Women electors in Karnataka
The electoral roll, as of Oct 16, lists 2.28 crore women against 2.25 crore men — a difference of nearly 3.7 lakh.Bengaluru: Karnataka’s electoral rolls have crossed a historic gender threshold, with women outnumbering men for the first time in the state’s electoral history, according to the latest figures released by the chief electoral officer (CEO) of Karnataka. The electoral roll, as of Oct 16, lists 2.28 crore women against 2.25 crore men — a difference of nearly 3.7 lakh. Women outnumber men in 25 of 34 districts listed in the release, while men remain ahead in nine. The largest female lead is in Mysuru, where women outnumber men by 49,416, followed by BBMP North, with a lead of 48,394. In contrast, men outnumber women by 42,269 in Bidar and 30,353 in Vijayapura. We got 10 lakh new Form 6 applications, out of which more than 7.8 lakh were before Sept 23.
Bengaluru: Karnataka ’s electoral rolls have crossed a historic gender threshold, with women outnumbering men for the first time in the state’s electoral history, according to the latest figures released by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka.
Prof CM Lakshmana of the Population Research Centre at Institute for Social and Economic Change said the trend was surprising. It would be difficult to make assessments without granular data,” he said. CEO Anbu Kumar V said the authorities had made efforts to ensure eligible voters could enrol. All those applications need to be cleared; once all the applications are cleared, we’ll get a clear picture,” he said.
“Based on Census data, the adult male-female ratio in recent years is nearly equal, but men outnumber women. So it is surprising to find more female electors than male. The figures show that the shift is not uniform across the state. “We’ve made every effort to ensure no eligible voter misses an opportunity to get onto the rolls.