Women not only outnumber men on electoral rolls in the state, they also outscored them in casting votes. The Election Commission on Saturday said 2.03 crore women — 73.86% of the total women voters — cast their votes in the Lok Sabha elections held on Thursday. In comparison, 2.02 crore men (73.51%) turned up at polling booths. But of 3,341 transgenders, only 419 (12.5%) voted.
In 20 out of the 39 constituencies, women outnumbered men in voting. The turnout was more in rural areas than in urban centres. "More women turning up to vote is an interesting trend. In constituencies where there are more women and the fight is directly between AIADMK and DMK, the former is likely to have an advantage," said psephologist Rajeeva Karandikar.
We invite our users to read the full article published April 27 2014
Women not only outnumber men on electoral rolls in the state, they also outscored them in casting votes. The Election Commission on Saturday said 2.03 crore women — 73.86% of the total women voters — cast their votes in the Lok Sabha elections held on Thursday. In comparison, 2.02 crore men (73.51%) turned up at polling booths. But of 3,341 transgenders, only 419 (12.5%) voted.
In 20 out of the 39 constituencies, women outnumbered men in voting. The turnout was more in rural areas than in urban centres. "More women turning up to vote is an interesting trend. In constituencies where there are more women and the fight is directly between AIADMK and DMK, the former is likely to have an advantage," said psephologist Rajeeva Karandikar.
We invite our users to read the full article published April 27 2014