NEW DELHI: Girls voters’ turnout exceeded that of males in six of the 24 Jammu & Kashmir constituencies that went to polls on Wednesday, with Jammu division main the best way with 5 of its eight constituencies having witnessed larger participation by feminine electors.
Solely certainly one of Kashmir’s 16 meeting constituencies lined in Part 1 – Kokernag (ST)) – witnessed larger polling by its girls voters as in comparison with male voters.
General, J&Okay clocked practically 61.4% polling within the first section, as per the ultimate EVM turnout figures launched by the Election Fee on Friday. That is larger than 60% turnout recorded within the corresponding districts within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and the 50.3% polling in 2014 state polls.
At 63.7%, male vote turnout in Part 1 of J&Okay ballot was virtually 5.2 proportion factors larger than girls’s polling proportion (58.9%). The polling proportion for third gender voters was 40%. Apparently, the general polling proportion amongst girls in 2014 J&Okay meeting ballot (66.3%) was larger than that of male voters (64.9%) by 1.4 proportion factors. The pattern was nonetheless reversed within the Lok Sabha polls this 12 months, with 60.7% male voter turnout throughout J&Okay as in comparison with 56.4% girls’s turnout.
As per meeting constituency (AC)-wise EVM turnout information for Part 1, Inderwal AC in Kishtwar district of Jammu area recorded the very best polling at 82.2%, adopted by Kishtwar AC (78.2%) and Doda West AC (76%).
Among the many 16 constituencies of Kashmir Valley that voted on Wednesday, Pahalgam recorded the very best turnout at 71.3%, adopted by D H Pora (68.9%) and Kulgam (63.4%). Solely 5 of those 16 Kashmir ACs witnessed larger than general turnout for Part 1. Among the many meeting constituencies (ACs) that witnessed decrease than common polling in Part 1 have been Pampore (45%), Tral (43.6%) and Anantnag (45.6%), although these figures have been nonetheless larger when in comparison with 2024 Lok Sabha elections and, barring Pampore, to the 2014 meeting election.
In constituencies like Pampore, Tral and Zainapora, the distinction between girls turnout and male turnout was over 11 proportion factors. Solely 39.5% of Pampore’s feminine electors voted as in comparison with 50.7% males. Equally, in Tral, girls turnout was 37.9% in opposition to 49.3% male turnout.
The image in Jammu area was fairly completely different. All its eight constituencies witnessed larger polling than in 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However the voting proportion in two of its three districts that went to polls in Part 1 – particularly, Doda and Ramban – was decrease than in 2014 LS polls. Girls turnouts in ACs throughout Jammu not solely confirmed a marked enchancment over these recorded within the Valley, however surpassed male voter turnouts in 5 ACs – Inderwal, Kishtwar, Bhadarwah, Doda and Doda West. Even in Padder-Nagseni, Ramban and Banihal, the distinction between men and women’s turnout was solely marginal.
Solely certainly one of Kashmir’s 16 meeting constituencies lined in Part 1 – Kokernag (ST)) – witnessed larger polling by its girls voters as in comparison with male voters.
General, J&Okay clocked practically 61.4% polling within the first section, as per the ultimate EVM turnout figures launched by the Election Fee on Friday. That is larger than 60% turnout recorded within the corresponding districts within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and the 50.3% polling in 2014 state polls.
At 63.7%, male vote turnout in Part 1 of J&Okay ballot was virtually 5.2 proportion factors larger than girls’s polling proportion (58.9%). The polling proportion for third gender voters was 40%. Apparently, the general polling proportion amongst girls in 2014 J&Okay meeting ballot (66.3%) was larger than that of male voters (64.9%) by 1.4 proportion factors. The pattern was nonetheless reversed within the Lok Sabha polls this 12 months, with 60.7% male voter turnout throughout J&Okay as in comparison with 56.4% girls’s turnout.
As per meeting constituency (AC)-wise EVM turnout information for Part 1, Inderwal AC in Kishtwar district of Jammu area recorded the very best polling at 82.2%, adopted by Kishtwar AC (78.2%) and Doda West AC (76%).
Among the many 16 constituencies of Kashmir Valley that voted on Wednesday, Pahalgam recorded the very best turnout at 71.3%, adopted by D H Pora (68.9%) and Kulgam (63.4%). Solely 5 of those 16 Kashmir ACs witnessed larger than general turnout for Part 1. Among the many meeting constituencies (ACs) that witnessed decrease than common polling in Part 1 have been Pampore (45%), Tral (43.6%) and Anantnag (45.6%), although these figures have been nonetheless larger when in comparison with 2024 Lok Sabha elections and, barring Pampore, to the 2014 meeting election.
In constituencies like Pampore, Tral and Zainapora, the distinction between girls turnout and male turnout was over 11 proportion factors. Solely 39.5% of Pampore’s feminine electors voted as in comparison with 50.7% males. Equally, in Tral, girls turnout was 37.9% in opposition to 49.3% male turnout.
The image in Jammu area was fairly completely different. All its eight constituencies witnessed larger polling than in 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However the voting proportion in two of its three districts that went to polls in Part 1 – particularly, Doda and Ramban – was decrease than in 2014 LS polls. Girls turnouts in ACs throughout Jammu not solely confirmed a marked enchancment over these recorded within the Valley, however surpassed male voter turnouts in 5 ACs – Inderwal, Kishtwar, Bhadarwah, Doda and Doda West. Even in Padder-Nagseni, Ramban and Banihal, the distinction between men and women’s turnout was solely marginal.
