1.85-cr first-time voters in updated electoral rolls: says EC

As per the statement, the electors include 49.7 crore male and 47.1 crore female and 48,044 third gender electors, and is 6% higher as compared to the 91.19-crore figure in 2019. The increase is even sharper in the number of electorates in the 18-19 age-group, which increased by 23.3 per cent to 1.85 crore in 2024 as compared to 1.5 crore in 2019. These young electors will vote for the first time in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Of the total electors, 20.38% (19.74 crore) are in the 20–29-age group and about 2% (1.86 crore) are above 80 years. In fact, 2.38 lakh electors are above 100 years of age. The overall electors/population ratio stands at 66.76%. The total electors also include 88.35 lakh PwD voters.

As per the poll panel, the electoral roll gender ratio (the number of female electors per 1,000 male electors) has increased to 948 in 2024 from 940 in 2023. The elector gender ratio stood at 928 in 2019.

More women have enrolled as new electors as compared to men, said the EC.

“The Electoral roll gender ratio has surged positively, indicating the growing role of women in shaping the democratic fabric of the nation. 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%,” the statement said.

As per the statement, more than 2 crore young electors, spanning the 18-19 and 20-29 age groups, have been added to the electoral rolls.

“After months of intensive Special Summary Revision 2024 (SSR 2024) exercise and ahead of the general elections 2024, the Election Commission has published the electoral rolls in all States/UTs across the country with reference to 1st January, 2024 as the qualifying date. This also included successful completion of revision of electoral rolls in Jammu & Kashmir and Assam following the delimitation of constituencies. The endeavour, undertaken with meticulous planning, coordination and participation of political parties has yielded noteworthy achievements in terms of inclusivity, health and purity of the electoral rolls.”

As per the statement, the number of registered electors stands at 2.43 crore in Assam and 86.94 lakh in J&K.