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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Women a silent 'majority' on India's electoral map -Shuja Asrar

Women a silent 'majority' on India's electoral map -Shuja Asrar

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published Published on Apr 8, 2019   modified Modified on Apr 8, 2019
-The Times of India

While the participation of women in Indian elections has gradually increased, their presence in Parliament and other governing bodies has continued to remain abysmally low ever since the first elections in 1952, data reveals.

Trends indicate that in the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha polls, women voters will surpass men. However, trends also reveal that women will remain grossly under-represented in the decision-making process as India continues to hover way below the global average of the proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments.

Turnout of women voters is likely to be more than men in 2019

Albeit a sluggish representation, women voters, over the course of years, have actively taken part in the electoral process. The gap between men and women turnout has reduced from 16.7% in 1962 to a mere 1.79% in the last Lok Sabha polls. Trends indicate that the 2019 Lok Sabha elections the turnout of women voters is likely to be more than the turnout of men voters.

In the past, lack of freedom of movement for women or traditional practices which limited their participation in public life has had a negative impact on women’s turnout in elections. Personal security has been another reason why women have shied away from the voting process.

Steps such as all-female managed polling booths -- where the entire staff, including the police and security personnel, are women -- has helped gain the confidence of women voters. The introduction of electronic voting machines -- which have curbed the practice of booth capturing -- has also helped in making voting safer.

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The Times of India, 8 April, 2019, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/women-a-silent-majority-on-indias-electoral-map/articleshow/68771923.cms


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