Pune: Maharashtra registered a total of 9.5 crore voters in the final electoral roll published on Friday. The draft roll published on Aug 6 had 9.
36 crore voters. The increase in numbers was spurred by registration of a large number of women voters . Around 10 lakh women voters registered in the state between publication of draft roll on Aug 6 and final publication on Aug 30, as per the data released by state election officials.
The state recorded a total increase of 16.98 lakh voters in the final electoral roll after the special summary revision drive carried out ahead of the assembly elections. “Registration of women voters saw an increase by 10 lakh as against 6.
8 lakh male voters during this period,” an election official said. State additional chief electoral officer Dr Kiran Kulkarni told TOI that a rise of 16.98 lakh voters was seen in the final electoral roll from Aug 6 draft roll till the final roll published on Aug 30.
“We have had an increase in registration of women voters. Also, there has been a considerable increase in registration of youth voters , too. Voters can continue to register their names till ten days before the last date of nomination for assembly elections, so the registrations are bound to rise,” he said.
A significant increase in registration of youth voters was also observed in the state among 18-19 and 20-29 age groups, with about 3.67 lakh rise in the former age group, and 7.55 lakh in the latter.
However, in the final tally, the total number of male voters outnumbers female voters in the state. The number of male voters is 4.9 crore as compared to 4.
6 crore women voters. The male-female ratio currently is 925:933, election officials said. The ECI has been stressing on focussed registration in states going in for assembly polls and similar drives were carried out in Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and Jharkhand.
The electoral roll revision programme enabled eligible new voters to register themselves, while existing voters got an opportunity to make changes, corrections, and update their details on the electoral roll till Aug 20. Many voters had complained about their names missing from the voter list and not being able to find their polling booths during the Lok Sabha polls. These voters were urged to re-register and check their names ahead of the assembly polls.
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36 crore. The boost comes from registering 10 lakh women and a notable rise in youth voters aged 18-29. The male-female voter ratio is now 925:933.
Registration continues until ten days before the assembly elections' nomination deadline. 5.79 lakh new voter registration in district Pune's district election office has reported 5.
79 lakh new voter registrations ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, possibly scheduled for October-November. This followed a summary electoral voter revision drive set to update the voter list by August 31. Complaints about missing names in previous polls prompted officials to encourage re-registration.
Gurgaon's electorate rises by 16k voters, now stands at 14.9L After the voter revision campaign, Gurgaon's total voter count reached 14,87,310, with 16,358 new voters added. Badshapur is the largest constituency with 5.
1 lakh voters, and Pataudi is the smallest at 2.5 lakh voters. The final voter list is now published, and youths turning 18 in July can register for voter ID cards until September 2.
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