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Around 960 million voters will be eligible to vote in the upcoming general elections across 1.2 million polling stations manned by 15 million personnel, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Thursday, giving details of its preparations for the worlds largest democratic exercise.I)..
Of the 960 million eligible voters, a 5.3% increase 2019s 912 million, 470 million are women, 489.952 million are men and 48,000 are classified as third gender, ECI said..
Keeping [the faith of voters in us] in mind, ECI assures all voters, stakeholders and political parties that we are committed to providing a very pleasant experience in voting in 2024 and onwards, and also a level playing field during campaigning, said chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar..
Today, we are at a juncture where safeguarding the independence of our institutions is paramount, so that democracy is protected and the Constitution is upheld, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said on X on the occasion ofNational Voters Day. ..
In a post on X, Union home minister Amit Shah said: Voters day celebrates constitutional values and underlines the responsibility of citizens to use their voting rights to build a powerful nation..
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