Delhi municipal polls: 20 percent polling till noon

New Delhi, Apr 15 (ANI): At least 20 percent of polling was registered till noon in the ongoing Delhi municipal polls on Sunday.

No untoward incident has been reported so far, as polling went on peacefully.

The electoral fate of 2,423 candidates would be sealed during the polling held in 272 wards of the three civic bodies-East, South and North-carved out of the existing Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

There are 104 wards each in South and North Corporations and 64 in the East, of which 138 seats are reserved for women. South has the highest number of 904 candidates followed by North (885) and East (634).

The municipal polls are seen as an important indicator for what is in store for the Assembly polls, which is 18 months away. (ANI)