Singh's clean image, said a voter hours before the campaign ended for Sunday's polls, has played a major role in creating an impact on the minds of the voters during his fortnight-long campaigning.

The voter, however, said that the voters' turnout on Sunday will play a crucial role in deciding the fate of Singh's maiden foray into electoral politics.

"The larger the turnout, the better it will be for Manmohan Singh," he said.

Another voter from Tilak Nagar said that a majority of Sikh voters deciding to vote for Singh will also go in his favour as the constituency has 26 per cent Sikh voters.

Malhotra has been accusing Singh of playing the communal card which the latter has refuted saying he is asking the people to vote for him on the basis of his experience.

In fact, Singh, who was finding itdifficult in the beginning of the campaign to manage funds, kept his campaign low-profile which managed to impress many in his constituency.

Said one voter in Masjid Moth area: "At times, we couldn't recognise Manmohan Singh as he preferred moving with very few people during the campaign. There were no drum-beats, no placards."

He added that Singh's simplicity has scored over the electoral experience of his BJP rival.

The support from intelligentsia, and campaigning by high-profile citizens like Khuswant Singh and others, helped Singh in garnering support from various sections of the voters.

Said one voter in Sukhdeo Vihar, "No politician is expected to do anything for the constituency. Why not give a chance to someone (Manmohan Singh) whose credibility is established at the highest level."

However, it was quite clear during the campaigning that Singh has failed to enthuse those who are not aware of his stature. Incidentally, BJP has a strong base among them.

The blank faces in slums in SouthDelhi, when Singh visited them, bore testimony to the fact that it is the upper strata of the constituency which will decide his fate.

The campaign by Singh's friends and well-wishers concentrated on this fact. But, it remains to be seen, how many of Singh-sympathisers will actually go for voting on Sunday.

"Literacy rate in a constituency in most of the cases is inversely proportional to the voters' turnout. We have tried our level best to enthuse people to go for voting this time," said one of the Singh sympathisers.