Maharashtra has witnessed a significant increase in its voter base since the Lok Sabha elections held in April-May this year, with 2.4 million new voters added to the electoral rolls.
A special drive undertaken by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in August resulted in the addition of 1.69 million voters in just two weeks, bringing the total number of registered voters in the state to 95.4 million. Notably, women voters outnumbered men by more than one and a half times in this recent addition, improving the sex ratio of voters from 925 to 933.
The final electoral roll, following the summary revision by the ECI, was announced on Friday. During the special drive from 6 to 20 August, the commission received over 2.08 million applications for voter addition and 370,000 applications for name deletion due to death or duplication.
“The improvement in the sex ratio can be attributed to the efforts of self-help groups, Anganwadi workers, and housing societies,” an ECI spokesperson said.
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