Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C on Monday held a meeting with the representatives of political parties to handover the CDs of final publication of the electoral roll (without photos). He informed that the hard copy of the photo electoral rolls (including photo) can be seen in the office of District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner, Electoral Registration Officers, and BLOs.
Till the final publication of voter lists on January 22, 2024, the total number of voters in Punjab are 2 crore 12 lakh 31,916. Out of this, male voters are 1,11,75,220, female 1,00,55,946, third gender 750, NRI 1595, disabled voters 1,65,410, and service voters are 1,06,635.
CEO informed that the total number of polling stations in Punjab are 24,433 — out of which, the number of urban polling stations are 7648 and the number of rural polling stations are 16,785. All the polling stations are set up on the ground floor for the convenience of the voters; and the distance of polling station is not kept more than two kms for any voter to vote, he added.
He said that three vans have been set up to physically demonstrate EVM/VVPAT functionality to the public for awareness and to increase voter turnout.
During the meeting, the representatives of the political parties were requested to appoint their booth level agents at each polling station so that the elections can be completed in a transparent manner.