Raipur. November 1, 2023. In the assembly elections 2023 being held in two phases in the state, 2 crore 3 lakh 93 thousand 160 voters of the state will exercise their franchise. In both the phases, the number of female voters is more than that of male voters. Along with male and female voters, 753 voters of third gender (transgender) will exercise their franchise in the Assembly elections 2023. According to the information received from the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, among the 90 assembly constituencies of the state, Raipur city North has the highest number of 96 third gender voters. Similarly, a total of 275 transgender voters, including the four assembly constituencies of Raipur city, Raipur City North, Raipur City West, Raipur City South and Raipur Rural, will be able to exercise their franchise. In the Assembly Elections 2023, the number of voters in the age group of 18-19 is 7 lakh 29 thousand 267, who will exercise their franchise for the first time. It is noteworthy that out of total 2 crore 3 lakh 93 thousand 160 voters, 1 crore 1 lakh 35 thousand 561 are male and 1 crore 2 lakh 56 thousand 846 are female voters. There are 2,457 voters in the state who have completed 100 years of their lives and are witnesses of the festival of democracy since its inception. The Commission has provided the facility of voting through postal ballot at home to voters above 80 years of age and with more than 40 percent disability, taking advantage of which 6447 Vriddhi and disabled voters have decided to vote by post. 19 thousand 907 service voters are also exercising their franchise in the Assembly elections 2023. The number of overseas Indian voters is 17.
6447 voters above 80 years of age and disabled showed interest in postal ballot.
