As of 9 am, the voter turnout in Delhi's seven Lok Sabha constituencies was 8.94 per cent.
The North East Delhi constituency had the highest turnout at 10.15 per cent, while New Delhi had the lowest at 7.04 per cent. No technical issues or delays were reported at any polling station.
However, due to a snag, CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat was unable to cast her vote at St. Thomas School in New Delhi.
"The battery of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) was down, that's why I could not vote but I will come again," she said.
She also questioned the arrangements made by the Election Commission.
"It is now 9:15 am but I am being told that the battery of the machine (EVM) is down," she said.
Union ministers S Jaishankar and Hardeep Singh Puri, Delhi Minister Atishi, outgoing East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir, and candidates of different parties cast their votes early in the morning.
Officials said President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar also cast their votes in the New Delhi constituency.
In a post in Hindi on X, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to the people to vote and urge their family members, relatives and friends to exercise their franchise.
"...Each vote cast by you in this great festival of democracy will be against the authoritarian mindset and strengthen democracy and the Constitution of India. Go to the polling stations and assert that there is democracy in India and democracy will remain in India through your votes," Kejriwal said.
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