EC data on LS polls: Women outshine men again in exercising franchise
3 months ago

EC data on LS polls: Women outshine men again in exercising franchise

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: As many as 64.64 crore voters exercised their franchise in the Lok Sabha polls held earlier this year with women voters outnumbering men, according to statistical data released by the Election Commission on Thursday. The female voter turnout stood at 65.78 per cent as compared to 65.55 per cent for male electors, the EC said. The data on Lok Sabha polls, 2024 and four assembly elections -- Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh -- held alongside parliamentary polls comes against the backdrop of allegations of non-disclosure by the EC. Referring to overseas Indian electors, EC said over 1,19 lakh such people were registered in the category, including 1.06 lakh men, 12,950 women and 13 third gender, compared to 99,844 registered overseas electors in 2019.

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Women voters turned out in greater numbers, AAP lost big in 2025 Delhi Polls
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Women voters turned out in greater numbers, AAP lost big in 2025 Delhi Polls

India Today  

Women in Delhi voted more than men in the 2025 Assembly elections, a significant shift. AAP LOST GROUND DESPITE WOMEN'S HIGHER TURNOUT The biggest political takeaway from the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections was AAP’s loss despite a boost in female voter participation. This indicates that although women voters turned out in large numbers, they did not overwhelmingly favor AAP. The …

Delhi election sees surge in women voters: A game changer?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi election sees surge in women voters: A game changer?

India Today  

Women in Delhi voted in equal numbers to men, and often more, in the 2025 Assembly polls. Forty-one out of Delhi’s 70 constituencies — more than half — saw an increase in female turnout compared to men in 2025. The key constituencies where women led are: Okhla Burari Adarsh Nagar Timarpur The pattern follows a national trend where women voters …

At 60.5%, Delhi sees 2% lower voter turnout than in 2020 polls
1 month, 2 weeks ago

At 60.5%, Delhi sees 2% lower voter turnout than in 2020 polls

India Today  

The Election Commission of India on Friday released constituency-wise voter turnout data for the Delhi Assembly elections held on Wednesday. The overall voter turnout in the city was recorded at 60.54 per cent, a dip of around 2.5 per cent recorded in the 2020 Assembly elections. This time, Mustafabad recorded the highest voter turnout at 69.01 per cent with over …

Delhi polls: ECI releases final electoral roll, 1,55,24,858 voters in national capital | Check other details
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi polls: ECI releases final electoral roll, 1,55,24,858 voters in national capital | Check other details

India TV News  

The Election Commission of India on Monday released the final electoral roll of Delhi which showed that the national capital has a total 1,55,24,858 voters, 83,49,645 male and 71,73,952 female voters, third gender 1,261. A press release issued by the office of the chief electoral officer showed, 1,55,24,858 voters registered in Delhi indicating 1.09% increase over the electors in draft …

Number of voters log a surge, but turnout slips: 2024 data
3 months ago

Number of voters log a surge, but turnout slips: 2024 data

Hindustan Times  

An increase in number of voters despite a marginal dip in turnout compared to the previous election; an increase in women candidates but a fall in women MPs; and a near-perfect match between the top five parties by parliamentary constituencies and those by the underlying assembly constituencies. This means that the number and proportion of women candidates in the 2024 …

Lok Sabha polls set world record with 64.64 crore voters — 5 key takeaways from ’world’s largest dataset’ shared by EC
3 months ago

Lok Sabha polls set world record with 64.64 crore voters — 5 key takeaways from ’world’s largest dataset’ shared by EC

Live Mint  

The Election Commission of India released the world's largest poll dataset on Thursday — spanning 42 statistical reports on the Lok Sabha elections and 14 reports each on four state assembly contests. According to details shared by the EC, India set a world record earlier this year with 64.64 crore voters exercising their franchise for the Lok Sabha polls. Polling …

Over 10.58 lakh votes were not counted or rejected in the Lok Sabha election: Election Commission data
3 months ago

Over 10.58 lakh votes were not counted or rejected in the Lok Sabha election: Election Commission data

The Hindu  

Over 10.58 lakh votes were not counted or rejected in the Lok Sabha polls held earlier this year, according to the detailed statistical report released by the Election Commission of India on Thursday. According to the data, which was released as part of a comprehensive set of 42 statistical reports for the Lok Sabha election 2024, more than 97.97 crore …

Election Commission releases world's largest electoral dataset for 2024 Lok Sabha and 4 state assembly polls
3 months ago

Election Commission releases world's largest electoral dataset for 2024 Lok Sabha and 4 state assembly polls

India TV News  

The Election Commission on Thursday released 42 Statistical Reports on Lok Sabha Elections 2024 and 14 reports each on four state assembly elections held simultaneously. In the report, the EC said that women candidates contesting 2024 Lok Sabha polls were 800 as against 726 in 2019. The EC said in the report that the female voter turnout stood at 65.78 …

Indian Women Voters Break Free from Gender-Only Politics
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian Women Voters Break Free from Gender-Only Politics

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 11, 2024 10:40 IST - 10 MINS READ After a decades-long silence following the enactment of the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments in the 1990s, the discussion on women’s political representation and political participation has been revived now. As a result, there was only a slight difference between the Congress and the BJP in terms of women …

Amid Deluge of Schemes Targeting the Female Voter, Has Anything Changed for Indian Women in Politics?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid Deluge of Schemes Targeting the Female Voter, Has Anything Changed for Indian Women in Politics?

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 11, 2024 10:39 IST - 11 MINS READ After a disappointing performance in Maharashtra in the June Lok Sabha election, the prospects were bleak for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in the Assembly election in November. Maharashtra has 4.6 crore women voters, of which 2.34 crore were already beneficiaries of the scheme by the time the State went …

Women voters: The ‘silent voter’ factor in the Maharashtra election
4 months ago

Women voters: The ‘silent voter’ factor in the Maharashtra election

The Hindu  

The ‘silent voter’ is one of the key factors currently in Maharashtra politics. From the ruling parties to the Opposition parties, top leaders have acknowledged the impact of the Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana and the increased turnout of women voters. This, combined with the impact of the Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, under which eligible women received ₹1,500 per month in …

Maharashtra polls: What spurred more women turned out to vote this time around?
4 months ago

Maharashtra polls: What spurred more women turned out to vote this time around?

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: At least one result is already out: More women turned out to vote in this week’s Maharashtra assembly election. Four key districts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region — Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Thane and Palghar — saw a higher percentage of women voters than male voters too. In fact, the share of women voters, as a percentage of total …

Jharkhand assembly elections 2024: Women outnumber men in voter roll across 68 constituencies, says ECI
4 months ago

Jharkhand assembly elections 2024: Women outnumber men in voter roll across 68 constituencies, says ECI

India TV News  

Women voters took center stage in the recently concluded Jharkhand Assembly elections, outnumbering men in both phases of polling. K Ravi Kumar, Jharkhand’s Chief Electoral Officer, highlighted the active political engagement of women voters. Interestingly, women voters outnumbered men in 32 constituencies, including those of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and former Chief Minister Champai Soren. Congress leader Rajesh Thakur remarked, …

TN Women Voters Outnumber Men in 207 Assembly Seats
4 months, 3 weeks ago

TN Women Voters Outnumber Men in 207 Assembly Seats

New Indian Express  

Women voters in Tamil Nadu are steadily outnumbering men in all Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies, with women having a significant lead in many areas. According to the draft electoral rolls, women have outnumbered men in 207 Assembly constituencies and in the rest, they will be on the top in a few years.

Where Are the Women in India’s General Elections?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Where Are the Women in India’s General Elections?

The Diplomat  

As in previous elections to state assemblies and the national parliament, in the just-concluded 18th general elections too, India’s political parties remained reluctant to field many women candidates. According to PRS Legislative Research, an independent research institute that works to make the Indian legislative process better informed, “Across parties with 10 or more MPs, women were as likely to win …

Women in Indian Politics: A story that has changed little over the years
9 months, 1 week ago

Women in Indian Politics: A story that has changed little over the years

Firstpost  

Making just 13.63 per cent of the elected strength, the 18th Lok Sabha will comprise only 74 women compared to 469 men, even lower than the previous House India recently concluded its 2024 general elections, which took place in seven phases—from April 19 to June 1—to elect all 543 members of the Lok Sabha. Making just 13.63 per cent of …

India’s Modi wooed women voters. Did the strategy work in the election?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s Modi wooed women voters. Did the strategy work in the election?

Al Jazeera  

The pitch was clear — the results mixed for Modi’s BJP. Critics point out that semiformal and informal sectors dominate when it comes to India’s labour force – offering far fewer protections to workers, especially women. Overall, India’s female labour participation ratio has fallen in recent years – meaning that fewer women are even seeking employment. Women’s Reservation Bill: Passed …

India created world record with 64.2 cr people voting in LS polls: CEC Rajiv Kumar
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India created world record with 64.2 cr people voting in LS polls: CEC Rajiv Kumar

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A day before the counting of votes, the chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday said that as per the rules, the postal ballots will be counted first, followed by the EVMs that will be opened half an hour later, and then the mandatory voter-verified paper audit trail will be counted. Taking exception to allegations that district magistrates …

Male voters cruise ahead in Chandigarh
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Male voters cruise ahead in Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

The final phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday saw Chandigarh recording a voter turnout of 67.98%, with male voters outnumbering females, a departure from pattern observed in the past two parliamentary elections. Chandigarh deputy commissioner-cum-returning officer Vinay Pratap Singh, said, “Till Saturday, Chandigarh received a total of 800 postal ballots, including 598 home voting ballots and 202 service …

Lok Sabha polls: Women outnumber men in voting on Allahabad seat
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: Women outnumber men in voting on Allahabad seat

Hindustan Times  

Women voters outnumbered their male counterparts in exercising their franchise on the Allahabad parliamentary seat of Prayagraj, voting for which was held on May 25 under the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha Polls-2024. If one takes the gender-wise break-up of voting into consideration for the 10 assembly areas falling under the Allahabad and Phulpur seats, it shows that the …

EC releases absolute number of votes cast in first five phases of Lok Sabha polls
10 months ago

EC releases absolute number of votes cast in first five phases of Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

The Election Commission on Saturday released the absolute number of votes cast in each constituency in the first five phases of the general election. This is the first time that the EC has shared the total number of votes cast in this Lok Sabha election. “The commission notes the pattern of false narratives and mischievous design to vitiate electoral process,” …

Lok Sabha Election: 39.13% voter turnout till 1 pm in Phase 6, 34.37% in Delhi
10 months ago

Lok Sabha Election: 39.13% voter turnout till 1 pm in Phase 6, 34.37% in Delhi

India Today  

A voter turnout of 39.13 per cent was recorded at 1 pm in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections held on 58 seats. Lok Sabha Election 2024 Schedule | Exit Poll | Election Result VOTER TURNOUT IN STATES/UTS At 1 pm, Delhi saw a voter turnout of 34.37 per cent, 37.23 per cent in Uttar Pradesh, 36.48 per …

Electoral fortunes of contestants in East Godavari depend on women voters
10 months, 1 week ago

Electoral fortunes of contestants in East Godavari depend on women voters

New Indian Express  

RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM: The overwhelming voter turnout in the just concluded Lok Sabha and Assembly elections has boosted the victory hopes of contestants of both the ruling YSRC and the tripartite alliance in the erstwhile undivided East Godavari district. According to ECI data, the turnout of women voters is more than men in all seven Assembly segments of Rajamahedravaram Lok Sabha constituency. …

Shed ‘urban apathy’, vote in large numbers: EC
10 months, 1 week ago

Shed ‘urban apathy’, vote in large numbers: EC

The Hindu  

On the eve of the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission on Sunday said it was geared up for the polls in 49 seats across eight States and union territories, many of them in urban areas such as Mumbai, Lucknow, Hooghly, Howrah and Thane. Cities like Mumbai, Thane, Lucknow are also going to polls in this …

Delhi LS polls: Empowerment promises in manifestos, but only 24 of 162 candidates are women
10 months, 1 week ago

Delhi LS polls: Empowerment promises in manifestos, but only 24 of 162 candidates are women

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: After 28 years, the number of women contesting the Lok Sabha election in the city is at its highest. From the Lakhpati Didi scheme by the BJP to the financial assistance to women of poor households by the Congress and the Rs 1,000 monthly assistance to women by the AAP, all parties are eyeing to encash women's votes …

Only three women elected to Lok Sabha from Himachal till date, just two in fray this time
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Only three women elected to Lok Sabha from Himachal till date, just two in fray this time

The Hindu  

Only three women have made it to the Lok Sabha from Himachal Pradesh in the past 72 years and this time, just two are in the fray. At present, women constitute about 49% of the total voters in the State but representation is not even one fourth and this is a cause of serious concern," said Ramesh Chauhan, head of …

Himachal: Only three women elected to LS polls till date, just two in fray this time
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Himachal: Only three women elected to LS polls till date, just two in fray this time

New Indian Express  

SHIMLA: Only three women have made it to the Lok Sabha from Himachal Pradesh in the past 72 years and this time, just two are in the fray. "Women from humble background rising high in politics and carving a niche for themselves is still a big challenge in the country and Himachal Pradesh is no exception. At present, women constitute …

Election Commission to provide fans, shamianas, waiting rooms to ensure high voting on May 7 in 14 constituencies in Karnataka
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission to provide fans, shamianas, waiting rooms to ensure high voting on May 7 in 14 constituencies in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Bengaluru With campaigning in the 14 constituencies that go to the polls on May 7 ending on Sunday evening, the Election Commission has made all arrangements to ensure that the soaring temperatures in these constituencies do not affect polling. Polling in 14 LS constituencies on May 7 Total electors in 14 constituencies: 2,59,52,958 Male electors: 1,29,48,978 Female electors: 1,29,66,570 Third-gender …

Women voters deciding factor in Ballari seat
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Women voters deciding factor in Ballari seat

New Indian Express  

BALLARI: For the undivided Ballari Schedule Tribe reserved Lok Sabha constituency, women will be the deciding factor. Of the total electorate of 18,77,751 in the constituency, women voters are 9,51,522 and men voters 9,25,961. Both Congress candidate E Tukaram and BJP’s B Sriramulu are trying to woo women voters. A political analyst, Shridhar Reddy, said that the constituency has around …

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | AAP’s poll campaign song ‘Jail ke jawab mein hum vote denge’ banned by EC, says Atishi
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | AAP’s poll campaign song ‘Jail ke jawab mein hum vote denge’ banned by EC, says Atishi

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged while PM Narendra Modi runs a government for billionaires from Delhi, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik leads a dispensation that works for “select people” in Odisha. Women constituted only 8% of the total 1,618 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha polls, with political activists saying it reflects a deeper issue of gender …

Only 8 per cent of women candidates in first two phases of Lok Sabha polls
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Only 8 per cent of women candidates in first two phases of Lok Sabha polls

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Women constituted only eight per cent of the total 2,823 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha polls, with political activists saying it reflects a deeper issue of gender bias and that the talk of empowering them rings hollow. In the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls, there were 135 women candidates while in …

Lok Sabha election 2024 phase 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Polling ends, Tripura tops voter turnout, Bengal crosses 70 pc
11 months ago

Lok Sabha election 2024 phase 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Polling ends, Tripura tops voter turnout, Bengal crosses 70 pc

India TV News  

Lok Sabha election 2024, phase 2, live: As polling commenced in 88 parliamentary constituencies across 13 states and Union Territories in the second phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon citizens to cast their votes in significant numbers. Stressing the pivotal role of high voter turnout in bolstering democracy, PM Modi particularly encouraged young and …

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | 1,202 candidates in fray in phase 2
11 months ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | 1,202 candidates in fray in phase 2

The Hindu  

The stage is set for polling in 88 constituencies across 13 States in the second phase of the general election on April 26. Over 15.88 crore voters would exercise their franchise in 1.67 lakh polling stations across the country. Voting in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul, which was also scheduled to be held on April 26, was shifted to the third phase …

High turnout in Phase 1 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024, One year of war in Sudan, Iran-Israel conflict, and more | The week in 5 charts
11 months ago

High turnout in Phase 1 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024, One year of war in Sudan, Iran-Israel conflict, and more | The week in 5 charts

The Hindu  

Phase I of Lok Sabha polls registers 63.89% polling Despite the intense heatwave across the country, the voter turnout in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls on April 19, which sealed the fate of candidates in 102 constituencies across 21 States, was 63.89%. Iran-Israel’s shadow warfare turns into a direct conflict Iran fired air defenses at a major …

Voter turnout in Tamil Nadu marginally better among women than men in Lok Sabha poll
11 months ago

Voter turnout in Tamil Nadu marginally better among women than men in Lok Sabha poll

The Hindu  

In Tamil Nadu, women voters surpassed men voters by a thin margin of 0.27 percentage points in exercising their franchise in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the polling for which was held on Friday, according to the revised turnout data released by the Election Commission of India on Sunday. The difference was three to five percentage points between women and …

The missing women in Indian politics - The Hindu
11 months, 1 week ago

The missing women in Indian politics - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Phase 1 of the General Elections 2024 is over. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, women were only 9% of the candidates. In Uttar Pradesh, with 80 parliamentary seats, the first phase has seen only seven women contesting compared to 80 men. Rajasthan, with 25 Lok Sabha seats, has 10 women candidates, while Gujarat with 26 seats has so far …

2024 Lok Sabha polls begin on April 19, 2024; 16 crore voters on the rolls in 102 seats in first phase
11 months, 1 week ago

2024 Lok Sabha polls begin on April 19, 2024; 16 crore voters on the rolls in 102 seats in first phase

The Hindu  

Over 16 crore voters would exercise their franchise on April 19 as the 2024 general election, the world’s biggest festival of democracy, kicks off with 102 Lok Sabha constituencies going to polls in the first phase. The first phase would All 39 Lok Sabha seats of Tamil Nadu and five seats of Uttarakhand, 12 seats in Rajasthan, eight crucial seats …

Plan ahead to improve women’s representation
11 months, 1 week ago

Plan ahead to improve women’s representation

New Indian Express  

There are few surprises in candidate selection for this Lok Sabha election. Most of the women in the fray today are daughters, wives, sisters or daughters-in-law of party leaders, anointed to continue the family business, tutored and dictated to by male family members. This election’s series of unsavoury remarks—from women deemed fit only for the kitchen, and certain candidates needing …

Understanding the rise in women voters
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Understanding the rise in women voters

Hindustan Times  

In India, as in many democracies, there has long been a discernible gender gap in citizens’ political participation. First, the increase in female turnout in India is occurring while female labour force participation — an important driver of women’s political participation — remains low compared to peer economies. The 2023 survey randomly sampled 642 women from the 2022 survey and …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Number of women candidates grew 16-fold from 1957 to 2019: ECI data
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Number of women candidates grew 16-fold from 1957 to 2019: ECI data

The Hindu  

In 1957, there were just 45 women candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election; by 2019, this figure had risen to 726, Election Commission data shows, even as the percentage of women in Parliament has increased from 4.5% in 1957 to 14.4% in 2019. More women in the fray A perusal of the ECI data shows that in the second general …

1951-52 Lok Sabha polls | When EC invalidated women voters who enrolled as a mother, wife
1 year ago

1951-52 Lok Sabha polls | When EC invalidated women voters who enrolled as a mother, wife

The Hindu  

While preparing the electoral rolls for India's first Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission faced a peculiar problem. However, out of close to 80 million women voters in the country then, "nearly 2.8 million eventually failed to disclose their proper names and the entries relating to them had to be deleted from the rolls", according to an official report on …

Lok Sabha elections: How women voters emerged as a decisive factor in polls | EXPLAINED
1 year ago

Lok Sabha elections: How women voters emerged as a decisive factor in polls | EXPLAINED

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: It is often said that Indian politics is highly patriarchal, but over the last few decades women voters have changed the scenario by playing a decisive role in forming the government. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the AAP government's Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana to give Rs 1,000 to all women above 18 years of age …

Election 2024: Nearly a billion people to vote in 1.05 million booths; results to be announced on June 4
1 year ago

Election 2024: Nearly a billion people to vote in 1.05 million booths; results to be announced on June 4

Hindustan Times  

Nearly a billion people will vote in 1.05 million polling booths to select India’s next government, the Election Commission of India announced on Saturday, kick-starting the world’s largest democratic exercise that will be staggered across seven phases stretching over six weeks between April 19 and June 1. “From wherever we receive the information of violence, we will take action against …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 schedule: 97 crore to vote at 10.5 lakh poll stations, says CEC
1 year ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 schedule: 97 crore to vote at 10.5 lakh poll stations, says CEC

Hindustan Times  

Chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Saturday announced that 97 crore voters will exercise their franchise at the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024. Ahead of announcement of schedule for the Lok Sabha election and the state assembly elections, Kumar listed some key highlights of the upcoming elections that will take place over the period of next two months. The voters …

India Has Nearly 97 Crore Voters Now, Up 6 percent From 2019: EC
1 year, 1 month ago

India Has Nearly 97 Crore Voters Now, Up 6 percent From 2019: EC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday said nearly 97 crore Indians will be eligible to vote in this year's Lok Sabha elections.It also said over two crore young electors in age group of 18 to 29 years have been added in the voters' list. Over 2.63 crore new electors have been included in the electoral roll, out of which …

Nearly 97 crore people eligible to vote in coming Lok Sabha polls: EC
1 year, 1 month ago

Nearly 97 crore people eligible to vote in coming Lok Sabha polls: EC

The Hindu  

Nearly 97 crore Indian voters, the largest electorate in the world, will be eligible to exercise their franchise in this year’s Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission said on Friday. There has been a six per cent increase in registered voters from 2019, when the last Lok Sabha polls were held and over two crore young electors in the age …

India’s women voters will surpass male voters in 2029 Lok Sabha polls: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

India’s women voters will surpass male voters in 2029 Lok Sabha polls: Report

Live Mint  

A major shift in India's electoral landscape is anticipated by the end of this decade. A report by the SBI has claimed that women voters in India will surpass male voters from 2029 onwards. In the upcoming general election in 2024, the SBI report has projected a total voter turnout of around 68 crore, of which women voters could be …

Rural Women Show The Way to Their Urban Counterparts
1 year, 3 months ago

Rural Women Show The Way to Their Urban Counterparts

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Women in Telangana, especially in the rural areas, apparently take their responsibility of voting more seriously than men, if the numbers from the just-concluded Telangana state Assembly elections are any indication. In all, there are 1,62,98,482 male voters and 1,63,01,634 female voters in the state, of whom 1,15,84,728 men and 1,16,73,722 women voted. The six constituencies that elected women …

Scripting our own change
1 year, 5 months ago

Scripting our own change

Hindustan Times  

What a difference 13 years can make. Back in 2010, when the women’s reservation bill made it through the Rajya Sabha, a picture that you could never have imagined was splashed on the front pages. The late Sharad Yadav swore he’d kill himself before allowing the bill to be passed for the benefit of parkati mahilayen without a separate quota …

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