Patna(PTI): Bihar has a total of 7,80,22,933 electorate of which 41,000 are registered centenarian voters with more than 140 of them being over 120 years of age, according to the latest Election Commission data.
The total number of voters aged below 30 years is around 21 per cent while those over 80 years of age is about 2.06 per cent.
The data, shared by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar, here on Thursday shows, the state has 16,07,527 electorates who are in the age group from 80 years to 120 years and above.
While the total number of voters who are above 100 years in the state is 40,601 (male-17,445, female-23,153 and third gender-three), voters who are above 110 years are 247 (male-120 and female-127). The total number of voters above 120 years in the state is 143, according to the data.
The number of voters who are above 80 years is 1,28,2296 (male- 61,4673, female- 66,7614 and third gender-9), number of electorates who are above 90 years is 28,42,40 (male- 11,8213, female- 16,024 and third gender is three).
The total number of registered voters in the state has increased to 7,80,22,933 from 7,72,28,467.
The district where the maximum number of 80 years and above voters are registered is Vaishali with 3.05 per cent (82,758) of the total electorates, followed by Nalanda with 2.82 per cent (67,161), Lakhisarai with 2.71 per cent (21,118), Madhubani with 2.66 per cent (92,824), Patna with 2.60 per cent (13,514), Sitamarhi with 2.59 per cent (69,558), Banka with 2.52 per cent (39,436), Nawada with 2.31 per cent (43,511), Kaimur with 2.22 per cent (27,711) and Sheohar with 2.04 per cent (6,760).
With 38,174 voters (1.36 per cent of the total votes in the district), West Champaran has the lowest number of registered electors who are above 80, followed by Madhpura with 1.39 per cent (19,672), Saharsa with 1.44 per cent (20,840), Katihar with 1.49 per cent (33,321), East Champaran with 1.53 per cent (57,152), Muzaffarpur and Gopalganj with 1.70 per cent each (61,463 and 35,724 respectively) and Purnea with 1.73 per cent (40,189), according to the data of the ECI.
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Mangaluru: The police have arrested 14 individuals in connection with the vandalism at a unisex salon near the Bejai KSRTC bus stand on Thursday afternoon.
The attack, carried out by members of the Ram Sena Karnataka, was targeted at the Colors Unisex Salon, where the activists accused the establishment of engaging in immoral activities.
According to reports, a group of around ten activists barged into the salon while four women and a man were present. They attacked the man and vandalized the premises before fleeing the scene. Barke police, who were alerted about the incident, launched an investigation and arrested the accused.
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The arrested individuals have been identified as Harsharaj alias Harshit of Farangipet, Mohandas alias Ravi of Moodshedde, Purandara of Uppal, Sachin of Vamanjoor Ambedkar Nagar, Ravish of Ulaibettu, Sukhet of Benjanapadavu Shivajinagar, Ankit of Vamanjoor, Kalimuthu of Moodshedde Shivajinagar, Abhilash of Tarigudde, Deepak of Moodshedde, Vignesh of Saripalla, Sharan Raj of Mangaluru, Pradeep Poojary of Moodshedde, and Prasad Attavara.
Authorities have registered a case and are investigating further.