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LOK SABHA ELECTIONS 2019

Age Cohort Above 80 Years

Fact
Among octogenarians and above, the lowest percentage of electors reside in
Daman & Diu, whereas the highest percentage is enrolled from Maharashtra.
The age cohort above 80 years witnessed a total percentage of 1.71 voters
The following table shows the percent of electors in this category (in decreasing across the country.
order).

T10.1 % of electors in Age cohort above 80 years

State Name Electors in % (in decreasing order) State Name Electors in % (in decreasing order)
Maharashtra 3.19 Tripura 1.40

Haryana 2.38 Chandigarh 1.36
Nagaland 2.29 Mizoram 1.35

Jammu & Kashmir 2.16 West Bengal 1.30
Rajasthan 2.16 NCT of Delhi 1.29

Goa 2.14 Jharkhand 1.20
Himachal Pradesh 2.14 Madhya Pradesh 1.20

Punjab 2.05 Assam 1.18
Manipur 2.04 Telangana 1.11
Kerala 1.94 Andhra Pradesh 1.09

Karnataka 1.84 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1.05

Odisha 1.79 Sikkim 0.93
Bihar 1.71 Arunachal Pradesh 0.84
Tamil Nadu 1.68 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0.80

Uttarakhand 1.61 Meghalaya 0.79
Gujarat 1.57 Chhattisgarh 0.79

Puducherry 1.5 Lakshadweep 0.66
Uttar Pradesh 1.47 Daman & Diu 0.31

To promote inclusivity and encourage senior citizens
to vote in Lok Sabha elections, Kerala organised a
fashion show and ramp walk, to enunciate that voting
is always in fashion. This initiative was a success
and was replicated by Chhattisgarh and Goa.

Age is just a number for this Voter

Delhi’s oldest centenarian voter after casting his vote

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