Polling to the 70 member Delhi Assembly has ended with brisk voting reported from various constituencies. According to Delhi election office sources, voting percentage is expected to be over 60 percent as many voters were in queue at 5 PM.

Polling started on a dull note today but picked up after noon and had reached 55 percent by 4 PM. The polling has been peaceful in the national capital and no untoward incident has been reporters from any parts of the city.

Vice President Mohd. Hamid Ansari was among the first to cast his vote at the Nirman Bhawan polling booth in New Delhi constituency. UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit also cast their votes there. Sheila Dikshit is contesting from the New Delhi constituency.

Aam Admi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, who is also contesting her also cast his vote. BJP Chief Ministerial candidate Dr. Harshvardhan contesting from Krishnanagar seat in East Delhi cast his vote there.

Voting ended at 5 PM. About 1.2 crore voters including over 4 lakh first timers, are eligible to exercise their franchise at 11,763 polling booths. 630 polling booths have been declared critical and hyper critical.

For the first time, the None of the Above, NOTA option is available to voters in the EVMs who do not find any of candidates suitable. The NOTA option will be printed in pink on EVMs.

AIR correspondent reports, 112 Electronic Voting Machines were replaced in the early hours of polling at different booths following technical snags.