The largest electorate for the upcoming General Elections is expected to be 96.88 crore people, according to a Friday announcement from the Election Commission (EC). Additionally, it stated that the voter list now includes over two crore youth voters, or those between the ages of 18 and 29. Following a rigorous six-month Special Summary Revision 2024 process and in advance of the 2024 General Elections, the Election Commission of India released the voter rolls for every State and Union in the nation, referencing January 1, 2024, as the cutoff date.
“This also included the successful completion of the revision of electoral rolls in Jammu and 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,” the EC stated.
Meanwhile, the gender ratio has increased from 940 in 2023 to 948 in 2024, the poll panel said.
The integrity and health of the electoral roll, as well as disclosures and openness during the rollover process, have received particular attention from the Commission. Recall that in November 2022, at the onset of the Special Summary Revision Exercise, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar first addressed a press conference in Pune. He went into great detail about the different tasks associated with updating the electoral rolls and the involvement of political parties at every turn. In addition, it is significant that more women are registering to vote, which is an example of a deliberate attempt to achieve gender equity and inclusivity in the electoral system.
“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 per cent,” it poll body said.
Special endeavours have been undertaken to achieve 100 per cent registration of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), making the electoral rolls the most inclusive to date, it added.
