Voters in Uttar Pradesh set an all-time record in polling percentage, with officials saying about 60 percent of its 127 million electorate exercised their franchise in the staggered polling that began Feb 8 and ended Saturday.
Woman participation in the 2012 assembly election also soared to a new high, with 59.80 percent voting.
"This is an all-time high," Sinha told IANS. The previous highest figure for women was 41.92 percent.
Read the complete story at Manorama Online, published 4 March 2012.
Voters in Uttar Pradesh set an all-time record in polling percentage, with officials saying about 60 percent of its 127 million electorate exercised their franchise in the staggered polling that began Feb 8 and ended Saturday.
Woman participation in the 2012 assembly election also soared to a new high, with 59.80 percent voting.
"This is an all-time high," Sinha told IANS. The previous highest figure for women was 41.92 percent.
Read the complete story at Manorama Online, published 4 March 2012.