Nagpur: Nagpur district dominates the electoral landscape of the Nagpur Division Legislative Council Graduate Constituency, accounting for more than half of the 2,55,603 registered voters across six districts. The Election Department has identified 445 polling stations for the election.
According to official figures, the electorate comprises 1,47,280 men, 1,08,301 women and 22 third-gender voters. With 1,44,466 registered electors, Nagpur district alone accounts for over 56% of the division’s total graduate voter base. Gadchiroli, with just 13,608 voters, has the smallest electorate.
Chandrapur ranks second with 32,262 voters, followed by Gondia with 22,176, Bhandara with 21,349 and Wardha with 21,742.
The distribution of polling stations broadly reflects the size of the electorate. Nagpur has the highest number at 246, followed by Chandrapur with 58, Wardha with 41, Gondia with 39, Bhandara with 35 and Gadchiroli with 26.
14,197 voters with disabilities
The electoral roll includes 14,197 voters with disabilities across the division, comprising 8,933 men, 5,262 women and two third-gender voters.
Nagpur accounts for the largest share, with 8,064 such electors. Chandrapur has 1,947 voters with disabilities, followed by Gondia with 1,887, Bhandara with 1,034, Gadchiroli with 679 and Wardha with 586.
The figures underline the importance of ensuring accessible polling arrangements so that voters with disabilities can exercise their franchise without difficulty.
855 voters aged above 80
The electoral roll also features 855 voters aged above 80 years, including 738 men and 117 women. Nagpur has an overwhelming majority of these elderly electors, with 721 registered voters in this age group.
Bhandara and Wardha have 36 elderly voters each, while Chandrapur has 34, Gondia 24 and Gadchiroli four.
The district-wise figures highlight the concentration of graduate voters in Nagpur, which has more than twice as many electors as the other five districts combined individually and substantially more than half of the division’s total electorate. Meanwhile, Gadchiroli has the smallest voter base and the fewest polling stations.
The Election Department’s figures provide an overview of the electorate and polling infrastructure ahead of the Nagpur Division Graduate Constituency election.
