MCD elections 2017: As it happened

Polling time for Delhi civic polls ends.

31.13% voting recorded till 2 pm in 183 out of 270 wards voting today for MCD elections 2017.

35% voter turnout recorded till 2 PM

29.23% voting recorded till 12 PM

Municipal elections to two wards in Delhi have been postponed due to the death of two candidates.

The two wards are Maujpur in East Delhi and Sarai Pipal in North Delhi. Both candidates belonged to the Samajwadi Party.

9.11% voter turnout recorded till 11 AM

1.16 per cent voting in Delhi municipal polls till 10:30 am

Congress's Ajay Maken after casting vote at a polling booth in Rajouri Garden in Delhi

Congress's Ajay Maken after casting vote at a polling booth in Rajouri Garden in Delhi #MCDelections2017 pic.twitter.com/6KXP3PeFGy

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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and his family after casting vote at a polling booth in Road Transport Office in Civil Lines

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and his family after casting vote at a polling booth in Road Transport Office in Civil Lines #MCDelections2017 pic.twitter.com/J1OcI4LjXc

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Arvinder Singh Lovely who recently joined BJP returns from polling booth in East Azad Nagar after EVM was not working

Arvinder Singh Lovely who recently joined BJP returns from polling booth in East Azad Nagar after EVM was not working #MCDelections2017 pic.twitter.com/k9T8gAmw8o

— ANI (@ANI_news) April 23, 2017

Delhi Lt.Governor Anil Baijal after casting his vote in a polling station in Greater Kailash-3

Delhi Lt.Governor Anil Baijal after casting his vote in a polling station in Greater Kailash-3 #MCDelections2017 pic.twitter.com/9QyWVTmyHp

— ANI (@ANI_news) April 23, 2017

Voting underway in Delhi's Pandav Nagar

Voting underway in Delhi's Pandav Nagar for #MCDelections2017 pic.twitter.com/f0vL1A4bj6

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Voting for 270 seats of Delhi Municipal wards begins

Union Minister Dr.Harshvardhan after casting his vote in a polling booth in Krishna Nagar's Ratan Devi School

Union Minister Dr.Harshvardhan after casting his vote in a polling booth in Krishna Nagar's Ratan Devi School #MCDelections2017 pic.twitter.com/KpMhseOkeV

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The counting of votes will take place on April 26.

Leaders of various political parties including the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are expected to cast their ballot early in the day. 

Over 56,000 Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel are on guard at the polling booths, while an additional 20,000 home guards have been deployed to ensure law and order in the city on the election day.

Over 1.32 crore eligible voters are likely to exercise their franchise at 13,022 polling booths across the city.

Over 2,500 candidates are in the fray for elections to North Delhi Municipal Corporation and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (104 seats each) and East Delhi Municipal Corporation (64 seats).