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Chennai, Jan 22 (Reporter) Tamil Nadu has a total electorate of 6.18 crore, Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said on Monday.
He was talking to reporters after releasing the integrated final electoral roll of Special Summary Revision of Photo Electoral Roll, 2024 with reference to January 1, 2024 as the qualifying date.
As per the integrated final electoral roll of Special Summary Revision, 2024 the total electorate in Tamil Nadu is 6,18,90,348 (Male – 3,03,96,330, Female – 3,14,85,724 and Third Gender – 8,294).
Sholinganallur Assembly Constituency in Chengalpattu district has the highest number of electors
with 6,60,419 electors (Male: 3,30,522; Female: 3,29,783; Third Gender: 114), followed by the Kavundampalayam Assembly Constituency in Coimbatore district with 4,62,612 electors (Male: 2,29,950; Female: 2,32,538; Third Gender: 124).
Kivelur Assembly constituency in Nagapattinam district, on the other hand, has the lowest number of electors with 1,72,140 electors (Male: 84,702; Female: 87,435; Third Gender: 3).
The second lowest is Harbour Assembly Constituency in Chennai city with 1,72,624 electors (Male: 89,569; Female: 82,996; Third Gender: 59).
There are 3,480 Overseas electors in the Final Rolls, Mr Sahoo said.
The Special Summary Revision of Photo Electoral Roll, 2024 commenced with draft publication on October 27, 2023.
Claims and objections were received during the period from October 27, 2023 to December 9, 2023.
During this revision period, 13,88,121 applications for inclusion of names were received and 13,61,888 applications (Male: 6,17,623, Female: 7,43,803 and Third Gender: 462) were admitted
and names included.
Mr Sahoo said 5,26,205 electors in the age group of 18-19 have been enrolled (Male: 2,74,035; Female: 2,52,096 and Third Gender:74).
A total of 6,43,307 applications were received for deletion of which 6,02,737 deletions have been made on account of shifting (3,71,537), death (1,33,477) and duplicate (97,723) entries.
Correction of entries have been done in respect of 3,23,997 electors (Male: 1,64,487, Female: 1,59,343 and Third Gender: 167).
So far 4,32,805 nos. of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) electors have been flagged in the electoral rolls...////...