With over 25L registered voters, Gurgaon has highest electoral count in Haryana

WITH MORE than 25 lakh registered voters, Gurgaon has the highest voter count across Haryana for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Haryana goes to polls in the sixth phase on May 25.

Giving details about the district-wise registered voters on Sunday, Haryana chief electoral officer Anurag Agarwal said, “The election notification will be issued from April 29 onwards, and the fate of the candidates contesting the election will be decided by 1.99 crore voters across the state’s 10 Lok Sabha constituencies”.

Gurgaon Lok Sabha constituency has the maximum number of voters — 25,46,916. Of these, 13,47,521 are male, 11,99,317 are female, and 78 are transgender voters, whereas in Faridabad Lok Sabha constituency, the number of voters is 24,14,168, of which 13,10,206 are male, 11,03,844 female, and 118 transgender voters. Karnal follows third with 20,96,364 total voters (11,03,606 male voters, 9,92,721 female voters, and 37 transgender voters).

“The voter turnout in the previous Lok Sabha elections was 70 per cent, and this time the target is set to increase it to at least 75 percent. For this, several unique initiatives have been undertaken by the department, including launching the Voter in Queue app, sending polling invitations to voters akin to wedding invitations, and setting up 31 polling booths in the multi-storey societies of

Gurgaon,” Agarwal said, adding that due to the summer heat, arrangements for additional resources will be made at polling centres.

The CEO said all Deputy Commissioners-cum-district Electoral Officers have been given directions to ensure the provision of cold water, coolers-fans, and tents at polling centres in their respective districts. “Arrangements will be made for... the assistance of voters over 85 years of age and persons with disabilities,” Agarwal said.