A total of 25,03,842 voters will decide the outcome of the April 9 Assembly elections in 14 constituencies in Ernakulam district. The figure is from the final electoral rolls prepared after the deadline to enrol into the list ahead of the polls ended, District Collector G. Priyanka said here on Monday.
According to the latest list, there are 12,18,707 men, 12,85,108 women, and 27 transgender people in the district. The number of voters in fresh rolls has gone up by 34,048 from the list published on February 21 after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. The newly added voters include first-time voters and possibly a section of voters who were excluded during the enumeration phase of SIR due to different reasons and could not make use of the opportunity for re-enrolment during the hearing and verification phases.
The final figures were announced by District Collector G. Priyanka a day after Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U. Kelkar clarified that only voter registration applications received till March 15 would be processed in time for inclusion in the electoral roll ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.
Poll preparedness
The Collector released the voter data while addressing media along with election observers at the collectorate. Detailing the progress of poll preparedness, Ms. Priyanka said a total of 33,406 officials had been deputed for polling duties in the district. They include 4,416 presiding officers, as many first polling officers, and 8,832 second/third officers. Training for the officials will be conducted in different Assembly constituencies from March 24 to 28, she said.
