4.26% turnout has been registered till 10.50 a.m. Around 5,67,212 votes have been cast, according to numbers from the State Election Commission. The Hindu spoke to some of the voters.
Long queues form at Majnu ka Tila Magazine road as people vote in the Delhi Municipal Corporation elections.
Sukhvinder Singh says his seven names from his family were not there in the voter list. Apart from his son, everybody's names were cancelled. He has been a voter for over 30 years.
79-year-old Susheela Devi being helped till the booth by her grandson Chandan. 22-year-old Chandan is yet to get his election card made.
"I have voted on the issue of sanitation, primary education and roads" said 56-year-old Vijay Kumar, a migrant worker hailing from Uttrakhand.
Vinay Kumari from Rajouri Garden retired last year and spends most of her time at the MCD library in the area. Says more of such should be built across the city.
Ajay Chawla from Tagore Garden came to vote on a cycle. Says no party is talking about the issue of pollution and pedestrian safety.
"Reputation of the candidate more important than his party in civic elections," said Dayachand in Kapashera.
Indu Chaudhury from Vasant Kunj came to cast her vote at Don Bosco SChool in GK-II. Says everybody must come out to vote otherwise they do not have the right to complain.
Mohammad Umar and his wife Sarwari from Geeta Colony, both senior citizens, complain there are no arrangements for those with mobility issues. No wheelchairs, attendants deployed by the SEC.
Munni Devi, 83-year-old resident of Nand Nangri smiles for a photo after casting her vote. "For some reason, I am fond of polling days. My whole family is at home. It's like a festival," she says.
Rajesh Dua from Geeta Colony: "Work matters, not flashy campaigns. What good are people who come around only once in 5 years."
"I have opted for better candidate over the party. The party I support has not fielded good candidate," said 63-year-old retired Delhi government school teacher VK Rana.
"This blue ink renders me a sense of pride. It makes me feel I count in the population if millions. People mostly want to get rid of this because it looks ugly to them. I don't understand why." Shokeen (52), resident of East Delhi's Kadampuri after casting his vote.