Lok Sabha Polls 2024: 10 Facts About World's Biggest Election
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India on Saturday announced the national polls will begin in April and will be held in seven stages
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Phase 1 voting is on April 19, and phase 7, the last, is on June 1. Counting is on June 4
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India has 96.8 crore voters - almost more than combined population of the US, European Union, and Russia
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49.7 crore are males, and 47.1 crore are females
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12 states have more women voters than men. There are over 85 lakh first-time women voters
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1.84 crore are first-time voters in 18-19 age group; 19.74 crore voters are in the 20-29 age group
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88 lakh voters are differently abled, 2.18 lakh centenarians, and 48,044 are transgenders
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Those who are 85 years old and above can vote from home; polling booths will have drinking water facilities and toilets
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The Election Commission will deploy over 1.5 crore polling officials and security forces
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Over 55 lakh electronic voting machines (EVMs) to be used in over 10 lakh polling stations
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To ensure full voter coverage, polling stations to be set up on snowy peaks, desert areas, and jungles
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Over 2,100 observers will be the eyes and ears of the Election Commission to ensure free and fair polls
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