Following are some facts about the nine-phase Lok Sabha elections that begin Monday
* Total electorate – 81.4 million (814,591,184)
* Male voters – 42.6 million (426,615,513), Female – 38.7 million (387,911,330) and Others – 28,341
* First time voters – over 2.3 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