How Many Indians Voted In 2024 Lok Sabha Elections? It's 64.2 Crore

The Election Commission of India on Monday gave a standing ovation to all voters who took part in the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.

Speaking at a press conference, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that 64.2 crore people out of 96.8 crore registered voters took part in the process.

He said, "We have created a world record of 642 million voters. This is 1.5 times voters of all G7 countries and 2.5 times voters of 27 countries in EU."

Key Points Made By CEC

• The Election Commission made a record seizure record of almost Rs 10,000 crores during this election. This is nearly 3 times the value seized in 2019...Local teams were empowered to do their work.

• This is one of the General Elections where we have not seen violence. This required two years of preparation," says CEC Rajiv Kumar on Lok Sabha elections.

• Voter turnout in Jammu & Kashmir is highest in the last four decades in this Lok Sabha elections.

• Due to the meticulous work of the election personnel we ensured fewer repolls - we saw 39 repolls in Lok Sabha polls 2024 as opposed to 540 in 2019 and 25 out of 39 repolls were in 2 States only.
• We will very soon start the process of Assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir.
• On Congress leader Jairam Ramesh's allegations that Union HM called DMs/ROs (Returning Officers), CEC Rajiv Kumar says, "...Can someone influence them (DMs/ROs) all? Tell us who did this. We will punish the person who did it...It is not right that you spread a rumour and doubt everyone."