In all the seven seats in Jharkhand that had voted till May 20, the turnout among women outnumbered the men in each. Of the 39 Assembly segments that fall within the seven Lok Sabha seats – half of Jharkhand’s total 14 – only in three was the polling participation of men higher.
As per data released by the Election Commission last week, it was only in the fifth phase (May 20) that the turnout of women voters across the country surpassed that of men in these Lok Sabha elections. In the overall turnout of 62.2% in this phase, 63% of the women electors and 61.48% of the men cast their votes.
