By IANS,
New Delhi : Following are important statistics on the number of voters and seats for the 15th Lok Sabha elections that begin April 16.
Total eligible voters – 714 million
State with most voters – Uttar Pradesh: 110 million (110,624,490)
State with fewest voters – Sikkim: 281,937
Union territory with most voters – Delhi: 8.7 million (8,763,475)
Union territory with fewest voters – Lakshadweep: 39,033
Parliamentary constituency with most voters – Unnao in Uttar Pradesh: 1.89 million (1,897,474)
Parliamentary constituency with fewest voters – Lakshadweep: 39,033
Number of Lok Sabha seats: 545
Nominated members: 2
Number of Lok Sabha constituencies: 543
Unreserved seats – 412
Seats reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates – 84
Seats reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates – 47
State with maximum constituencies – Uttar Pradesh: 80
States with just one Lok Sabha constituency – Sikkim, Mizoram and Nagaland
Union Territory with maximum seats – Delhi: 7
Poll dates – April 16, 23 and 30; May 7 and 13
Counting – May 16
Polling stations – 828,804
Number of electronic voting machines – 1.36 million