Final Delhi polls turnout at 62.59%; EC says needed time for accuracy
The
final voter turnout in Delhi assembly polls was 62.59 per cent, five
per cent less than 2015, the Election Commission announced on Sunday
evening nearly 24 hours after the polling ended, while the Aam Aadmi
Party questioned the "delay".
Delhi
Chief Electoral Officer Ranbir Singh, however, said there was no
unusual delay in announcing the final voter turnout as the returning
officers were busy with scrutiny of data to ensure its accuracy.
After
elections to the 70-member Delhi Assembly were held on Saturday, poll
officials had said that there was a turnout of 61.46 per cent,
subject to revision.
However,
as there was no final word from the EC till 4 pm on Sunday, AAP chief
and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took to Twitter saying it was
"absolutely shocking" that the poll panel was not coming
out with the voting figures.
"What
is EC doing? Why are they not releasing poll turnout figures, several
hours after polling?" Kejriwal tweeted.
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