India Has Nearly 97 Crore Voters Now, Up 6 percent From 2019: EC
10 months, 4 weeks ago

India Has Nearly 97 Crore Voters Now, Up 6 percent From 2019: EC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday said nearly 97 crore Indians will be eligible to vote in this year's Lok Sabha elections.It also said over two crore young electors in age group of 18 to 29 years have been added in the voters' list. Over 2.63 crore new electors have been included in the electoral roll, out of which around 1.41 crore are women who surpassed the newly-enrolled male voters by over 15 per cent, the poll authority said. The EC also underlined that effort were made to support persons with disabilities by flagging around 88.35 lakh such voters in the electoral roll database. According to a 2023 letter sent by the EC to political parties, India had 17.32 crore registered voters in 1951, which rose to 19.37 crore in 1957.

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India will soon set new record of one billion-plus voters: CEC Rajiv Kumar
1 day, 22 hours ago

India will soon set new record of one billion-plus voters: CEC Rajiv Kumar

The Hindu  

India will soon create a new record of one billion-plus voters, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Tuesday by Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Punjab, which will be declaring SSR results today, we will be crossing 99 crore voters for the first time," the CEC said, adding, "Number of women voters is also going to be around 48 crore."

Number of voters in Delhi rose to 15.5 million, says poll panel
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2 days, 20 hours ago

Number of voters in Delhi rose to 15.5 million, says poll panel

Hindustan Times  

The number of registered voters in Delhi has increased to 1,55,24,858 as compared to 1,47,18,119 as on January 22, 2024, according to the final electoral roll published by the office of the chief electoral officer of Delhi on Monday. This trend of unprecedented increase of form-6 and that too after 20 days of last date of receiving claims and objections …

Delhi vote base rises by 1.67 lakh: How will it impact the upcoming polls?
3 days, 7 hours ago

Delhi vote base rises by 1.67 lakh: How will it impact the upcoming polls?

India Today  

As Delhi is all for the upcoming Assembly elections -- most likely to take place in February this year -- the newly-revised voter list data reveals a noteworthy increase in the electorate across the capital city. UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION ACROSS SEATS Delhi's voter distribution remains uneven across its Assembly constituencies. The high-profile New Delhi seat, with only 1,09,000 voters, is the …

Voter turnout dipped in 2024 Lok Sabha polls though overall voters increased: ECI
1 week, 6 days ago

Voter turnout dipped in 2024 Lok Sabha polls though overall voters increased: ECI

Hindustan Times  

The voter turnout in the 2024 general elections dipped by a little more than 1.3 percentage points in the past decade, from 67.3% in 2014 to 65.978% this year, even as the number of votes cast increased by 5.3%, from 614 million in 2019 to 646.4 million in 2024, the Election Commission of India said on Thursday. The six national …

Election Commission releases world's largest electoral dataset for 2024 Lok Sabha and 4 state assembly polls
1 week, 6 days ago

Election Commission releases world's largest electoral dataset for 2024 Lok Sabha and 4 state assembly polls

India TV News  

The Election Commission on Thursday released 42 Statistical Reports on Lok Sabha Elections 2024 and 14 reports each on four state assembly elections held simultaneously. In the report, the EC said that women candidates contesting 2024 Lok Sabha polls were 800 as against 726 in 2019. The EC said in the report that the female voter turnout stood at 65.78 …

Maharashtra records highest voter turnout in 3 decades with 65.11% polling
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra records highest voter turnout in 3 decades with 65.11% polling

India Today  

Maharashtra witnessed its highest voter turnout in 30 years during the assembly elections, with provincial figures standing at 65.11 per cent. This marks a rise from the 61.44 per cent turnout recorded in the 2019 elections and surpasses the 2024 Lok Sabha turnout of 61.33 per cent. Rural areas, known for higher voter engagement, led the way, with the Karvir …

Maharashtra records highest voter turnout in 3 decades with 65.11% polling
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra records highest voter turnout in 3 decades with 65.11% polling

India Today  

Maharashtra witnessed its highest voter turnout in 30 years during the assembly elections, with provincial figures standing at 65.11 per cent. This marks a rise from the 61.44 per cent turnout recorded in the 2019 elections and surpasses the 2024 Lok Sabha turnout of 61.33 per cent. Rural areas, known for higher voter engagement, led the way, with the Karvir …

Maharashtra Votes Today: WIll EC efforts boost Mumbai’s low voter turnout trends?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Votes Today: WIll EC efforts boost Mumbai’s low voter turnout trends?

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Election 2024: On October 15, while announcing the poll dates for Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections, Chief Electoral Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar blamed ‘urban apathy’ for the lack of enthusiasm among voters that leads to low turnout during elections. Kumar said the issue of ‘Urban and Youth Apathy’ is a major concern for the poll panel and that it is …

Mumbai voter count for assembly polls crosses 1-crore mark; rises by 2.91 lakh since LS polls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mumbai voter count for assembly polls crosses 1-crore mark; rises by 2.91 lakh since LS polls

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The voter count in Mumbai has crossed the one crore mark, up from 98.95 lakh voters during the recent Lok Sabha polls, a civic official said on Monday. At the time of Lok Sabha polls earlier this year, Mumbai city had 98,95,602 eligible voters, including 25,16,667 in island city and 74,64,974 in the suburban district, as per EC data. …

Tamil Nadu has 6.27 crore voters, 8L more than January count
2 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu has 6.27 crore voters, 8L more than January count

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The voter population of Tamil Nadu went up by over eight lakh as of Tuesday when compared to the integrated final electoral roll released in January this year. The voter population which stood at 6.18 crore in January has increased to 6.27 crore as per the draft electoral rolls for the special summary revision of electoral rolls released on …

61 Percent Voting Recorded in 6th Phase of LS Polling
7 months, 2 weeks ago

61 Percent Voting Recorded in 6th Phase of LS Polling

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu, vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Saxena, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Union Cabinet ministers S. Jaishankar and Hardeep Sigh Puri were among the top dignitaries to cast votes in the national capital during the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections on …

EC releases absolute number of votes cast in first five phases of Lok Sabha polls
7 months, 2 weeks ago

EC releases absolute number of votes cast in first five phases of Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

The Election Commission on Saturday released the absolute number of votes cast in each constituency in the first five phases of the general election. This is the first time that the EC has shared the total number of votes cast in this Lok Sabha election. “The commission notes the pattern of false narratives and mischievous design to vitiate electoral process,” …

Shed ‘urban apathy’, vote in large numbers: EC
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Shed ‘urban apathy’, vote in large numbers: EC

The Hindu  

On the eve of the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission on Sunday said it was geared up for the polls in 49 seats across eight States and union territories, many of them in urban areas such as Mumbai, Lucknow, Hooghly, Howrah and Thane. Cities like Mumbai, Thane, Lucknow are also going to polls in this …

Lok Sabha election 2024 phase 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Polling ends, Tripura tops voter turnout, Bengal crosses 70 pc
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election 2024 phase 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Polling ends, Tripura tops voter turnout, Bengal crosses 70 pc

India TV News  

Lok Sabha election 2024, phase 2, live: As polling commenced in 88 parliamentary constituencies across 13 states and Union Territories in the second phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon citizens to cast their votes in significant numbers. Stressing the pivotal role of high voter turnout in bolstering democracy, PM Modi particularly encouraged young and …

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | 1,202 candidates in fray in phase 2
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | 1,202 candidates in fray in phase 2

The Hindu  

The stage is set for polling in 88 constituencies across 13 States in the second phase of the general election on April 26. Over 15.88 crore voters would exercise their franchise in 1.67 lakh polling stations across the country. Voting in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul, which was also scheduled to be held on April 26, was shifted to the third phase …

2024 Lok Sabha polls begin on April 19, 2024; 16 crore voters on the rolls in 102 seats in first phase
8 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 Lok Sabha polls begin on April 19, 2024; 16 crore voters on the rolls in 102 seats in first phase

The Hindu  

Over 16 crore voters would exercise their franchise on April 19 as the 2024 general election, the world’s biggest festival of democracy, kicks off with 102 Lok Sabha constituencies going to polls in the first phase. The first phase would All 39 Lok Sabha seats of Tamil Nadu and five seats of Uttarakhand, 12 seats in Rajasthan, eight crucial seats …

5-phase election in state, Mumbai-Thane polls on May 20
9 months, 3 weeks ago

5-phase election in state, Mumbai-Thane polls on May 20

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: For the first time in the history of Maharashtra, the Lok Sabha elections for the state’s 48 constituencies will be held in five phases spread over more than a month. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar during announcement of the schedule for General Elections 2024 Voting will commence on April 19 with five constituencies in eastern Vidarbha, followed by the …

Election 2024: Nearly a billion people to vote in 1.05 million booths; results to be announced on June 4
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Election 2024: Nearly a billion people to vote in 1.05 million booths; results to be announced on June 4

Hindustan Times  

Nearly a billion people will vote in 1.05 million polling booths to select India’s next government, the Election Commission of India announced on Saturday, kick-starting the world’s largest democratic exercise that will be staggered across seven phases stretching over six weeks between April 19 and June 1. “From wherever we receive the information of violence, we will take action against …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 schedule: 97 crore to vote at 10.5 lakh poll stations, says CEC
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 schedule: 97 crore to vote at 10.5 lakh poll stations, says CEC

Hindustan Times  

Chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Saturday announced that 97 crore voters will exercise their franchise at the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024. Ahead of announcement of schedule for the Lok Sabha election and the state assembly elections, Kumar listed some key highlights of the upcoming elections that will take place over the period of next two months. The voters …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Dates Schedule Election Commission of India ECI 2019 Lok Sabha Elections Details
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Dates Schedule Election Commission of India ECI 2019 Lok Sabha Elections Details

ABP News  

With the Election Commission of India declaring that it will announce the Lok Sabha Election 2024 dates on Saturday, the poll battlefield for the world's largest democratic exercise has been thrown open. Marking this year's election as the largest electorate in history, a whopping 96.88 crore people have been registered as eligible voters in the upcoming polls as against 91.1 …

Top news of the day: Bharat Ratna for Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh and M.S. Swaminathan; PTI-backed independents win most seats in Pakistan Assembly at half-way point, and more
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Top news of the day: Bharat Ratna for Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh and M.S. Swaminathan; PTI-backed independents win most seats in Pakistan Assembly at half-way point, and more

The Hindu  

Bharat Ratna for P.V. Swaminathan, Charan Singh Former Prime Ministers P. V. Narasimha Rao and Choudhary Charan Singh as well as Green Revolution pioneer M. S. Swaminathan will be conferred the Bharat Ratna adding to the two — socialist leader Karpoori Thakur and former Deputy Prime Minister L. K. Advani, already announced for this year. Independents backed by Imran Khan’s …

Nearly 97 crore people eligible to vote in coming Lok Sabha polls: EC
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Nearly 97 crore people eligible to vote in coming Lok Sabha polls: EC

The Hindu  

Nearly 97 crore Indian voters, the largest electorate in the world, will be eligible to exercise their franchise in this year’s Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission said on Friday. There has been a six per cent increase in registered voters from 2019, when the last Lok Sabha polls were held and over two crore young electors in the age …

96 crore citizens, including 47 crore women, eligible to cast vote in 2024 Lok Sabha elections
11 months, 1 week ago

96 crore citizens, including 47 crore women, eligible to cast vote in 2024 Lok Sabha elections

India TV News  

The General Elections of 2024 nearing with every passing day and this time over 96 crore people are eligible to cast their vote, including 47 crore women. As many as 1.5 crore polling personnel will be deployed to ensure the smooth conduct of the parliamentary elections to elect members of the 18th Lok Sabha. In the first Lok Sabha elections …

Rajasthan's BJP unit to write to EC for change of polling date, claim sources | Know the reason
1 year, 2 months ago

Rajasthan's BJP unit to write to EC for change of polling date, claim sources | Know the reason

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday said that it is going to write to the Election Commission for a change of polling date - November 23. The Election Commission announced on Monday that voting for all 200 Assembly seats in Rajasthan will take place on November 23 and the counting of votes will be taken up on December 3. On …

India sees six-fold jump in voters since 1951; total electorate on January 1 is over 94.50 crore
1 year, 11 months ago

India sees six-fold jump in voters since 1951; total electorate on January 1 is over 94.50 crore

The Hindu  

India has witnessed a nearly six-fold increase in the total number of voters since 1951 to over 94.50 crore this year, but almost one-third of them stayed away from exercising their franchise in the last Lok Sabha polls. In 1951, when the voter lists for the first general elections were prepared, India had 17.32 crore registered electors and 45.67% had …

Bogus voters eliminated, TS voters falls to 2.99 crore
2 years ago

Bogus voters eliminated, TS voters falls to 2.99 crore

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: While the total number of young voters appears to have increased, the overall voters in Telangana's 119 Assembly seats has decreased to 2.99 crore in the special summary revision-2023, from 3.03 crore in 2022. According to ECI data released on Thursday, the state's 2.99 crore voters include 1.5 crore male, 1.49 crore female, and 1,951 transgender voters. Interestingly, the …

Draft electoral rolls say AP has 3.98 crore voters
2 years, 1 month ago

Draft electoral rolls say AP has 3.98 crore voters

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh has a total electorate of 3.98 crore, including general persons, service personnel and people of the third gender, according to draft electoral rolls released here on Wednesday. Chief electoral officer Mukesh Kumar Meena told media persons that draft rolls have been published after Election Commission of India announced special summary revision of electoral rolls with January 1, …

India has 2.49 lakh voters aged above 100: CEC Rajiv Kumar
2 years, 2 months ago

India has 2.49 lakh voters aged above 100: CEC Rajiv Kumar

The Hindu  

There are 2.49 lakh voters aged above 100 in India, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on November 9. Besides, 1.80 crore voters are above 80 years of age, Mr. Kumar said after flagging off a bicycle rally in Maharashtra's Pune city on Wednesday to create awareness about voter registration, as part of the national level launch of a special …

EC electoral rolls: Telangana has 3.03 crore voters
3 years ago

EC electoral rolls: Telangana has 3.03 crore voters

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The number of voters in Telangana have increased to 3.03 crore as per the final electoral rolls released by Election Commission of India on Wednesday after undertaking special summary revision 2022 of electoral rolls across the state. However, there has been only an increase of little over 200 voters in SSR 2022 when compared to last year's SSR. While …

Election Commission Confident of Holding Five Assembly Polls in 2022, Says CEC Chandra
3 years, 7 months ago

Election Commission Confident of Holding Five Assembly Polls in 2022, Says CEC Chandra

News 18  

The Election Commission is confident of holding the five assembly polls due early next year, including in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, on time as the poll panel has gained a lot of experience from the electoral exercise in Bihar, West Bengal and four other assemblies amid the coronavirus pandemic, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra has asserted. He was asked whether …

Bihar Vote Count Likely to Continue Till Late in the Night: Election Commission
4 years, 1 month ago

Bihar Vote Count Likely to Continue Till Late in the Night: Election Commission

News 18  

Counting of votes for the Bihar assembly elections will take longer than usual and continue till late in the night because of 63 per cent increase in the number of EVMs, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. Briefing reporters in the national capital as the counting progressed in Bihar, EC officials said over 1 crore votes were counted till around …

BJP’s Kolkata Dakshin candidate alleges more votes counted than actually polled, ECI revises numbers citing human error
5 years, 7 months ago

BJP’s Kolkata Dakshin candidate alleges more votes counted than actually polled, ECI revises numbers citing human error

Op India  

The BJP has exceeded expectations in West Bengal with its performance in Lok Sabha elections. However, the actual votes that were counted as showing in the ECI results website was 1490235, which translates to an 87% voter turnout. Amusingly enough at 5.40, the total votes counted was adjusted on the Election Commission website and by some magic, around 3 lakh …

LS polls: 63% voting in sixth phase; BJP candidate attacked in Bengal, poll official beaten up in UP
5 years, 7 months ago

LS polls: 63% voting in sixth phase; BJP candidate attacked in Bengal, poll official beaten up in UP

India TV News  

BJP candidate Bharati Ghosh was attacked in West Bengal and a poll officer was allegedly beaten up by an MLA of the saffron party in Uttar Pradesh during the Lok Sabha poll's sixth and penultimate phase on Sunday in which over 63 per cent turnout was recorded in 59 seats across six states and the national capital. Elections were held …

Lok Sabha elections 2019: UP CM Adityanath urges people to vote
5 years, 8 months ago

Lok Sabha elections 2019: UP CM Adityanath urges people to vote

Hindustan Times  

As voting began across 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, Chief MInister Yogi Adityanatah on Monday urged the people to cast their ballots for a prosperous and powerful India. A total electorate of 2.38 crore is eligible to exercise their franchise at 27,513 polling booths. “For a prosperous and powerful India, for a strong and decision-making government, to fulfil …

Lok Sabha polls: 720 complaints of poll code violation received on cVigil app since launch; 72% found genuine, says Delhi CEO
5 years, 9 months ago

Lok Sabha polls: 720 complaints of poll code violation received on cVigil app since launch; 72% found genuine, says Delhi CEO

Firstpost  

Over 720 complaints have been received from people through the cVigil app by the office of Chief Electoral Officer here and 72 per cent of those were found to be correct New Delhi: Over 720 complaints have been received from people through the cVigil app by the office of Chief Electoral Officer here and 72 per cent of those were …

‘2019 is Not a National Election’: Town Hall with Dr Prannoy Roy
5 years, 9 months ago

‘2019 is Not a National Election’: Town Hall with Dr Prannoy Roy

The Quint  

I think elections have changed very dramatically in India, ever since the first election in 1952 till now. The voter in the first 25 years after 1952, from 1952 to 1977, used to vote back governments 80% of the time. So, from 1977 to 2002 was the “angry voter,” and more than 70% of governments were thrown out. Since 2002, …

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: What first-time voters want
5 years, 9 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: What first-time voters want

India TV News  

Over 1.5 crore "young voters" in the 18-19 age group will exercise their franchise for the first time in the upcoming elections being held from April 11 to May 19. Young and restless, anxious and ambitious, first time voters in urban India are going into this election with a clear vision for the country’s future and say they expect political …

Voting in India Demystified: Handy Guide on What Every Voter Needs
5 years, 10 months ago

Voting in India Demystified: Handy Guide on What Every Voter Needs

The Quint  

Polling is underway in 95 Lok Sabha seats spread across 11 states on Thursday, 18 April, in the second phase polling in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The 2019 general elections officially began on 11 April, as voting kicked off in 91 constituencies across 20 states and union territories on the first day of polling. The 2014 general elections saw …

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