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AN ATLAS | LOK SABHA ELECTIONS 2024




           Lok Sabha Elections 2024:


           United in Diversity,



                                          Empowered by Inclusion






            l 48,272 registered Third Gender Elector in 2024, compared to 39,075 in   l  In 2024, number of female electors per 1000 male electors made a new
               2019. An increase of 23.5% over the  ve-year period.   high i.e. 946, as compared to 926 in 2019.

            l State with the highest No. of registered Third Gender Elector:   l  Females outnumbered men in 2024 again like in 2019; this is only the
               Tamil Nadu (8,467).                                    second time in the history of GEs to Lok Sabha.
            l 90,28,696 registered PwD Electors in 2024, compared to 61,67,482 in 2019  l  10,52,664 polling stations in 2024, compared to 10,37,848 in 2019

            l 27.09% transgender voters (third gender) voted in Lok Sabha Elections -   l  World's highest polling station set up in Tashigang, Himachal Pradesh to
               2024 compared to 14.64% in 2019 – almost a double.     serve 62 voters from Tashigang and Gete. This polling station is not only a
                                                                      crucial part of the democratic process but also a model polling booth.
            l 1,19,374 registered Overseas Electors in 2024 [Male: 1,06,411; Female:
               12,950; Third Gender: 13] compared to 99,844 registered Overseas   l  Malogam polling station in Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh has the unique
               Electors in 2019.                                      distinction of serving the lone female voter, who exercised her democratic
                                                                      right. For the single voter, a team of polling officials trekked nearly 40 km
                                                                      on foot through treacherous terrain and set up a voting booth in the
                                                                      remote polling station.



























































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