The turnout of Jharkhand women stands at 69%, against that of men at 64% | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI/RANCHI: Election turnout among women surpassed that of men by nearly 4.7 percentage points in Ph-I of the Jharkhand electionswith the trend seen in all but six of the 43 constituencies that went to the polls on Wednesday.
The state witnessed an overall EVM turnout of 66.6%, 2.7 percentage points higher than the 63.9 polls recorded in the 2019 Assembly elections. The female EVM turnout was just over 69%, also although male voters lagged behind with a participation rate of 64.3%. Voters of the third gender achieved a turnout of 31%.
The INDIA bloc claimed that the rise of women showed the popularity of the Hemant Soren government’s welfare schemes Maiyya Samman Yojana in particular. BJP, on the other hand, said the high turnout was a sign of women’s disillusionment with Soren’s government.
In 37 of the 43 Jharkhand seats, women’s turnout was higher in phase 1
A daily report of postal ballots received is provided to all candidates. The INDIA bloc, comprising JMM, Congress and RJD, claimed that the higher turnout of women showed the popularity of the Hemant Soren government’s welfare schemes, especially Maiyya Samman Yojana, under which Rs 1,000 per month is given to women beneficiaries .
BJP, on the other hand, said the high turnout showed women’s disillusionment with Soren’s government. “They voted in large numbers because they are fed up with over 7,000 cases of crimes against women in the last five years. They voted in large numbers because the BJP promised Rs 2,100 under Gogo Didi Yojana,” said BJP spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo.
Of the 43 constituencies (AC) that voted on November 13, 37 recorded a higher turnout for women than for men. Only six ACs – Potka, Jugsalai, Jamshedpur East, Seraikela, Tamar and Khunti – recorded a higher election percentage among men, although the gender gap in four of these six ACs was less than one percentage point. In Barkatha and Barhi, the difference between women and men turnout was almost 17 percentage points and 15 percentage points respectively.
Baharagora witnessed the highest overall voter turnout of 79.3%, thanks to women voters with a participation rate of 81.6%. Kharsawan followed with a total turnout of 79.1% and almost 80% of polling by women. Ranchi witnessed urban apathy and recorded the lowest polling of 52.5%. While 13 of the 43 ACs covered in phase 1 recorded a turnout of more than 70%, the polling for 25 ACs was between 60 and 70% and for five ACs it was below 60%.