December 3, 2013 8:50 PM

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Delhi set for polls tomorrow

Stage is set for polling in Delhi where over 1.19 crore voters will exercise their franchise tomorrow to elect 70 member Assembly . Over four lakh voters will cast their votes for the first time. 810 candidates, including 70 females are in the fray. Voting will begin at eight in the morning and close at five in the evening. Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements to ensure free and fair polls in the national capital.

Intense vigil is being maintained to keep an eye on the misuse of money and muscle power in vulnerable areas, such as slum clusters and unauthorised colonies . Out of 11,753 polling booths, 630 have been declared sensitive. Webcasting has been introduced for the first time in all sensitive booths for live monitoring of proceedings. 64,000 police personnel and 107 companies of central paramilitary forces have been deployed for smooth conduct of polls. Congress, BJP and Aam Aadmi Party are the main parties vying for power.

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