Delhi registers 5 lakh new voters ahead of Assembly elections
As the Capital gears up for Assembly elections scheduled for February next year, around five lakh new voters have been registered since last year, according to the Delhi Chief Election Officer’s office.
Female voters up by 3 lakh
Gender ratio improves
- With more female voters added, the gender ratio has improved from 840 in 2023 to 855 this year
- The projected population of Delhi has increased by 84,466, rising from 2,16,67,604 as of October 27, 2023
- Young voters saw a notable increase, with 74,091 voters in the 18-19 age group added to the list, up from 81,657
A total of 1,53,57,529 voters have been registered as of Tuesday, an increase of 4,96,876 voters since October 27 last year. This includes 82,78,772 male and 70,77,526 female voters in the Capital.
According to the draft roll published on Tuesday, female voters increased by nearly 3 lakh, while male voters grew by 2 lakh. With more female voters added, the gender ratio has improved from 840 in 2023 to 855 this year.
Meanwhile, the projected population of Delhi has increased by 84,466, rising from 2,16,67,604 as of October 27, 2023. Young voters saw a notable increase, with 74,091 voters in the 18-19 age group added to the list, up from 81,657.
Additionally, 64 third-gender voters were added to the list, bringing the total from 1,167 to 1,231.
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi P Krishnamurthy said, “Special summary revision of electoral roll with respect to January 1, 2025, as the qualifying date has commenced in all 70 Assembly constituencies of the NCT of Delhi.”
“The primary objective of this revision is to include newly eligible and left-out voters with respect to January 1, 2025 i.e. who have completed or will be completing the age of 18 on or before January 1, 2025.
Another objective for the revision is to give opportunities for correction in electors’ particulars and also invite objections against any wrong inclusion in the electoral roll,” he added.
The CEO further said a new provision has been introduced in the Special Summary Revision-2025. Any eligible citizen who will attain the age of 18 on any of the upcoming qualifying dates in 2025 — April 1, July 1, or October 1 — may file a claim to include their name in the electoral roll.
“A person whose name has been wrongfully deleted from the electoral roll can file an appeal under Section 24 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, within the prescribed period of 15 days to the District Election Officer against the deletion of their name or submit Form-6 for inclusion in the electoral roll at any time during the summary revision,” the CEO added.
The final electoral roll will be published on January 6, 2025. The period for filing claims and objections is scheduled from October 29 to November 28, with special campaign days on November 9, 10, 23 and 24. All claims and objections will be resolved by December 24.
