Bihar records highest female voter turnout in its history

• Bihar has registered an overall voter turnout of 66.91 per cent, its highest since the first state polls in 1951, the Election Commission said on November 11.

• The EC highlighted that the state recorded the highest female voter turnout in its history.

• In the first phase of voting on November 6, female turnout was recorded at 69.04 per cent as compared to 61.56 per cent men.

• In the second and final phase of polling held on November 11, the women voters again turned out in larger numbers at 74.03 per cent against a male voter turnout of 64.1 per cent.

• The overall male-female ratio stood at 71.6 for women against 62.8 for men. 

• The EC said the data is provisional and does not include service voters and percentage of transgender voters and postal ballots. 

• Over the two phased elections in Bihar, more than 8.5 lakh polling related staff, over 1.4 lakh polling agents appointed by 2,616 contesting candidates, 243 general observers, 38 police observers and 67 expenditure observers were part of the election machinery conducting and observing the elections.

• The last time women in Bihar turned out in very large numbers was in 2015 when their turnout was 60.48 per cent against 53.32 per cent by male voters.

• In the 2000 Assembly elections, the male voter turnout was a massive 70.71 per cent as compared to 53.28 per cent for women.