In Punjab,
as per information provided by the Chief Electoral Officer, there are two
Recognized State parties viz., Shiromani
Akali Dal (SAD) and
the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Smallest &Largest Constituency by Area &Electorate:
Among
the Assembly Constituencies (AC), by
area, the smallest is 61-Ludhiana Central
and the largest one is 55-Dakha.By size
of the Electorate, the smallest is 26-BholathAC with 1,28,761
electors and the largest being 66-GillAC with 2,37,399
electors.Further,
the size-wise
composition of the 117 electorates is shown below:
|
Size of
Electorate
|
Number of
Assembly Constituencies
|
|
<100000
|
NIL
|
|
100000 - 150000
|
17
|
|
150000 - 200000
|
91
|
|
> 20000
|
9
|
|
Total
|
117
|
Theelectors
who have received the Electoral Photo ID Card (EPIC) are
further categorized by sex which, as the charts show, are fairly evenly
constituted by Males and Females. Further, there
are 380electors reported from the ‘Third Gender’ in the electorate and there
are a total of281 NRI voters and 1,50,564 voters from the services.
Age and Sex-wise
Composition of Electorate:
|
Age
|
Male
|
Female
|
Third Gender
|
Total
|
|
18-25 years
|
1744922
|
1156960
|
122
|
2902004
|
|
25-40
|
4038177
|
3597854
|
164
|
7636195
|
|
40-60
|
3266641
|
3146337
|
69
|
6413047
|
|
>60
|
1390570
|
1408123
|
25
|
2798718
|
|
Total
|
10440310
|
9309274
|
380
|
19749964
|
The
following is a graphical representation of demographic statistics of the
electorate based on different age groups among males and females. There
are a total of 380 electors documented from the ‘Third Gender’.
RM/VM