Tag: Delhi Legislative Assembly election

Delhi govt’s free pilgrimage scheme suspended over lack of trains

The government will explore possibility of covering shorter distance destinations under the scheme through buses

Current Affairs:The Delhi government’s free journey conspire has been incidentally suspended due to non-accessibility of trains, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday saying he will converse with the Center for its resumption.

Vice president Minister Manish Sisodia said the ‘Mukhyamantri Teertha Yatra’ plot has been suspended for the present as the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) for “reasons most popular to it” passed on to the Delhi government that rakes were not accessible for the plan.

The Northern Railways said the inaccessibility of rakes was because of the impact of mist on train tasks and development of paramilitary staff on political decision obligation to and from Karnataka and Jharkhand, and those posted at outskirt regions.

“The plan will be suspended for the present till trains are accessible or some elective courses of action are made,” Sisodia said at a press instructions.

Under the plan, the Delhi government gives free journey offices to senior resident on 12 strict circuits.

“The journey of old ought not stop. They are cheerful as a result of journey. Those whose tickets were reserved must be tragic after wiping out of the trains. In any case, you need not be demoralized. I will get it continued by conversing with the Center in spite of the fact that it might require some investment,” Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi.

Northern Railways representative Deepak Kumar said foggy climate conditions winning in North India “antagonistically influenced train activities” and additional rakes are being used to run planned trains.

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3 out of 7 seats in Delhi get more women to vote in this Lok Sabha election

According to the official data, 60.15 percent of women voters came out to vote as compared to 60.82 percent of men. The overall voting percentage dropped to 60.52 from 2014.

LokSabha Elections 2019: East Delhi, New Delhi and South Delhi parliamentary voting demographics saw more ladies ending up voting when contrasted with men, authorities said Thursday.

Delhi recorded a turnout of 60.52 percent in the surveys on May 12, five rate focuses down from 2014.

As per official information, 60.82 percent male voters and 60.15 percent female voters practiced their correct this time.

The East Delhi voting demographic, which is seeing a triangular challenge between BJP’s Gautam Gambhir, Congress’ Arvinder Singh Lovely and AAP’s Atishi Marlena, saw 61.80 percent ladies practicing their entitlement to cast a ballot when contrasted with 61.50 percent of male voters.

The New Delhi voting demographic, which has numerous VVIP voters, recorded the least voter turnout among every one of the seven voting public in Delhi at 56.86 percent, yet observed a superior turnout of ladies than men. As per the information, 57.21 percent of ladies voters cast their votes while 56.58 percent men practiced their establishment in the seat.

South Delhi, which had the second most reduced turnout of voters, saw 58.89 percent of ladies voters when contrasted with 58.60 percent of male voters.

The Northeast Delhi Lok Sabha supporters, where previous Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Delhi BJP boss Manoj Tiwari and AAP’S Dilip Pandey are challenging, recorded the most noteworthy voter turnout at 63.67 percent.

While 64.46 percent of men cast their votes, 62.72 percent ladies ended up voting.

In a first for the city, upwards of 17 corners with all ladies surveying authorities were set up for the Lok Sabha races in the seven electorates of Delhi.

Out of the 17 corners, 10 had been set up in East Delhi voting demographic, two in Chandni Chowk and one each in North East Delhi, West Delhi, South Delhi, New Delhi and North west Delhi.

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