The total electorate in the State stands at 5.79 crore, according to the final electoral rolls of the special summary revision.
The data shows there are more female voters than male voters. The number of female voters is 2.91 crore, 3 lakh more than the number of male voters.
There are 4,383 voters in the Third Gender category. There is a net addition of 12.33 lakh voters in the final rolls of the revision, according to the rolls published on Wednesday.
SMS is being sent to around eight lakh applicants who had provided their mobile numbers at the time of applying, according to a release from CEO Rajesh Lakhoni. Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) for the new voters is being printed and will be delivered through booth level officers by February 10.
Highest and lowest
Shozhinganallur in Kancheepuram district is the Assembly Constituency with the highest number of electors with 5,75,773 electors (Male: 2,91.909; Female:2,83,819; Third Gender: 45). This Assembly Constituency has also the highest electors in the age group of 18-19 with 12,797 electors. (Male: 7214; Female: 5583)
On the other hand, the lowest number of electors are in 164.Kilvelur (SC) in Nagapattinam District with 1,63,189 electors (Male: 81,038; Female: 82,151).
Thirumangalam Assembly Constituency in Madurai district has the highest number of service electors with 2402 service electors. The number of overseas electors enrolled is 47.
Voters guide
As a special feature of this revision, all the first-time electors will be given a ‘Voter Guide’ along with EPIC. It will contain necessary information regarding registration and the voting process.
During the special summary revision, 17.10 lakh had applied for inclusion and 16.18 lakh were admitted. There were 3.85 lakh deletions on account of shifting, death, duplicate entries. While 2.67 lakh applied for corrections, 2.56 lakh were accepted.
Eligible persons not finding their names in the electoral rolls can apply for inclusion online at http://elections.tn.gov.in.
