New Delhi:
Following are some facts about the nine-phase Lok Sabha elections that begin on Monday.
Total electorate - 814 million (814,591,184)
Male voters - 426 million (426,615,513), Female - 387 million (387,911,330) and Others - 28,341
First time voters - over 23 million (23,161,296)
Polling stations - 930,000
8 million civilians and 3 million security personnel deployed
NOTA (None Of The Above) option will be used for the first time in a parliamentary poll
India is the 12th country to use NOTA
A voter can get enrolled at one place only
One can contest from any constituency except autonomous districts of Assam, Lakshadweep and Sikkim