The voting percentage remains low in Delhi elections though the figures slightly improved in the afternoon to over 54.15 per cent by 5 pm.
The city recorded 14.75 per cent voter turnout in the first three hours of polling which began at 8 am. Polling is scheduled to end at 6 pm.
Of the 11 districts, northeast recorded highest 50.75 per cent of voting, while New Delhi recorded 40.63 per cent, the lowest.
Police have maintained a strict vigil in sensitive areas and no major incident of violence has been reported so far. Delhi Police and paramilitary force conducted flag marches in sensitive areas of northeast Delhi, Shahdara and east Delhi.
Over 1.47 crore people are eligible to exercise their franchise in the polls that will decide the fate of 672 candidates in 70 constituencies.
Though the assembly polls see a triangular contest, the AAP and the BJP seem to be in a direct fight with the Congress keeping a low-profile campaign.
President Ram Nath Kovind, former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, West Delhi MP Parvesh Verma and Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari also exercised their franchise. Union Ministers S Jaishankar, Hardeep Singh Puri were among those who cast their votes.
Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal voted at the Rajpur Transport Authority polling station in the Civil Lines area.
