Arunachal Pradesh registers 1.51% increase in voters

ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh registered an increase of 1.51 per cent electorates in the final photo electoral rolls, which was prepared by the state election office here, an election official said here on Friday.

According to the new electoral rolls, the northeastern state registered a total of 8,31,618 electorates with the female voters outnumbering their male counterparts by 13,218, Joint Chief Electoral Officer Liken Koyu informed.

In the final roll, the total male electors are 4,09,200 while female voters are 4,22,418, he said.

"The exercise was taken following the Election Commission of India (ECI) issuing the schedule for the special summary revision of electoral rolls concerning January 1, 2023, as the qualifying date in all 60 assembly constituencies of the state," Koyu said.

As per the programme, the final publication of electoral rolls was made on January 5 in all polling stations and designated locations, election returning officers (EROs), and assistant election returning officers (AEROs) headquarters of respective assembly constituencies.

"The main focus of the exercise was to include the name of young voters who have attained the age of 18 years, as on January 1, 2023, and also to remove the names of multiple voters following the guidelines of the ECI," Koyu said.

All the newly enrolled electors can check their names in the final electoral rolls of 2023 uploaded on the CEO's website www.ceoarunachal.nic.in or www.nvsp.in or the voter's helpline app, the official added.