Capital’s voters increase to 1.3 crore, youth form 1.3%
6 Jan 2015 7:20 AM IST
As per the electoral roll published on Monday, the total number of voters in the city have been estimated at 1,30,85,251 out which 72,60,633 are men and 58,24,618 are women voters. In the last assembly polls in December 2013, there were 1.19 crore voters.
“The young voters population stands at 1.31 per cent of the total electors’ population,” said Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer Chandra Bhushan Kumar and added, “About 1.72 lakh first time voters in the age group of 18 to 19 will be able to exercise their franchise in the upcoming polls.”
“During the period of special summary revision-2015, total 1,59,854 new voters were added after publication of Draft Roll on October 15, 2014,” Kumar said. Kumar said that Matiala has the largest electorate with 3,39,686 people registered as voters while Chandni Chowk has the smallest electorate with 1,12,739 voters. Shakur Basti has the highest gender ratio of 938 while Tughalakabad has the lowest gender ratio of 638.
Kumar said voting will take place in 11,763 polling booths in 2,527 locations.
He said the Election Commission will continue updating the electoral roll till 10 days before the last date of filing the nominations for the assembly polls, though the final electoral roll has been published.
Giving details about steps to encourage eligible youngsters to exercise their franchise, Dev said the commission has appointed one “ambassador” each in 863 educational institutions to ensure enrolment of all students in voters’ list. They will be asked to apply for registration,” said Kumar.
The commission will also start, in coming week, the SVEEP activities from Wednesday as a part of which awareness campaigns through print and electronic media, for enrolment of voters and verifying their names in the list, for those left out from the list.
Special camps for enrolment will be held all over Delhi at all 11,763 polling stations (2,527 polling station buildings) on January 11 and an opportunity will be provided to people to check their names in the electoral roll and to submit fresh applications.
Such camps will be also be held for enlisting occupants of night shelters etc.
As per final roll, the electors to population (EP) ratio in 35 assembly constituencies is more than the average of Delhi, that is 70.02, and in rest 35 assembly constituencies it is less than the average. Assembly constituency with maximum EP ratio is Jungpura (83.89) and with 47.45, New Delhi is the constituency with least EP ratio.
Voter turnout in 2013 Delhi Assembly Election was 65.6 per cent and in Lok Sabha Election held in 2014, it was 65.07 per cent.
“The young voters population stands at 1.31 per cent of the total electors’ population,” said Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer Chandra Bhushan Kumar and added, “About 1.72 lakh first time voters in the age group of 18 to 19 will be able to exercise their franchise in the upcoming polls.”
“During the period of special summary revision-2015, total 1,59,854 new voters were added after publication of Draft Roll on October 15, 2014,” Kumar said. Kumar said that Matiala has the largest electorate with 3,39,686 people registered as voters while Chandni Chowk has the smallest electorate with 1,12,739 voters. Shakur Basti has the highest gender ratio of 938 while Tughalakabad has the lowest gender ratio of 638.
Kumar said voting will take place in 11,763 polling booths in 2,527 locations.
He said the Election Commission will continue updating the electoral roll till 10 days before the last date of filing the nominations for the assembly polls, though the final electoral roll has been published.
Giving details about steps to encourage eligible youngsters to exercise their franchise, Dev said the commission has appointed one “ambassador” each in 863 educational institutions to ensure enrolment of all students in voters’ list. They will be asked to apply for registration,” said Kumar.
The commission will also start, in coming week, the SVEEP activities from Wednesday as a part of which awareness campaigns through print and electronic media, for enrolment of voters and verifying their names in the list, for those left out from the list.
Special camps for enrolment will be held all over Delhi at all 11,763 polling stations (2,527 polling station buildings) on January 11 and an opportunity will be provided to people to check their names in the electoral roll and to submit fresh applications.
Such camps will be also be held for enlisting occupants of night shelters etc.
As per final roll, the electors to population (EP) ratio in 35 assembly constituencies is more than the average of Delhi, that is 70.02, and in rest 35 assembly constituencies it is less than the average. Assembly constituency with maximum EP ratio is Jungpura (83.89) and with 47.45, New Delhi is the constituency with least EP ratio.
Voter turnout in 2013 Delhi Assembly Election was 65.6 per cent and in Lok Sabha Election held in 2014, it was 65.07 per cent.
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