January 16, 2002
‘36’| ASSEMBLY ELECTION- 2002 BACKGROUNDER –3 |
HIGHLIGHTS
| TYPE OF CONSTITUENCY | GEN |
SC |
ST |
TOTAL |
| NO. OF CONSTITUENCIES | 332 |
91 |
1 |
424 |
| NO. OF CANDIDATES IN A CONSTITUENCY | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 | 21-25 | 26-30 | Above 30 |
| NO. OF SUCH CONSTITUENCIES |
0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 223
|
151 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
TOTAL CANDIDATES IN FRAY : 4429
AVERAGE CANDIDATES PER CONSTITUENCY : 10
MINIMUM CANDIDATES IN A CONSTITUENCY : 3
MAXIMUM CANDIDATES IN A CONSTITUENCY : 28
MEN |
WOMEN |
TOTAL |
|
| i. NO. OF ELECTORS | 55532926 |
45372893 |
100905819 |
| ii. NO. OF ELECTORS WHO VOTED | 33455897 |
22776712 |
56232609 |
| iii. POLLING PERCENTAGE | 60.25% |
50.20% |
55.73% |
4. NO. OF VALID VOTES 55438666
5. NO. OF VOTES REJECTED 788907
6. NO. OF POLLING STATIONS 122127
7. AVERAGE NO. OF ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION 826
MEN |
WOMEN |
TOTAL |
|
| i. NO. OF CANDIDTES | 4239 |
190 |
4429 |
| ii. ELECTED | 404 |
20 |
424 |
| iii. FORFEITED DEPOSITS | 3113 |
131 |
3244 |