The fifth phase of assembly election in the city witnessed a huge participation of Muslim women voters. According to the data available from Kanpur South till 12 noon, around 60% male voters had cast their votes while 39% women had used their franchise.
Lata a house wife said, she could not cast her vote in previous Parliament election as her name was not there in the list. Now she herself had filled the form and collected the voter ID card. Voting is my right and I am here to take part in democratic structure," she said.
Rashmi thanked election commission to issue voters slip to the voters. This had helped her and other women. "Almost every thing was systematic," she praised.
Read the complete story at The Times of India, published 24 February 2012. Read about voter education for Muslim women in Uttar Pradesh here.
The fifth phase of assembly election in the city witnessed a huge participation of Muslim women voters. According to the data available from Kanpur South till 12 noon, around 60% male voters had cast their votes while 39% women had used their franchise.
Lata a house wife said, she could not cast her vote in previous Parliament election as her name was not there in the list. Now she herself had filled the form and collected the voter ID card. Voting is my right and I am here to take part in democratic structure," she said.
Rashmi thanked election commission to issue voters slip to the voters. This had helped her and other women. "Almost every thing was systematic," she praised.
Read the complete story at The Times of India, published 24 February 2012. Read about voter education for Muslim women in Uttar Pradesh here.