On Thursday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) launched an amazing new resource—the world’s biggest electoral dataset! This collection includes 42 reports about the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and another 56 reports covering four state assembly elections. The goal is to make the election process more open, encourage studies, and help build public trust in the voting system.
These reports provide a treasure trove of information, including how many voters there are in each district, how many people voted, and how different groups like men, women, and transgender individuals participated in the elections. This data is super helpful for teachers, researchers, and anyone curious about how elections work.
According to the ECI, this huge dataset allows people to dig deeper into the numbers and compare them with past elections. It helps everyone understand trends and changes over time in politics and voting patterns.
What the Reports Reveal:
– In 2024, there were 97.97 crore registered voters, which is a 7.43% increase from 91.19 crore in 2019.
– Around 64.64 crore votes were cast this year, showing a healthy increase from 61.4 crore in the last election.
– The highest voter turnout was in Dhubri, Assam, at 92.3%, while Srinagar, J&K, had the lowest at 38.7%, although this is a big improvement from 14.4% in 2019.
– Voters using the “None Of The Above” (NOTA) option accounted for 63.71 lakh votes, a slight decrease from 2019.
– The 2024 elections had 10,52,664 polling stations, an increase from 10,37,848 in 2019.
– Uttar Pradesh had the most polling stations, with 1,62,069, while Lakshadweep had the fewest, at just 55.
Women and Other Voters:
The elections also showed great news about women’s participation:
– There were 47.63 crore women among the voters, making up 48.62% of all registered voters, a rise from 48.09% in 2019.
– Female voter turnout was 65.78%, slightly higher than the male turnout of 65.55% for the second time ever.
– Around 800 women ran for election this year, up from 726 in 2019.
For third-gender voters:
– Their numbers went up by 23.5%, reaching 48,324 registered voters.
– Transgender voter participation almost doubled to 27.09%.
In total, there were 12,459 nominations for the elections, and 8,360 candidates were confirmed as contesting after others withdrew. The reports help everyone understand more about the election system and what is changing in India’s voting world!
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