These voters in the age group of 18-19 years constitute 1.66 per cent of the of the total electorate.
Over
1.5 crore electors in 18-19 year age group will be eligible to vote
for the first time in the seven-phased Lok Sabha election beginning
April 11 wiith Prime Minister Narendra
Modi calling upon them to vote in record numbers.
These
voters in the age group of 18-19 years constitute 1.66 per cent of
the of the total electorate. All citizens who turned 18 on January 1
this year and registered as electors will get opportunity to cast
their vote in upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly elections.
"The
total electorate in the country as per finally published e-rolls in
January 2019 is approximately 900 million compared to 814.5 million
in 2014. This marks an increase of more than 84 million electors.
Over 15 million electors are in 18-19 years age group. Electors in
the age group of 18 to 19 years constitute 1.66 per cent of total
electors," the Election Commission said on Sunday.
The
Election Commission has allowed enrollment of transgender persons
with gender written as "Others" in the electoral rolls
since 2012. The number of electors enrolled as "others"
gender is 38,325.
The
poll panel said that parliament has amended the Representation of the
People Act, 1950, allowing enrollment of Indian citizens living
overseas as electors.
The
number of overseas electors enrolled in the current electoral rolls
is 71,735. "There are 1,677,386 service electors in the
electoral rolls," it said.
The
Lok Sabha elections will be held in 1,035,918 polling stations across
the country compared to 928,000 set up during the last Lok Sabha
election in 2014.
Modi,
in a tweet after the declaration of poll schedule, hoped for a record
turnout.
"The
festival of democracy, Elections are here. I urge my fellow Indians
to enrich the 2019
Lok Sabha elections with their active participation. I hope this
election witnesses a historic turnout. I particularly call upon first
time voters to vote in record numbers," he said.
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