Last year, 105,399,313 people voted, 51.2 percent of the eligible electorate, compared with 96,277,872 in 1996, 49 percent of eligible voters.
By the late 19th century, the eligible electorate expanded from 2% to 10% of the adult population.
Fewer than 20 percent of the eligible electorate returns a mayor to office.
According to official results, the Charter was approved by 97.36% of the voters, amounting to 79.76% of the eligible electorate.
Figures for the eligible electorate are given as at 3 March 2008.
Fifty-four per cent of the eligible electorate did not vote.
The 2009 Indian general election was the largest democratic election in the world held to date, with an eligible electorate of 714 million.
The state elections council said turnout was about 49 percent of the eligible electorate.
Representing the Conservative party, she won the seat with 52.9% of the vote from a turnout of 50% of the eligible electorate.
In the 1996 assembly elections, only about 25 percent of the eligible electorate in the district voted.