Times of India | 1 year ago | 06-01-2022 | 01:49 am
Panaji: Goa’s electorate has grown by more than 45,000 persons over a period of five years, with women outnumbering men by 31,460. . The last assembly election in 2017 saw 11,10,884 persons on the electoral rolls, compared to the 11,56,464 names published in the final roll on Wednesday. More than 62% of the addition from 2017 till date are in North Goa. The electorate here has grown by 28,387 persons, and in South Goa, by 17,193. The female electorate has grown faster than their male counterparts, and the difference between the two sexes in the latest roll is almost double that of the 2017 roll. This election year, the female electorate has surpassed male electorate by 31,460 compared to 2017, when the difference between the sexes was only 17,400. Only four persons have been registered as third gender voters, two in North Goa and two in South Goa. The assembly constituency of Vasco continues to have the highest number of voters in the state with 35,139 persons. In North Goa, Pernem has the highest number of voters with 33,145, followed by Poriem with 32,840, Mandrem with 32,655 and Valpoi with 31,762. In South Goa, Canacona has 34,195 electors, Quepem 32,961, Ponda 31,953 and Velim 31,346. The smallest constituency in terms of voters is Mormugao, with 19,958 voters. In North Goa, the smallest constituency is St Andre with 21,327 voters, followed by Panaji with 22,316. In South Goa, after Mormugao, the smallest is Dabolim, with 24,087 voters. The office of the chief electoral officer has appealed to the public and political parties to verify names and details on the electoral roll published on Wednesday, and if they find that any person is registered in more than one place, to share such information with the CEO by email or by filing form 7.