MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) AND THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)
(a) : A statement containing data regarding the number of voters who voted through electronic Voting Machines in recent elections to Lok Sabha and States` Legislative Assemblies is laid on the Table of the House. Elections to Panchayats is a state subject, conducted by the State Election Commissions, and not by the Election Commission of India and hence no information is maintained by the Government in this regard.
(b) : No, Sir.
(c) : Does not arise.
(d) and (e) : A proposal to purchase additional 1,50,000 Electronic Voting Machines for use in the elections to certain States` Legislative Assemblies scheduled to be held during the next year has been received by the Government from the Election Commission of India and the same is being examined. A total expenditure of Rs.150 crores has been estimated by the election Commission of India for the purpose. State-wise estimate of expenditure has not been made by the election Commission in this regard.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2935 FOR 1082000.
DATA REGARDING THENUMBER OF VOTERS WHO VOTED THROUGH ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES
(1) GENERAL ELECTIONS TO LOK SABHA 1999
Name of No.of Parliamentary No. of No. of No. of Voters
State Constituencies Polling electors who voted where EVMs were Stations through EVM used
Andhra Pradesh 02 3705 3336830 2054469
Goa 02 1135 908800 409944
Gujarat 02 3121 3152817 1269027
Haryana 02 2837 2070082 1405429
Karnataka 03 5351 4615119 2732896
Kerala 02 2475 2378669 1534430
Madhya Pradesh 02 3139 2854795 1593427
Maharashtra 04 5156 4672305 2130043
Orissa 01 1566 1318541 625351
Punjab 03 4122 3636383 2248492
Rajasthan 02 3464 2861070 1402963
Tamil Nadu 04 6373 6340218 3178037
Uttar Pradesh 04 6508 5642291 2680735
West Bengal 03 3449 2830782 1908051
Chandigarh 01 644 584656 282879
NCT of Delhi 07 8539 8707436 3793697
Pondicherry 01 778 702176 444174 Total 45 62362 56612969 29694044
(2) GENERAL ELECTIONS TO THE STATE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES 1999:
Goa (Jun,99) 40 (Entire State) 1135 908849 577308
Andhra Pradesh 14 3705 3336830 2054469
Karnataka 24 5351 4615119 2732896
Maharashtra 24 5156 4672305 2130043
(3) GENERAL ELECTIONS TO THE sTATE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES 2000:
Haryana 45 8077 5826607 3917946
Orissa 10 2339 1964225 1054013
