96.88 crores voters are registered to vote for the forthcoming General Elections in India, the largest in the world, the Election Commission of India informed on 9th February 2024. EC published the electoral rolls in all States and Union Territories with reference to 1st January, 2024 as the qualifying date after months of intensive Special Summary Revision (SSR 2024) exercise

SSR 2024 highlights that over 2.63 crore new electors have been included in the electoral roll, out of which around 1.41 crore are female electors which surpassed the newly enrolled male voters (1.22 crore) by over 15 per cent. The Gender Ratio has increased from 940 in 2023 to 948 in 2024.

Around 88.35 lakh Persons with Disabilities (PwD) electors are included in the electoral roll database, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity on polling day.

Further, a total of over 10.64 lakh advance applications have been received with reference to three subsequent qualifying dates of the year i.e. 1st April, 1st July & 1st October, these advance applications shall be disposed of in the relevant quarters, EC stated.

After thorough house-to-house verification, names of 1,65,76,654 deceased, permanently shifted, and duplicate electors have been deleted from the electoral rolls. This comprehensive cleanup ensures the integrity and purity of the electoral process. It includes 67,82,642 dead voters, 75,11,128 permanently shifted/absent voters and 22,05,685 duplicate voters.

Special endeavours have been undertaken to achieve 100% registration of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), making the electoral rolls the most inclusive to date.