India Created World Record with 64.2 crore People Voting in Lok Sabha Poll

The Election Commission said that over 68,000 monitoring teams and 1.5 crore polling and security personnel were involved in the world’s largest electoral exercise.

Historic participation of Women

India created a world record with 64.2 crore voters, including 31.2 crore women, participating in the Lok Sabha Election 2024. Chief Election commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that the number is 1.5 times of the voters of all G7 countries – US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada. In this Lok Sabha polls, 31.2 crore women voters cast their votes which is also the highest ever in the world. He also said, only 39 repolling were conducted in this election unlike 540 repolling in 2019 General Election. Mr. Kumar said, over 68 thousand monitoring teams and 1.5 crore polling and security personnel were involved in the electoral exercise. He also pointed out that Jammu and Kashmir recorded their highest turnout in four decades, with an overall turnout of 58.58 per cent and 51.05 per cent in the Valley.

India and World

More than 80 countries are scheduled to hold elections this year, some of them have already concluded. These include some of the wealthiest and most powerful, the most populous, the most authoritarian, and the most fragile nations. Many of these elections would test the limits of democracy, while others would be mere exercises in rubber-stamping.

Democracy in India

India, the world’s largest democracy, has concluded its seven-phase parliamentary election, and the results are now eagerly awaited. This colossal democratic exercise, which spanned over two and a half months, stands out as the world’s largest and most complex election.