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Karnataka election: The overall electors in the state increased from 5.06 crore in 2018 to 5.3 crore...
Voters in Karnataka aged 80 years and above increased by 34.76 per cent since 2018, the highest among all age groups in the state, data from the state Chief Electoral Office (CEO) said, reported The Indian Express..
The number of 80+ years voters increased from 9,02,226 in 2018 to 12,15,920 in 2023...
Voters in the age group between 18-19 years, who are first-time voters, increased by 9.26 per cent, from 10,72,221 in 2018 to 11,71,558 in 2023...
On the decrease in the two age groups, the Karnataka Special Officer (Elections) Surya Sen AV told IE that the population growth in the last five should be taken into account along with the deletions by the CEOs office to update electoral rolls...
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