A nearly 81 crore strong electorate will decide the outcome of the 2014 general elections, as against 71 crore voters who were on the electoral rolls during 2009 polls.
The 10-crore rise between two successive general elections is “massive”, going by the Election Commission’s own account, particularly when contrasted with the 4-crore rise between the 2004 and 2009 elections. Of the 10 crore voters, at least four crore are aged between 18 and 22 years and will vote in a general election for the first time.
Interestingly, the biggest chunk of new voters, totalling 3.91 crore, was enrolled in the last three months alone, as part of summary revision of rolls supervised by the EC. Speaking to reporters on the eve of National Voters’ Day, observed by EC on January 25 every year, commission director general Akshay Rout said the 3.91-crore figure was provisional and might see a slight revision.
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