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Game changer: Female turnout surpasses males in half of Assembly constituencies
Women voting higher than males in all seats of Kishtwar, Doda, Rajouri, Poonch, Udhampur, Reasi Kathua and Samba
10/3/2024 11:09:07 PM
Early Times Report

Jammu, Oct 3: While the overall turnout of all three phases of the Assembly elections has been recorded as 63.88 percent, it was the first time in the political history of Jammu and Kashmir that the voting percentage of females was more than males in over 43 percent of assembly segments.
As per the data shared by the Election Commission of India, out of the total 90 assembly segments where polling was held in three phases of elections, females outnumbered males in 37 assembly constituencies and in two seats namely Shri Mata Vaishno Devi of Reasi district and Marh of Jammu voting percentage of male and female are same.
In all the 30 assembly segments of Kishtwar, Doda, Poonch, Rajouri Udhampur, Reasi, Samba, and Kathua districts female turnout was higher than males.
In the Jammu district females outnumbered males in Bishnah, Suchetgarh, Nagrota, Akhnoor and Chhamb assembly segments that recorded the highest turnout. In Chhamb assembly constituencies which recorded 80.34 percent votes females outnumbered males in the voting, out of the total 106.035 votes, the percentage of male turnout was 77.29 percent while female turnout was 83.53 percent highest in the entire Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, the voter turnout of 69.69 percent has
It was the first time in the political history of J&K that the voting percentage of females was more than males in over 43 percent of assembly segments.
Out of the total 90 assembly segments females outnumbered males in 37 constituencies.
In Chhamb assembly constituency the percentage of male turnout was 77.29 % while female turnout was 83.53% highest in the entire J&K.
In phase-3 of the polls the turnout of male voters was recorded at 69.37% as compared to 70.02 % of women.
een recorded in phase three of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, with women outnumbering men in casting votes.
According to a statement issued by the Election Commission the overall, 63.88 per cent turnout has been recorded at polling stations, as against 58.58 per cent in the Lok Sabha polls, the poll panel noted.
In phase-3 of the polls on October 1, when 40 seats went for voting in the Union Territory, the turnout of male voters was recorded at 69.37 per cent as compared to 70.02 per cent of women.
Nearly 44 per cent of voters from the third gender category came to cast their votes in phase-3.
Referring to the overall turnout, the Election Commission said it stood at 63.88 per cent with male participation recorded at 64.68 per cent. The overall women turnout was recorded at 63.04 per cent and that of the third gender at 38.24 per cent.
The final votes polled will be available post-counting with counting of postal ballots.
Postal ballots include postal ballots given to service voters, absentee voters (those above 85 years of age, persons with disabilities, those part of essential services) and voters on election duty, the EC noted.
Daily account of such postal ballots received, as per established guidelines, are given to all candidates.
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