In order to get one MlA elected in Gujarat in the upcoming Assembly polls in the second half of 2017, the State Election Commission (SEC) would require Rs 1.31 crore.
Recently the SEC has demanded Rs 240 crore to make arrangement to conduct State Assembly polls in 182 constituencies.
The Election Commission has already initiated preparation for the much-awaited polls in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home State according to a source in the SEC.
The source said that by the end of year 2016 number of voters in the State has increased by 1.93 per cent to 4.25 crore. However the number of voters may increase further as two rounds are still to be completed to amend voters’ lists. In the new voters list 11.34 new voters have been included and 3.26 were deleted. Of the total voters, there are 2.22 crore male and 2.03 crore females. SEC also claimed that more than 99 per cent election cards had been distributed. Compared to every 1,000 male voters, there are 913 female voters in the State. This time polling booths would increase from 45,723 to 48,500.
In the upcoming elections of Gujarat Assembly more than 1.80 lakh voters would be eligible to vote for the first time as they would complete 18 years.
As per the figure of SEC there rare around 96.51 lakh voters in 20 to 30 years age bracket and 6.55 lakh voters are above 80 years of age.