Around 1 cr voters fall under final electoral roll

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: After further additions, deletions and further rectification of claims and objections, The Bengaluru Urban District features 1.01 crore voters for Friday’s Lok Sabha polls,Chief Electoral Officer and Chief Commissioner of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Tushar Girinath announced on Tuesday.

The Jurisdiction of the BBMP also features parts of the Bangalore Rural (Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bengaluru South Assembly Consitituency and Anekal) and Chikkaballapura (Yelahanka) parliamentary constituencies.

The electoral roll announced on March 16, had 78.9 lakh voters across three constituencies - Bangalore South, Central and North.

However, the numbers have taken a cut to 62.4 lakh. Around 1.6 lakh youth voters in addition to around 31,000 voters with special needs constitute the final electoral roll.

Male voters in total under BBMP limits are 52.16 lakh, while female voters comprise 49.09 lakh.

Only 1820 persons, under the ‘others’ category are registered. In 8984 polling stations, the Palike, along with the Bengaluru City Police have identified 2003 polling stations as ‘critical’, 253 as 'vulnerable' polling stations and 30 'expenditure sensitive' polling stations, the statement added.

305 micro observers will be deployed in these identified booths. Over 40,000 polling officers will be deployed to ensure a smooth voting process.

11,973 police personnels, including those from the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) will be deployed to avoid untoward activities.