CHENNAI: Voters enrolment has seen a substantial increase in more than five districts of Tamil Nadu with Chennai on top of the table with nearly one lakh new voters figuring in the latest electoral list.
Vellore has recorded the second largest enrolment of voters followed by Villupuram, Kancheepuram, Madurai, Cuddalore, Tiruvannamalai, Coimbatore and Tirunelveli. Many of the districts that have seen an increase of upto 50,000 voters include industrial belts that attract migrants in large numbers.
According to the Election Commission's fresh voters' list as on January 2011, nearly one lakh new voters have enrolled themselves in Chennai alone. In 2011, the total number of voters in Chennai stands at 30,27,197 compared to last year's figure of 29,31,203 which means 95,994 individuals have newly enrolled themselves, an increase by 3.27%.
In Vellore, which comes next in number of new voters enrolled, total number of voters enrolled in 2011 stands at 24,54,160 compared to last year's count of 23,87,682, thereby registering a growth of 2.78%. In Vellore, 66,478 new voters' applications had been accepted and enrolled in the list.
Chief electoral officer Praveen Kumar told TOI that the substantial increase in new voters in these areas was basically due to migration of people from rural to urban regions apart from increase in political awareness. "Especially in Chennai, more people have enrolled because industrial development and job opportunities are high here compared to other districts."
The statistics further show that after Chennai and Vellore, Villupuram recorded 53,972 new voters, followed by Kancheepuram (51,997), registering a growth of 2.51% and 2.14% respectively.
The official said the surge in numbers may be attributed to migration by youths from rural areas to the industrialised regions such as Vellore, Coimbatore and Kancheepuram in search of employment.
In Cuddalore district, a growth of 2.9 % has been witnessed in number of new voters (47,616) and Tiruvannamalai (43,337, a growth of 2.16%). Interestingly, Coimbatore, which is considered to be an industrial hub next to Chennai, recorded 43,207 new voters and in Tirunelveli the number stood at 42,662.
Praveen Kumar said the Electoral ID card is very important to an individual since it is considered as the main source of identity of a person after the ration card.
Ariyalur district recorded the least growth in terms of new voters registering only 6,044 new voters followed by Perambalur (7,068) and Nilgiris (8,500).
Vellore has recorded the second largest enrolment of voters followed by Villupuram, Kancheepuram, Madurai, Cuddalore, Tiruvannamalai, Coimbatore and Tirunelveli. Many of the districts that have seen an increase of upto 50,000 voters include industrial belts that attract migrants in large numbers.
According to the Election Commission's fresh voters' list as on January 2011, nearly one lakh new voters have enrolled themselves in Chennai alone. In 2011, the total number of voters in Chennai stands at 30,27,197 compared to last year's figure of 29,31,203 which means 95,994 individuals have newly enrolled themselves, an increase by 3.27%.
In Vellore, which comes next in number of new voters enrolled, total number of voters enrolled in 2011 stands at 24,54,160 compared to last year's count of 23,87,682, thereby registering a growth of 2.78%. In Vellore, 66,478 new voters' applications had been accepted and enrolled in the list.
Chief electoral officer Praveen Kumar told TOI that the substantial increase in new voters in these areas was basically due to migration of people from rural to urban regions apart from increase in political awareness. "Especially in Chennai, more people have enrolled because industrial development and job opportunities are high here compared to other districts."
The statistics further show that after Chennai and Vellore, Villupuram recorded 53,972 new voters, followed by Kancheepuram (51,997), registering a growth of 2.51% and 2.14% respectively.
The official said the surge in numbers may be attributed to migration by youths from rural areas to the industrialised regions such as Vellore, Coimbatore and Kancheepuram in search of employment.
In Cuddalore district, a growth of 2.9 % has been witnessed in number of new voters (47,616) and Tiruvannamalai (43,337, a growth of 2.16%). Interestingly, Coimbatore, which is considered to be an industrial hub next to Chennai, recorded 43,207 new voters and in Tirunelveli the number stood at 42,662.
Praveen Kumar said the Electoral ID card is very important to an individual since it is considered as the main source of identity of a person after the ration card.
Ariyalur district recorded the least growth in terms of new voters registering only 6,044 new voters followed by Perambalur (7,068) and Nilgiris (8,500).
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