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The Hindu Bureau

17.79 lakh eligible to cast votes in Mandya Lok Sabha constituency; 2,076 polling booths set up

A total of 2,076 polling booths had been set up across Mandya Lok Sabha constituency spanning eight assembly constituencies for 17,79,243 eligible voters to cast their votes on April 26.

According to the details of the arrangements made for polling shared by Mandya Deputy Commissioner Kumara, who is also the Election Officer for Mandya Lok Sabha constituency, there are more women voters than men in the constituency. While there are 9,02,963 women, there are 8,76,112 men and 168 transgenders as per the total number of eligible voters in the constituency as on April 4 this year.

Out of the 2,076 polling booths, which includes two auxiliary polling booths, 693 have been identified as critical and another 33 as vulnerable polling booths. The authorities had also set up special polling booths including 40 pink ones for women, 8 for persons with disabilities, 16 for young employees, besides 16 ethnic polling stations.

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