As many as 96.88 crore people are eligible to vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, making it the largest electorate in the world, the Election Commission (EC) said on Friday. As many as 1.85 crore people in the age group of 18-19 are registered to cast their vote, according to the poll body.
The data was revealed as the EC published the updated electoral rolls in all states and Union Territories (UTs) after a months-long
intensive Special Summary Revision 2024 (SSR 2024) exercise.
According to the EC, there has been a six per cent rise in the number of registered voters since 2019. A significant increase was also seen in the registration amongst women, specially-abled people and those in the 18-19 age group.
Over 2.63 crore new electors have been included in the electoral roll, out of which around 1.41 crore are female electors, which surpassed the newly enrolled male voters (1.22 crore) by over 15 per cent.
As many as 88.35 lakh people who are specially-abled are eligible to vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the EC said.
Of the total 96.88 crore electors, 49.72 lakh are men while 47.15 crore are women. Notably, the gender ratio has increased from 940 in 2023 to 948 in 2024.
According to the EC, there are 48,044 third-gender voters.
More than two crore young electors, spanning the 18-19 and 20-29 age groups, have been added to the electoral roll, the poll body said.
As many as 1.85 crore people who are above 80 years of age are registered to vote. There are 2.38 lakh voters who are above 100 years old.
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