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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Total Number of Polling Stations (PC WISE)

Legal Provisions / Guidelines T4.3 PCs having Highest No. of Polling Stations
State/UT PC Name Polling Stations
l Section 25 of the Representation of People Act, 1951 has entrusted the DEO
with the responsibility for provisioning of polling stations and publication of Telangana Malkajgiri 3228
the list of polling stations. Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad 3092
Assam Dhubri 3024
l According to Section 25 of Representation of People Act, 1951, 'the DEO
shall, with the prior approval of Election Commission, provide a sufficient Karnataka Bangalore North 2911
number of polling stations for every Constituency; the whole or greater part Telangana Chevella 2877
of which lies within his/ her jurisdiction and shall publish in such a manner Karnataka Bangalore Rural 2829
as Election Commission may direct, list showing the polling stations so Uttar Pradesh Gautam Buddha Nagar 2717
provided and the polling areas or group of voters for which they have Rajasthan Barmer 2641
respectively been provided' Jammu and Kashmir Udhampur 2637

l The 'rationalization of polling stations' includes modi cation keeping the Assam Darrang-Udalguri 2622
following parameters in mind:
I.) The number of registered voters in the PS being not greater than 1500, T4.4 PCs having Lowest No. of Polling Stations

ii.) Distance from any location in the part area to the polling station being State/UT PC Name Polling Stations
not greater than 2 kms, Lakshadweep Lakshadweep 55
DNH and D&D Daman & Diu 145
iii.) Avoiding major obstructions like rivers, lakes etc. on way to polling
station within the part area, DNH and D&D Dadra & Nagar Haveli 314
Andaman & Andaman & 412
iv.) Availability of suitable pucca structures for the PS,
Nicobar Islands Nicobar Islands
v.) Availability of government building for the PS, Sikkim Sikkim 573
vi.) The need to avoid hospitals, temples, proximity to a political party Ladakh Ladakh 578
office or to place the PS on a rst or higher oor etc. Chandigarh Chandigarh 614
Goa South Goa 862
Goa North Goa 863
Legacy Information Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal East 920
Puducherry Puducherry 967
l In 1951-52 elections, 196084 Polling Stations; in 1957 elections,
220478 Polling Stations; in 1984-85, 506058 Polling Stations, in 2014 Fact
elections, 927553 Polling Stations and in 2019 elections, 1037848
Polling Stations were setup.
l In Lok Sabha elections 2024, Uttar Pradesh was the state with the highest
l In 2024 elections, 10,52,664 polling stations were set up for voting number of polling stations (due to its size). The total no of polling stations
in 543 Constituencies. Average number of Electors per Polling Station set up in the state were 1,62,069.
was 931. l On the other hand, Lakshadweep had the least number of polling stations
with only 55 PSs followed by Andaman & Nicobar Islands with 412 PSs.
l There were 11 Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs) having number of
Polling Stations less than 1000 and there were 3 PCs with number of
Polling Stations more than 3000.
l 94 Special Polling Station (SPS) were set up in 10 districts of Manipur for
internally displaced electors. (71.96% voter turnout in special PS of Inner
Manipur). 1 SPS was set up in Tengnoupal district for a single voter.

l World's highest polling station set up in Tashigang, Himachal Pradesh to
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 Malogam polling station in Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh has the unique
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.
l Polling station established in Banej village, nestled deep within the Gir
forest, Gujarat speci cally to accommodate the solitary voter residing there.
l For a single family of ve members, polling station was set up in a remote
village of Washi in Leh district.

An eco-friendly polling booth set up in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh highlighting efforts to promote sustainable elections

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