India Adds Nearly 3 Cr Voters In Last 1 Year, Women Voter Ratio Improves; What Led To Significant Rise | ECI FAQs Answered

ECI FAQs:  The number of voters in India now stands at 99.1 crore, witnessing a whopping surge from 96.88 crore during the Lok Sabha polls last year. This meteoric rise has been attributed to the young population entering the fray to exercise their franchise. The electoral roll now looks more youthful with 21.7 crore electors in the 18-29 age group, as per the Election Commission. 

The electoral roll also looks more gender-balanced as the ratio has improved to 954 women voters per 1000 male voters in 2025. This ratio increased from 940 in 2023 to 948 in 2024. 

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The poll body, in its data released in 2024, announced a significant improvement in the gender ratio, highlighting the growing role of women in the electoral process. This positive trend can be attributed to the women-centric policies introduced by political parties in the lead-up to elections across various states. Over 2.63 crore new electors were added to the electoral roll in 2024, of which approximately 1.41 crore were female voters, surpassing the number of newly enrolled male voters (1.22 crore) by more than 15 per cent. 

While announcing the Delhi assembly poll schedule on January 7, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar had said India would soon create a new record of one billion-plus voters. 

"Electoral rolls were released yesterday (January 6). We are crossing 99 crore voters... We are going to be a nation of one billion voters very soon, which will be another record in voting," he had said."After the declaration of SSR (special summary revision) by Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Punjab, which will be declaring SSR results today, we will be crossing 99 crore voters for the first time," the CEC had said.

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FAQs Answered

Q1- How many female voters in India?

As per the EC data, released ahead of the General Election 2024, there were 47,15,41,888 female voters in the country. The total number of registered voters was 96,88,21,926.

Q2- What is the Ratio of male and female voters in India?

The electoral rolls bear a gender-balanced look with Electoral Gender Ratio surging from 948 in 2024 to 954 in 2025. This ratio increased from 940 in 2023 to 948 in 2024. 

Q3- How many new voters were added to the electoral roll in the 2024 election?

Over 6,78,01,113 new voters were registered in 2024 as compared to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. There were 97,97,51,847 Electors in 2024, while in 2019 this number was 91,19,50,734.

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Q4- What is the eligibility criteria of voting in India?

Every Indian citizen who has attained the age of 18 years on the qualifying date i.e. first of January of the year of revision of the electoral roll, unless otherwise disqualified, is eligible to be registered as a voter in the roll of the part/polling area of the constituency where he is ordinarily resident.