Delhi

February 22, 2025 3:23 PM

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta meets PM Modi; Ministers inspect road repairs and infrastructure projects

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence on Saturday, while her Cabinet ministers conducted field inspections to assess the condition of city roads and review pending infrastructure projects. Earlier in the day, Gupta addressed well-wishers from the balcony of her Shalimar Bagh residence. Using a public address system, she shared her plans for the meeting with PM Modi, stating that she would convey the gratitude of women and daughters of Delhi for the o...

February 18, 2025 4:48 PM

Tracing Delhi Voter Turnout: From the 1951 Legislative Assembly to 2025

Delhi recorded a 60.44% voter turnout in the 2025 Assembly election, which concluded yesterday, according to revised figures released by the Election Commission of India. When compared to past electoral data, this turnout is lower than that of the previous three Assembly elections. The 2020 Assembly election in Delhi registered a voter turnout of 62.55%, while the turnouts in 2015 and 2013 were 67.12% and 65.63% respectively. India’s National Capital has witnessed the evolution of its politic...

February 6, 2025 9:10 AM

Delhi records 60.42% voter turnout in high-stakes assembly elections

Delhi witnessed a voter turnout of 60.42% in the assembly elections that took place on Wednesday, as per data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The polling, which took place across all 70 constituencies, saw active participation from residents amid a fiercely contested battle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Congress. As per the ECI data, among the eleven districts, North East Delhi recorded the highest voter turnout at 66.25%, while South E...

February 5, 2025 2:10 PM

Delhi Records 33.31% Voter Turnout Till 1 PM, North-East District Leads

The national capital witnessed a voter turnout of 33.31% till 1 PM in the ongoing single-phase Delhi Assembly elections, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI). Among all districts, the North-East district recorded the highest turnout at 39.51%, while the Central district registered the lowest at 29.74%. Other districts reported varying turnout figures, with South West recording 35.44%, New Delhi 29.89%, East 33.66%, North 32.44%, North West 33.17%, Shahdara 35.81%, South 32.67%, S...

February 5, 2025 10:40 AM

Delhi records 8.10% voter turnout by 9:30 am amid tight security

Polling is underway across all 70 Assembly constituencies in Delhi, with the city recording an 8.10 per cent voter turnout by 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The electoral process began early in the morning and will continue until 6 p.m., with security measures heightened across the capital. Among key constituencies, voter turnout varied in the initial hours. New Delhi recorded 7 per cent voting, Jangpura stood at 7.5 per cent, and Kalkaji saw 6.2 per cent voter participation by 9 a.m. In other areas, ...

February 3, 2025 4:42 PM

Illegal immigration disrupting Delhi’s economy, causing “notable increase of Muslim population”: JNU report

A report from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has highlighted the significant socio-economic and political disruptions caused by illegal immigration in Delhi, particularly from Bangladesh and Myanmar. The report, titled Illegal Immigrants to Delhi: Analysing Socio-economic and Political Consequences, outlines how the influx of undocumented settlers has reshaped the city's demographics, strained resources, and strengthened criminal networks. The 114-page document presents a comprehensive analy...

January 29, 2025 7:54 PM

Stage-III GRAP implemented in Delhi as air quality reaches ‘severe’ category

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has implemented Stage-III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi and the surrounding National Capital Region (NCR) with immediate effect, following a deterioration in air quality to the 'severe' category. According to an official order, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 276 on January 28, 2025, and rose to 365 by 4:00 PM on January 29, 2025. The increase has been attributed to variable wind direction, calm conditions, ...

January 22, 2025 9:02 AM

Prime Minister Modi to address BJP workers in Delhi under ‘Mera Booth Sabse Majboot’ initiative

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address through video-conferencing and give tips to the booth-level workers of the Delhi BJP on Wednesday, ahead of the February 5 Assembly polls in the national capital under the party's "Mera Booth Sabse Majboot" programme. The national coordinator of the NaMo App and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuljeet Singh Chahal said PM Modi will interact with the party's booth-level workers at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Under the "Mera Booth Sabse Majboot" programme, ...

January 7, 2025 6:12 PM

Delhi’s Ballot Box Battles: 70 Years of Wins and Upsets

After Independence, Delhi, then a Part-C State, was granted an assembly that was disbanded in 1956. The assembly had 48 members. According to data sourced from the Election Commission of India, the story begins in 1951 with a handful of prominent parties vying for public endorsement. The All-India Bhartiya Jan Sangh (BJS), contesting 31 seats, won five and earned a vote share of 21.89 per cent. The Indian National Congress (INC), contesting on 47 seats, won 39 with a 52.09 per cent vote share, ...

January 6, 2025 9:26 AM

Prime Minister Modi sets ball rolling for India to become world’s 2nd largest metro rail network

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying the foundation for multiple urban railway development projects worth over Rs 12,200 crore in Delhi on Sunday, India is well on track to become the second-largest metro rail network in the world, according to a statement by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on Sunday. The country has already become home to the third-largest metro network in the world, covering over 1,000 km across 11 states and 23 cities, providing millions of people in the countr...