2014 Lok Sabha Election - Some facts

New Delhi: Following are some facts about the nine-phase Lok Sabha elections that begin Monday

Total electorate - 814 million (814,591,184)

Male voters - 426 million (426,615,513), Female - 387 million (387,911,330) and Others - 28,341

First time voters - over 23 million (23,161,296)

Polling stations - 930,000

8 million civilians and 3 million security personnel deployed

NOTA (None Of The Above) option will be used for the first time in a parliamentary poll

India is the 12th country to use NOTA

A voter can get enrolled at one place only

One can contest from any constituency except autonomous districts of Assam, Lakshadweep and Sikkim