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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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