Chennai, Nov 13:
Tamilnadu’s voter base has grown by 4.03 lakh since April, taking the total electorate to 5,77,46,618, according to the latest draft electoral rolls. Women continue to constitute the larger share of voters, with their numerical advantage over men increasing further.
The electorate stood at 5,73,43,291 in April. The latest revision shows an addition of 2,29,829 women voters, taking their total to 2,95,34,734. The number of male voters increased by 1,73,334 to reach 2,82,03,992. The third-gender category recorded an increase of 164, taking its strength to 7,892.
The latest figures follow a substantial reduction in the voter list during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The draft roll released in December 2025 had removed 97.37 lakh entries, reducing the electorate from 6.41 crore in late October to 5.43 crore.
Subsequent revisions raised the number to 5.67 crore in February and 5.73 crore by April 6, shortly before the Assembly elections. Despite the subsequent additions, the present electorate remains approximately 64 lakh below its pre-SIR strength.
The gender gap has also widened. Women now outnumber men by 13,30,742, compared with a difference of 12,74,247 in April. This represents an increase of 56,495 in the female voter advantage.
Women form the majority of the electorate in 221 of Tamil Nadu’s 234 Assembly constituencies, compared with 215 in the previous revision. They also outnumber men in 37 of the state’s 38 districts. Dharmapuri remains the only district where male voters are ahead, by 6,913.
At the constituency level, men outnumber women in 13 segments, down from 19 in April. Women’s share of the overall electorate has increased marginally to 51.15%, a rise of 0.04 percentage points.
Sholinganallur in Chengalpattu district continues to have the largest electorate, with 5,58,729 registered voters. This includes 2,85,714 women, 2,72,898 men and 117 third-gender voters.
Harbour constituency in Chennai has the smallest electorate at 1,20,852. Of these, 60,747 are women, 60,043 are men and 62 belong to the third-gender category.
As part of the ongoing revision exercise, special camps will be organised on November 21, 22 and 29 to receive applications for additions, deletions, corrections and transfers of voter entries. The camps will be conducted at designated centres over the three days.
January 1, 2027, has been fixed as the qualifying date for the revision. The integrated draft electoral rolls were published across all districts on November 12. The figures indicate a continued increase in women’s representation in the electoral rolls, although voter registration numbers alone do not establish actual turnout or voting preferences.