2014 Lok Sabha Election - Some facts

Following are some facts about the nine-phase Lok Sabha elections that begin Monday

New Delhi: Following are some facts about the nine-phase Lok Sabha elections that begin Monday

  • Total electorate - 814 million (814,591,184)
  • Male voters - 426 million (426,615,513), Female - 387 million (387,911,330) and Others - 28,341
  • First time voters - over 23 million (23,161,296)
  • Polling stations - 930,000
  • 8 million civilians and 3 million security personnel deployed
  • NOTA (None Of The Above) option will be used for the first time in a parliamentary poll
  • India is the 12th country to use NOTA
  • A voter can get enrolled at one place only
  • One can contest from any constituency except autonomous districts of Assam, Lakshadweep and Sikkim
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