Fourteen lakh male and 12 lakh females voters will decide the fate of the contestants in 14 constituencies of Ludhiana in the 2022 assembly polls.
In view of the ongoing preparations for the elections, Chander Gaind, division commissioner, Patiala, conducted a meeting with Ludhiana district election officer-cum-deputy commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma on Thursday.
Additional deputy commissioner (urban development) Sandeep Kumar, joint municipal commissioner Poonampreet Kaur and electoral registration officers (EROs) were also present on the occasion. During the meeting, Gaind directed that the district election management plan be prepared immediately.
Sharma informed the divisional commissioner that the total electorate in Ludhiana district is around 26.10 lakh currently, out of which 12,14,751 are female, 13,95,249 are male and 121 are third-gender voters. New votes are being made for the remaining citizens or adults between the ages of 18 to 19, Divyangajans and third gender citizens.
Chandra Gaind said that as per the guidelines of Election Commission of India and instructions of the chief electoral officer of Punjab, everyone who has attained the age of 18 should be registered as a voter, for which special campaign will be organised soon.