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LOK SABHA ELECTIONS 2019
Total Number of Polling Stations
(PC WISE)
Fact
Legal Provisions/ Guidelines
In Lok Sabha elections 2019, Uttar Pradesh was the state with the highest
Section 25 of the Representation of People Act, 1951 has entrusted the DEO with
the responsibility for provisioning of polling stations and publication of the list of number of polling stations (due to its size). The total no of polling stations set
polling stations. up in the state were 1,62,613.
On the other hand, Lakshadweep had the least number of polling stations with
According to section 25 of Representation of People Act, 1951, ‘the DEO shall, only 51 PCs.
with the prior approval of Election Commission, provide a sufficient number
of polling stations for every Constituency; the whole or greater part of which
lies within his/ her jurisdiction and shall publish in such a manner as Election T4.1 Highest no. of Polling Stations (State/UT wise)
Commission may direct, list showing the polling stations so provided and the
polling areas or group of voters for which they have respectively been provided’ State / UT with Maximum Polling Stations Polling Stations in 2019
The ‘rationalization of polling stations’ includes: Uttar Pradesh 1,62,613
1. Distance from any location in the part area to the polling station being not Maharashtra 97,640
greater than 2 kms,
West Bengal 78,799
2. The number of registered voters in the PS being not greater than 1200 in rural
and 1400 in urban areas, Bihar 72,723
3. The entire part area preferably being within one administrative unit, Tamil Nadu 67,720
4. Avoiding major obstructions like rivers, lakes etc. on way to polling station Madhya Pradesh 65,283
within the part area,
5. Availability of pucca structures for the PS,
6. Availability of government building for the PS,
T4.2 Lowest no. of Polling Stations (State/UT wise)
7. The need to avoid hospitals, temples, proximity to a political party office or to
place the PS on a first or higher floor etc. State / UT with Minimum Polling Stations Polling Stations in 2019
Puducherry 970
Legacy Information Chandigarh 597
In 1951-52 elections, 196084 Polling Stations; in 1957 elections, Sikkim 567
220478 Polling Stations; in 1984-85, 506058 Polling Stations and in Andaman & Nicobar Islands 407
2014 elections, 927553 Polling Stations were setup.
Dadra & Nagar Haveli 288
In 2019 elections, 1037848 polling stations were set up for voting in 543
Constituencies. At 540 polling stations re-polls were held. Average number Daman & Diu 152
of Electors per Polling Station was 879. Lakshadweep 51
Two polling stations with only one elector in each, were made operational,
one in Arunachal Pradesh and another in Gujarat.
T4.3 Highest no. of Polling Stations (PC wise)
State Name PC Name Polling Stations
Uttar Pradesh Bulandshahr 2,964
Telangana Malkajgiri 2,960
Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad 2,931
Telangana Chevella 2,785
Jammu & Kashmir Jammu 2,740
Jammu & Kashmir Udhampur 2,710
Karnataka Bangalore Rural 2,672
Karnataka Bangalore North 2,656
Assam Gauhati 2,592
Madhya Pradesh Mandla 2,581
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T4.4 Lowest no. of Polling Stations (PC wise)
State Name PC Name Polling Stations
Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal East 905
Goa North Goa 842
Goa South Goa 810
Chandigarh Chandigarh 597
Sikkim Sikkim 567
Jammu & Kashmir Ladakh 559
Andaman & Nicobar Islands Andaman & Nicobar Islands 407
Dadra & Nagar Haveli Dadra And Nagar Haveli 288
Daman & Diu Daman & Diu 152
An elderly voter in Sikkim Lakshadweep Lakshadweep 51
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