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43. Number of Polling Stations in General

elections 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019

While the administration has taken adequate steps and extensive campaign to encourage voting,

the general masses have also responded enthusiastically by participating in large number in the
electoral exercise as voters. In order to ensure that citizens of every social background, even in
the remotest part of India gets access to exercise their voting rights, the Election Commission of
India has been constantly increasing the number of polling stations across the nation. Below is
the data regarding polling stations in general elections of 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019.

S. Name of State/ Number of Polling Stations in General Elections
No. Union Territory 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019
2004 2009 2014 2019
1 Andhra Pradesh 56,168 66760 71225 45959
2 Arunachal Pradesh 1,756 2057 2158 2202
3 Assam 17,646 18828 24280 28143

4 Bihar 49,684 57020 61721 72723
5 Chhattisgarh 15,670 20985 21424 23770
6 Goa 1,003 1339 1624 1652
7 Gujarat 36,830 42568 45383 51851
8 Haryana 12,574 12894 16244 19442
9 Himachal Pradesh 6,232 7253 7385 7730
10 Jammu & Kashmir 7,215 9129 9633 11312

11 Jharkhand 17,062 23696 24751 29464
12 Karnataka 39,795 43642 54264 58186
13 Kerala 20,333 20510 21427 24973
14 Madhya Pradesh 42,285 47812 54844 65283
15 Maharashtra 62,476 82598 90386 97640
16 Manipur 2,003 2193 2662 2862
17 Meghalaya 1,582 2117 2562 3167
18 Mizoram 798 1028 1126 1190

19 Nagaland 1,586 1790 2059 2227
20 Odisha 26,250 31617 35929 37754
21 Punjab 15,649 18846 22019 23213
22 Rajasthan 35,822 42699 47947 51965
23 Sikkim 349 493 538 567
24 Tamil Nadu 45,731 52158 60817 67720
25 Telangana - - - 34604

26 Tripura 2,372 3008 3095 3324
27 Uttar Pradesh 102,434 129446 140485 162613
28 Uttarakhand 6,807 9003 10078 11229
29 West Bengal 48,775 66109 77252 78799
30 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 329 347 386 407
31 Chandigarh 409 422 519 597
32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 128 161 240 288
33 Daman & Diu 84 94 131 152

34 Lakshadweep 40 40 44 51
35 NCT of Delhi 9,039 11348 12010 13819
36 Puducherry 557 856 905 970
Total 687473 830866 927553 1037848

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