As the voting for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in the 250 wards of the national capital began on Sunday morning, Delhiites converged to their respective polling booths to cast their vote.
At the polling booth in Matiala village, the first-time voter Sonam said that she has considered issues of roads, women’s safety, and water.
“Roads, women’s safety, and water are the issues I have considered for voting. People should come out and vote. They should understand their responsibility,” Sonam said.
Another first-time voter reiterated a candidate’s promise to resolve the issue of monkey menace in the constituency. He said besides cleanliness, electricity, and water, the monkey menace is another issue we face daily. The voting for 250 wards began at 8 am and concluded at 5:30 pm on Sunday.
Over 1.45 crore people were eligible to vote in civic polls in which 1,349 candidates are in the fray, setting the stage for the high-stakes civic polls largely seen as a three-way contest between the BJP, the AAP and the Congress.
Casting his vote, a seventy-six-year-old man said, “We have come to vote for our peace of mind by resolving important issues such as water, better sewage system, good roads, and cleanliness,” a seventy-six-year-old man said.
Meanwhile, Asha Gupta said that they don’t want freebies but rather want to have basic facilities.
“We want facilities and advancement instead of getting things for free. There should be an advancement in every facility we get be it cleanliness, security, road safety, and water supply,” Asha Gupta said.
“Free-but dirty water is of no use and similarly if you promise to provide free electricity but there are prolonged power cuts, then this too is of no use,” she added. Harish Bharti, 81, said that their main concern is inflation and unemployment because of which he has voted. “The cleanliness is also a major issue and concern because of which these votes were a necessity,” he added. The counting of votes will be done on 7 December.
