EC releases Lok Sabha election data: 'Women voters outshine male participation'

The 2024 election has brought the BJP to power for a third straight term.

As many as 64.64 crore voters exercised their franchise in the Lok Sabha polls held earlier this year with women voters outnumbering men, according to statistical data released by the Election Commission on Thursday.

The female voter turnout stood at 65.78 per cent as compared to 65.55 per cent for male electors, the EC said.

The number of women candidates contesting the polls this time was 800, as against 726 in the 2019 polls, the commission said.

"This suo moto initiative is to enhance the public trust that constitutes the underpinning of India’s electoral system," the EC said.

The data comes against the backdrop of allegations that there was fudging in figures of voter turnout in the Lok Sabha elections.

The data also relates to the four assembly polls -- Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim.

Repolls, the EC pointed out, were held in 40 polling stations or 0.0038 per cent of the total 10.52 lakh polling stations as compared to 540 in 2019.

According to the data, a massive 46.4 per cent increase in third-gender electors from 2019. 90,28,696 registered PwD Electors in 2024, as compared to 61,67,482 in 2019. Repolling was merely in 40 polling stations (0.0038% of 10.52 lakhs) as compared to 540 in 2019.

The 2024 election has brought the BJP to power for a third straight term.  The BJP-led NDA won 292 seats and prevailed over the Opposition alliance - INDIA, which bagged 232 seats.