Counting of 8.2 million votes in Delhi began on Friday at seven counting centres where more than 7,000 security personnel drawn from Delhi Police and seven companies of a paramilitary force will be on duty, said a Delhi Election Commission official.
A total of 2,000 electronic voting machines (EVM) have been under guard since balloting took place April 10. A total of 150 candidates, including 57 independents, contested the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi.
An estimated 10,000 officials will be involved in the counting process. Of the 12.7 million electorate, 8.2 million exercised their franchise in Delhi.
Around four months after assembly elections in the Capital, seven Lok Sabha constituencies of Delhi voted on April 10. While exit polls predict a smooth run for the BJP, the prospects of the Congress, which had won all seven seats in 2009, do not appear bright.
The debutant AAP, which had formed the government in Delhi last December, may also find it tough to repeat its stellar show.
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