Delhi voters for last three terms.

BJP has approached AAP candidates: Manish Sisodia

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 14:12

Aam Aadmi Party member Manish Sisodia said that their party candidates might have been approached by Bharatiya Janata Party members with a mandate, which they have declined.

Don`t believe in surveys: Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 13:24

A day before the declaration of Assembly Election results, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that she did not believe in exit polls and surveys.

Delhi EC`s show cause notice to Arvind Kejriwal

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 00:01

Delhi`s Election Commission on Friday issued a show cause notice to AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal over a "discrepancy" in the amount shown as poll expenses by him and that recorded in a shadow register maintained by poll officials.

BJP to gain victory in Delhi polls, Arvind Kejriwal choice for CM: Survey

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 10:55

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to form the government in the national capital, a post poll survey conducted by CNN-IBN, The Week and CSDS said on Friday.

BJP concedes AAP divided anti-incumbency votes

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 17:41

As the election result day nears, BJP, which had till now dismissed Aam Aadmi Party as an also-ran, on Friday conceded that the rookie would have deprived it of the anti-incumbency votes to some extent in the capital.

Don`t believe in exit polls: Sheila Dikshit

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 00:31

A day after opinion polls showed Congress faring poorly in Delhi, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said she neither believes in exit polls nor agrees with projections made about her losing power.

Women may turn out to be game changer in Delhi polls

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 23:48

With Delhi witnessing the highest-ever voter turnout, women may turn out to be game changer for political parties as they came out in large numbers to cast their ballots.

Voting machines kept under tight security in Delhi

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 19:39

As many as 11,993 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), which hold the fate of 810 candidates in the Delhi Assembly polls, have been kept under high security in 14 counting centres across the city, officials said on Thursday.

Record 65.86 percent turnout in Delhi polls

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 19:21

The national capital registered its highest-ever voter turnout of 65.86 percent in the keenly contested Assembly polls with men and women coming out in almost equal numbers to vote.

AAP congratulates Delhi voters for record turnout

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 23:18

Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday congratulated the Delhi voters for "shedding their apathy" and creating a record turnout of 66 per cent in the Delhi Assembly elections.

Sheila Dikshit keeping fingers crossed on poll outcome

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 23:17

Three-time Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said she was keeping her "fingers crossed" on the outcome of Delhi polls but rejected the observation that high polling percentage indicated a possible defeat for Congress.

Delhi EVMs under paramilitary forces` eye

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 22:49

Paramilitary forces will keep a watch on the electronic voting machines (EVMs) to be kept in strong rooms till the results of the Delhi assembly elections are out Sunday, officials said.

Delhi records highest poll code violations in history

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 22:46

Delhi Wednesday recorded the highest number of violations of the Model Code of Conduct in the history of assembly elections, the Election Commission said.

Delhi Assembly polls: Voters all praise for `model polling stations`

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 21:16

A red-carpet welcome, spruced-up infrastructure and e-rickshaws on Wednesday greeted voters at the nine `model polling stations` here -- an initiative of the Delhi election office to make voting a pleasant experience.