Hope they (voters) will come out in large numbers this time,” said a senior official entrusted with the electoral work. During the 2012 Mumbai civic elections, only 42 per cent voters cast their votes. Considering the quantum of amount and 91 lakh voters, the spending roughly works out to Rs 100 per voter. “With active coordination of Mumbai police and State Election Commission, we are giving final touch to the poll work. There are 9,18,0491 voters which include 50,30,361 male voters, 49,49,749 female voters and 381 transgenders,” said Deshmukh.

Source: Indian Express February 18, 2017 16:49 UTC