Women voters outnumber men in Muktsar district

Women voters outnumber men in Muktsar district 

Archit Watts
Tribune News Service

Muktsar, March 10
The number of new women voters surpassed the men voters at a special enrolment drive in Muktsar district yesterday. Of the total 7,518 new voters registered across the district for the upcoming elections, 4,157 are women and 3,361 men.

The data procured from the district election office reveals that over 1,280 women and only 804 men have got themselves enrolled as voters in the Lambi Assembly segment. In the Muktsar Assembly segment, 2,409 new voters were registered, which included 1,226 women and 1,183 men. In the Gidderbaha Assembly segment, 1,677 persons got enrolled as new voters, including 960 women and 717 men. The Malout segment registered the enrolment of 1,348 new voters, which included 691 women and 657 men.

The maximum number of women enrolled as new voters are above the age of 19. In the 18-19 age group, the newly registered women voters were lesser in number than men.

Raman KP, a social activist, said, "With much publicity by the Election Commission and media, women have become aware of their right to vote. Their enrolment is a positive sign for the country.”

He further it had been seen that women were reluctant to get registered as voters after getting married. But now the trend was undergoing a change, he said.

New voters

• Over 1,280 women and 804 men have got themselves enrolled as voters in the Lambi Assembly segment
• In the Muktsar Assembly segment, 2,409 new voters were registered, which included 1,226 women and 1,183 men.
• The Gidderbaha Assembly segment registered 1,677 new voters, including 960 women.