Lok Sabha Election 2024 : India’s Report
Key Highlights of the Data:
- There were 97,97,51,847 registered electors, marking a 7.43% increase from 91,19,50,734 in 2019.
- A total of 64.64 crore votes were cast, compared to 61.4 crore in 2019.
- Dhubri (Assam) recorded the highest turnout at 92.3%, while Srinagar (J&K) had the lowest at 38.7%, (up from 14.4% in 2019).
- NOTA received 63,71,839 votes (0.99%) in 2024, and transgender voter turnout stood at 27.09%.
- In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, there were 10,52,664 polling stations, an increase from 10,37,848 in 2019.
- Bihar saw the highest increase in polling stations, adding 4,739, followed by West Bengal (1,731).
- Repoll held only in 40 Polling Stations (0.0038% of Total Polling Stations) compared to 540 in 2019.
- In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, 12,459 nominations were filed, up from 11,692 in 2019.
- Malkajgiri (Telangana) had the highest with 114 nominations, while Dibrugarh (Assam) had the lowest with 3 nominations (excluding Surat).
- Women Empowerment: In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, there were 47,63,11,240 female electors (48.62% of total electors), up from 43,85,37,911 (48.09%) in 2019.
- Highest percentage share of Female electors in 2024: Puducherry (53.03%) followed by Kerala (51.56%).
- Dhubri (Assam) recorded the highest female voter turnout at 92.17%, followed by Tamluk (West Bengal) with 87.57%.
- The number of female electors per 1,000 male electors increased to 946 in 2024, up from 926 in 2019.
- State with the highest number of Female Contesting candidates: Maharashtra (111) followed by UP (80) and Tamil Nadu (77).
- In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, third-gender electors rose by 23.5% to 48,272 (39,075 in 2019), with Tamil Nadu having the highest at 8,467.
- Voter turnout among transgender voters nearly doubled to 27.09% from 14.64% in 2019.
- The number of registered persons with disabilities (PwD) electors rose to 90,28,696, compared to 61,67,482 in 2019.
1,19,374 overseas electors were registered in 2024 (99,844 overseas electors in 2019). - In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, six national parties participated, securing a combined vote share of 63.35% of the total valid votes.
- The Surat (Gujarat) constituency was uncontested.
- Of the 3,921 independent candidates, only 7 were elected.
- Independent candidates received 2.79% of the total valid votes, with 279 independent female candidates.
