Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Monday that 64.2 crore voters—including 31.2 crore women—participated in the Lok Sabha elections this year, setting a new global record.
Speaking at a press conference, he stated that the largest election exercise in history involved over 68,000 monitoring teams, 1.5 crore poll workers, and security personnel.
“India created a world record with 64.2 crore voters, including 31.2 crore women, participating in the Lok Sabha elections this year,” Kumar stated.
Election commissioners are referred to as “Laapataa Gentlemen” in social media memes. Mr. Kumar responded, “We were always here, never went missing.” “Now memes can say the ‘Laapataa Gentlemen’ are back,” he stated.
According to Mr. Kumar, 1,692 air sorties, 135 special trains, and approximately four lakh vehicles were utilized to conduct the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
“Only 39 repolls took place in the 2024 general elections as against 540 repolls in 2019,” he stated.
According to the CEC, Jammu and Kashmir witnessed the highest voter turnout in forty-eight years, with 58.58 percent of voters overall and 51.05 percent in the Valley.
“Seizures of ₹ 10,000 crore, including cash, freebies, drugs and liquor, were made during the 2024 polls as compared to ₹ 3,500 crore in 2019,” he said.
