Over 21 lakh electors enrolled & 2 transgenders for Meghalaya Assembly polls 2023
Guwahati: There are now 2 transgender people and 21,61,129 registered voters in Meghalaya, with 10,68,801 men and 10,92,326 females. There are also 3844 service electors.
At 10,92,326 students, the female enrollment surpasses the male enrollment. Overall, as of 9.11.2022, the electorate has grown by 2.36% from the draught registers.
This is in accordance with the SSR of 2023’s Special Summary Revision (Electoral Rolls), which were released on January 5, 2023. The SSR-2023 began on November 9, 2022, with the State Level Launch of the Draft Publication of Electoral Rolls throughout the State.
Form 6 was used by 63,763 new voters to submit their enrolment requests during the recently completed 2023 Special Summary Revision process. Nevertheless, the total net additions following the claims and objections hearing increased by 49915.
According to Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) FR Kharkongor, the ECI places a high priority on maintaining the accuracy of the electoral rolls. As a result, 13848 voters had their names deleted from the rolls due to events like death or address changes. In this revision, the data for 40700 electors was also adjusted.
Moreover, he claimed that the ideals of guaranteeing purity, health, inclusivity, honesty, and transparency served as the framework for the entire SSR process. To enhance transparency in the overall SSR process, regular discussions with representatives from each political party were held at the CEO and DC levels. Since inclusiveness was given special consideration, there are currently 7478 enrolled People with Disabilities (PwDs).
With 4,29,062 more electors than in 2017, the overall number of electors rose by 18%.
The current enrollment of 18 to 19-year-olds is 81,443, the EP Ratio is 64.53%, and the gender ratio is 1022.
The overall number of polling locations has increased to 3482 from 3083 in 2018 (see comparison).