PUNE: Girls have surpassed males in enrolment of recent voters throughout an ongoing drive, which is being carried out throughout the nation by EC since January final yr.Figures from an EC report launched this week confirmed that within the 13-month interval until January this yr, new ladies voters exceeded males by 15%. Of the two.6 crore new voters enrolled throughout this era, 1.4 crore have been ladies and men stood at 1.2crore.Senior EC officers mentioned extra ladies voters exemplify a concerted effort in the direction of gender parity and inclusivity throughout the electoral framework. As on January 31, India has 96.8 crore electors with ladies comprising 47.1 crore. The gender ratio elevated from 940 in 2023 to 948 in 2024.Maharashtra is among the many states that added extra ladies voters than male voters. There have been 3 lakh feminine electors towards 1 lakh male voters which have been added to the electoral rolls, taking the full within the state to 9.1 crore voters. Shrikant Deshpande, former chief electoral officer of Maharashtra who had carried out the door-to-door drive, mentioned that self-help teams, anganwadi staff and housing societies contributed within the important improve in ladies electors’ registration this yr. “The male-female ratio in the electoral roll has increased from 917 to 922,” he instructed TOI.Swati Dyahadroy, assistant professor of ladies and gender research at Savitribai Phule Pune College, mentioned extra ladies voters are necessary for voters for enough illustration and mirror an improved gender ratio.
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