The number of voters in the country has now increased to 11,91,51,440 following inclusion of some new voters last year, said the election commission’s updated electoral roll.
The EC disclosed the updated voter numbers on Thursday morning, on the occasion of National Voter Day.
According to EC’s factsheet, a total of 5,864,430 new voters were enlisted in the country’s voter list.
Of the total voters, 60,445,724 are male and 58,704,879 are female.
Besides, 837 transgender voters were incorporated under the identity of the third gender in the updated roll.
The voter growth rate is 5.18 per cent, according to EC.