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<ul><li>Over 1.46 crore registered voters have to pick between the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and the challenger Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the party to which the country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi belongs.</li><li>While the number of women candidates have hit a record high in Delhi, most candidates are independents.</li><li>99,210 litres of illicit liquor, 774 kg drugs, and 504 illegal arms and 730 ammunitions; 7458 licensed weapons were seized by the Delhi Police.</li></ul>India's national capital is in election mode; it's the voting day in the all-important assembly election. Over 1.46 crore registered voters have to pick between the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, government and the challenger Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the party to which the country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi belongs. The following are some facts about that make Delhi election very interesting: Migrants make up for over 40% of the total population in Delhi and that gives the election a unique character. One of the reasons why BJP made former Bhojpuri singing sensation Manoj Tiwari as its state campaign chief. 
	
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Similarly, Congress too tied up with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which has its home in Bihar, for the polls. While AAP has fielded candidates in all 70 seats, BJP is fighting in 67 and its Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) has two seats to fight from and Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has the remaining one. Women representation The percentage of women contesting the Delhi Assembly polls has reached double digits, at 11.8%, for the first time but no credit to any party as most of the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/delhi-election-2020-only-79-women-are-contesting-and-most-of-them-are-independents/articleshow/73889710.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">women candidates are independents</a>. There are over 81 lakh male voters, 66.80 lakh female voters, and 869 third-gender voters, Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ranbir Singh said earlier. 
	
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Voter turnout It will be interesting to look at the final voter turnout data today. The polling percentage has improved in the last decade but the peak was still the Parliament election in 2019, where the turnout was the highest in three decades. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 More than 520 first information reports have been filed in the run up to these polls for violation of Election Commission's code of conduct. 99,210 litres of illicit liquor, 774 kg drugs, and 504 illegal arms and 730 ammunitions; 7458 licensed weapons were seized by the Delhi Police, according to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Sharat Kumar Sinha, ahead of election today. <table style="width: 142pt;"> </colgroup> <tbody><tr> <td class="xl63" style="height:15.0pt;width:71pt">Items</td> <td class="xl64" style="border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none; width: 71pt;">Seizure worth</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Illicit liquor</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">99,210 litres</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Drugs</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">774 kg</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Illegal arms</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">504</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Licensed arms</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">7458</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Ammunition</td> <td class="xl69" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">730</td> </tr></tbody></table> The Election Commission has taken steps to ensure voters do not face any inconvenience or discomfort. Theses are the assured minimum facilities (AMF) at the polling booths of Delhi. 1. Good access road, drinking water and toilets, and adequate lighting 2. Waiting shed to relax before joining the queue 3. Separate toilets for men and women 4. Ramp facility with firm hand rails for people with disabilities 5. Toilets and parking facilities for people with disabilities 6. Height of the ballot unit to be disabled friendly 7. Adequate moving space for wheelchairs to move around the ballot unit 8. A dividing rope in the absence of separate entry and exit 9. Signage to indicate the entrance and exit 110-yrs-old Kalitara Mandal, the oldest voter of Delhi, cast her vote today. "I've always cast my vote ever since I received my voter ID. I feel happy while casting vote. It gives me power. I wish each &amp; every citizen casts his vote," she reportedly said. 
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By Uzmi Athar New Delhi, May 16 () Almost two months into the coronavirus-induced lockdown, non-migrant workers in Delhi have seen their average weekly incomes drop by at least 57 per cent, according to a combined study done by a US and a Canadian universities. The study uses data collected from 1,392 non-migrant workers, many of whom live in Delhi's informal settlements. The data was collected in 2018, 2019, and during the lockdown, between March 27 and May 13. By the first week of May, nine out of 10 survey respondents stated that their weekly income had fallen to zero, the study conducted by the University of Chicago and the University of British Columbia said. The study found that non-migrant workers have seen their average weekly income drop by at least 57 per cent since the lockdown began. To capture the impact of the lockdown that started on March 25, the study compared economic and behavioral outcomes for these individuals before and after the lockdown. "For example, the average weekly income of our sample pre-lockdown was USD 39.46 (Rs 2,994). In Round 1, average income decreased to USD 24.10 (Rs 1,828.64) and in Round 2, average income fell further to USD 5.43 (Rs 412)," the study said.The Round 1 was from March 27 to April 19 and Round 2 was from April 25 to May 13. In addition, the study notes that there have been devastating impact of the lockdown. There are relatively high rates of mental and emotional well-being problems, ongoing challenges in food supply chains, in terms of higher prices and lower quantities, and dwindling levels of reported savings, it found. Despite this unprecedented income loss, the study found widespread compliance with public health directives important in reducing the spread of the coronavirus. Compared to levels before the arrival of COVID-19, mask usage rose from 20 per cent (during the air pollution season) to 90 per cent; time spent indoors increased from 44 per cent to 95 per cent, and regular handwashing rose from 88 per cent to 98 per cent, the study said."Even for non-migrant workers in Delhi, the lockdown has been devastating economically. But it also brought about a massive change in behaviour. People started wearing masks more, they stayed indoors and socialized less, they washed their hands more regularly, there were even fewer reports of smoking. These habits are crucial for limiting the spread and the health impacts of the virus," said Ken Lee, Executive Director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago in India (EPIC India) and the lead author of the study. "A big question we have right now is whether these positive behaviours can persist once the lockdown is lifted, even as fear and media coverage of COVID-19 begin to subside," he added. The researchers point to the role of extreme fear and media coverage in driving these unprecedented behavioural changes. Throughout the lockdown, 80 per cent of people reported feeling extremely concerned about COVID-19. To demonstrate the unparalleled media coverage of COVID-19, the researchers used Twitter data to show that since March 25, COVID-19 coverage has accounted for more than 56 per cent of all media coverage. Lee said, "For this particular group of mostly non-migrant workers in Delhi, we have not yet seen alarming changes in rates of hunger, access to health care, scarcity, or security. A lot of people reported benefiting from the Delhi government's food assistance programme. That said, the latest projections expect a surge in infections in the coming months, and so the government should prepare itself to rapidly expand these types of assistance programmes." India's economy has been severely hit by the coronavirus-induced lockdown and thousands of migrant workers across the country are walking back home due to lack of transport facilities. The non-migrant workers were also severely hit after most of them lost their means of livelihood post lockdown. The national lockdown also had a drastic effect on movement in Delhi. Using Facebook mobility data, the study also showed that intra-city movement dropped by 80 per cent, immediately following the Janata curfew, where it remained through early-May. The sample for the study was drawn from two subsamples, including individuals enrolled from hundreds of low-income, informal settlements across Delhi, as well as individuals (commuters) enrolled at public bus stops in Delhi and its surrounding environs. Both of these subsamples were generated through randomised sampling procedures. Between late-2018 and late-2019, prior to the onset of COVID-19, in-person surveys were administered across the sample, in which baseline social and economic data was captured. "Given the rapid onset of COVID-19 and the economic shock of the India lockdown, simple pre-post comparisons of data offer insights into the effects of the coronavirus, thus far," the study said. The average weekly income at baseline is roughly Rs 3,000, compared to roughly Rs 6,000 in the representative National Sample Survey (NSS) data corresponding to Delhi. Also, although 32 per cent of the sample held salaried jobs at baseline (i.e., occupations that pay income monthly, as opposed to daily), 29 per cent held jobs commonly associated with the lower rungs of the income ladder, including auto-rickshaw drivers, street vendors, skilled labourers, construction workers, and domestic workers. UZM SMNSMN

Non-migrant workers in Delhi see income drop by at least 57 per cent during lockdown: Study

<ul><li>The 47-year-old actor said while arranging travel for the migrants, their conversations would often revolve around how they were looking for the right work opportunity amid the pandemic. </li><li>The initiative will be supported by community outreach in the villages to find the right employment opportunities for migrant workers in different parts of the country. </li><li>According to the release, the online platform has over 500 reputed companies related to construction, apparel, healthcare, engineering, BPOs, security, automobile, e-commerce and logistics sectors, offering job opportunities </li></ul> Actor <keyword id="15261" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sonu-Sood">Sonu Sood</keyword> on Wednesday launched an app to offer support to workers in finding right job opportunities in various sectors across the country. Sood, who catapulted to the national spotlight for his work in helping migrants reach their homes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, has come out with a free of cost online platform called 'Pravasi Rojgar', which will provide all the necessary information and right linkages to find jobs. The 47-year-old actor said while arranging travel for the migrants, their conversations would often revolve around how they were looking for the right work opportunity amid the pandemic. "Lot of thinking, planning and preparation have gone into designing this initiative over the last few months, in order to ensure that it is holistic and builds on the work already being done in the country. "Extensive consultations have been held with top organisations that're involved at the grassroots level in skilling and placing the youth below the poverty line, NGOs, philanthropic organisations, government functionaries, strategy consultants, technology start ups and above all the returned migrants whom I have helped," Sood said in a statement. The initiative will be supported by community outreach in the villages to find the right employment opportunities for migrant workers in different parts of the country. According to the release, the online platform has over 500 reputed companies related to construction, apparel, healthcare, engineering, BPOs, security, automobile, e-commerce and logistics sectors, offering job opportunities. 'Pravasi Rojgar' will also be offering specific job training programmes like spoken English. A 24x7 helpline have been set up in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Ahmedabad and Thiruvananthapuram. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/coovid-vaccine-from-oxford-serum-institute-and-astrazeneca-shows-promising-immune-response/articleshow/77069321.cms">The COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford and AstraZeneca shows 'promising' results in early human trials</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/from-intel-and-wipro-to-tcs-and-google-here-are-the-top-job-openings-in-the-multinational-companies/articleshow/77058769.cms">From Intel and Wipro to TCS and Google— Here are the top job openings in the multinational companies</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/checkout-upcoming-affordable-smartphone-oneplus-nord-launch-price-specifications-features/articleshow/77061620.cms">OnePlus Nord launch price, specs and more – Everything we know about the upcoming affordable OnePlus smartphone</a>

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