The assembly segments of Malout, Malerkotla, Moga and Muktsa will witness election contests between women when Punjab goes to poll on February 20, even though male candidates too are in the fray in these constituencies.

The Congress has fielded women candidates from all four constituencies, while AAP has fielded women from twi constituencies, and farmers’ political front Sanyukt Samaj morcha and former CM Capt Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress have fielded a woman candidate each.

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commissioner, Prof Mahmood Yakubu has called on the youth and women in the country to use the voting strength to positively impact the 2023 electoral process.

Furthermore, the INEC boss said the two groups should team up to take over political power rather than to be used for political violence. The INEC chairman said this in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Sunday during the West Africa (ECOWAS) Youth Council summit.

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Parties will have ensure 40% of their candidates in the next general election are women if they want to avoid a funding cut.

If the current government survives past the end of the year, political parties will be expected to ensure at least 40% of their candidates in the next general election are women.