Over 1.46 cr people eligible to cast votes in Delhi Assembly polls, 66.35 lakh of them women

Over 1.46 crore voters can exercise ir franchise in February 8 Assembly election in Delhi, according to final electoral roll published on Monday. Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ranbir Singh said re are total 1,46,92,136 voters -- 80,55,686 males, 66,35,635 females and 815 belonging to third in final voters list.

Singh said all voters will be provided QR code-enabled voters slip which will speed up voting through easy identification. election to 70-member Delhi Assembly will take place on February 8 and results will be declared on February 11, Election Commission anunced on Monday.

CEO said that re are over 11.55 lakh voters in Delhi who come under 'ASD' (absent, shifted, deceased) list and ded that re were instructions regarding registration of refugees covered under Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in electoral roll this time. Despite publication of final electoral roll (up to January 1, 2020), any eligible person can apply for registration as voter till last date of mination of Assembly polls, he said in a press conference.

" special summary revision of voters list was conducted in September-October months last year. draft of voters list was published on vember 15, objections were invited till December 26 and w final publication of voters list is being done," Singh said.

As compared to final voters list in 2019, number of voters in Delhi has increased by 9.96 lakh in final roll of 2020 (up to January 1), he said. number of voters has increased by 1,87,000 in final roll of 2020 as compared to draft roll published on vember 15, 2019, he said.

"re were deletions of 60,848 names and dition of 2,47,950 names in draft electoral roll, resulting in net dition of around 1,87,000 voters," Chief Electoral Officer said.

number of voters in various categories include overseas voter (489), service voters (11,556), voters in group 18-19 years (2,08,883) and d above 80 years (2,05,035), and specially challenged (55,823). Singh said complaints from any political party or any or quarter h been received regarding "irregularities" in deletion or dition of names in draft voters list.

ruling AAP, before 2019 Lok Sabha polls, h alleged deletion of names of voters belonging to various communities from list on behest of BJP. Singh said a meeting of political parties will be held and y will be provided copies of final electoral roll. It is also available on website of CEO.

He said that as compared to numbers in Lok Sabha polls, number of voters has increased by over three lakh in final voters list. re are 13,750 polling booths located at 2,689 locations across Delhi.