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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Third Gender Electors (STATE/UT WISE)
Fact
To abide by the Commission's 'No Voter to be Left Behind' mandate, necessary
efforts are undertaken to ensure inclusion from all sections of the society in l Total Number of registered Third Gender Elector in Lok Sabha Election
the electoral process. Enrolment of transgender in the Electoral Roll and – 2024 was 48,272. In Lok Sabha – 2019, the number was 39,075.
motivating them to participate in the electoral process has been a huge l The highest Number of registered Third Gender Elector was in Tamil
challenge for the Commission. Numerous measures have been adopted to Nadu (8,467) followed by Uttar Pradesh (6,633). In 5 State/ UTs, there
spread awareness among the transgenders resulting in an increase in the were no registered Third Gender Elector.
number of third gender electors.

T17.1 Number of Third Gender Electors
State / UT No. of Third Gender Elector State / UT No. of Third Gender Elector

Tamil Nadu 8467 Kerala 367
Uttar Pradesh 6633 Uttarakhand 297
Maharashtra 5720 Manipur 248

Karnataka 5012 Jammu and Kashmir 166
Puducherry 151
Odisha 3464
Tripura 69
Andhra Pradesh 3421
Chandigarh 35
Telangana 2760
Himachal Pradesh 35
Bihar 2219
Goa 12
West Bengal 1773
Arunachal Pradesh 5
Gujarat 1534
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 4
NCT of Delhi 1228
Meghalaya 3
Madhya Pradesh 1221
Sikkim 3
Punjab 773
DNH and D&D 0
Chhattisgarh 732
Ladakh 0
Rajasthan 628 Lakshadweep 0
Haryana 467 Mizoram 0
Jharkhand 421 Nagaland 0

Assam 404 All India 48272

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