Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2015 will be held on 7 February 2015 to elect 70 members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. The results will be announced on 10 February 2015. Let us view some interesting facts about the elections which we cant miss out. Let us view some interesting facts about the elections which we cant miss out.

1. Source:ElectionCommission,2008,2013,2015
Thepercentageoffemalecandidatesdeclinedfrom 10.2%in2008electionsto
9.4%in2015.
Delhiisoneofthemostprogressivestatesonfemaleliteracyrate-80.8%,butis
waybehindontheadultsexratio.Yet,femalevotingwentupfrom56%in2008to
65%in2013.
WWomenmakeup46.4%ofDelhi’spopulation,yetthelasttwoelections,in2008and
2013,returnedonlythreefemalewinners,asuccessrateof3.7%and4.2%respec-
tively.
ThenumberoffemalecandidatesacrosspartiesinDelhihasdeclinedfrom 81in
2008to63inthe2015elections.
Thetotalnumberofpollingstationsare12,083.
Pollingstationswillbemannedby65,791pollingpersonnel.
Atotalof12,083electronicvotingmachines(EVMS)willbeinuse.
Ofthe70assemblyconstituenciesthatarebeingcontested,58areinthegeneral
categoryand2areintheScheduledCastecategory.
Thetotalnumberofvotersexpectedtoexercisetheirfranchiseare1,33,14,215
persons(Male-73,89,089;Female-59,19,127;Others-862;ServicePersonnel–
5,110andNRIvoters-27).
AAtotalof673candidatesareintheracetogetelectedtothe70-memberDelhi
Assembly.
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