Lok Sabha Election Result: EC sets new records in 'mammoth' 2024 polls — 10 key takeaways

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Election Commission said the Lok Sabha polls were an "electoral Marathon successfully run". It added, "Celebration of democracy with over 97 Cr electors, 1.5 Cr polling officials & 10.5 lakh polling stations."This is one of the many records set by the nation during the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Here's a look at other milestones the country and the Election Commission achieved during the polls, along with some key takes aways shared by the EC on Monday.1. Voter was the "poll-star": The Election Commission said the total voters in the general elections 2024 were 1.5 times the voters of G7 countries and 2.5 times the voters of "27 EU countries in their last National Elections".

It said the voter was the "real winner" in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.2. Women power: The Election Commission said more than 312 million women voters cast their vote in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. This is "1.25 times women voters of 27 EU countries in their last national election," the Election Commission said.

CEC Kumar commended the "remarkable participation of women voters in General Elections 2024".3. First time home voting: This was the first time that the home-voting facility was provided to voters for the first time in India's Lok Sabha Elections for 85+ years old and PwD voters. "Home Voting for eligible voters was extended pan India for the first time in General Elections 2024," the Election Commission said earlierThe Election Commission added that 102 villages of the Bastar Division voted for the first time at a polling station in their own village in the 2024 Lok Sabha Election.