As many as 97 lakh 94 thousand 764 more voters will exercise their franchise in Vidhan Sabha elections this year in comparison to year 2008, total number of voters in Vidhan Sabha elections held in year 2008 was 3 crore 62 lakh 77 thousand 826, which as now as on April 15, 2013 is gone up to 4 crore 60 lakh 72 thousand 590.
The number of male voters during last Vidhan Sabha elections was 1 crore 91 lakh 40 thousand 177 that is 52.76 percent. Similarly, there were 1 crore 71 lakh 37 thousand 649 female voters which amounts of 41.24 percent. As per latest figures, 2 crore 43 lakh 10 thousand 200 male voters, 2 crore 17 lakh 61 thousand 67 women voters and 1323 others will cast their ballots in this year’s Vidhan Sabha elections.
It is noteworthy that the number of the constituencies in Madhya Pradesh was 230 in the elections held in years 2003 and 2008 whereas this number was 320 in undivided Madhya Pradesh. The number of voters in Vidhan Sabha elections was 3 crore 79 lakh 36 thousand 518 in year 2003, 4 crore 48 lakh 61 thousand 760 in year 1998, 4 crore 2 lakh 12 thousand 489 in 1993, 3 crore 75 lakh 95 thousand 559 in 1990 and 2 crore 91 lakh 72 thousand 283 in year 1985.
In 2008, there were 148 general constituencies, 35 scheduled caste and 47 scheduled tribe constituencies in the state. These numbers will remain the same this year too.