Maharashtra Assembly polls: In Pune, more men voted than women; just 24% of transgenders exercised franchise 

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PuneOverall, 62.34 per cent of registered antheral voters exercised their close to vote, compared to 60.86 per cent of registered pistillate voters. (Express Photo by Pavan Khengre)

More men exercised their close to ballot successful Maharashtra’s Pune district, compared to women, successful the precocious concluded Assembly elections. Overall, 62.34 per cent of registered antheral voters exercised their close to vote, compared to 60.86 per cent of registered pistillate voters, information released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) showed. Of the 805 transgender voters registered successful Pune, lone 196 (24.35 per cent) exercised their franchise.

Pune territory registered 61.62 per cent wide voting, which is an summation from the 2019 Assembly polls. District collector Suhas Diwase said voting besides showed a emergence compared to the precocious held Lok Sabha polls.

In 5 of the district’s 21 constituencies, much women formed their votes than men. In Pimpri, the percent of antheral voters stood astatine 51.66, compared to 51.99 per cent women. Whereas, successful Kothrud, 51.42 per cent of the antheral voters exercised their right, compared to 54.03 per cent of the women. Khadakwasla the antheral voting percent was 55.91 and pistillate voting percent was 57.02; successful Bhosari, 60.63 per cent of the men voted and 62.62 per cent of the women, portion successful Parvati the figures were 56.12 per cent among men and 56.23 per cent among women.

The lowest voting percent by women was reported successful Hadapsar (49.85%), portion the highest was recorded successful Indapur (75.74%).

In Baramati, wherever Nationalist Congress Party person and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is warring to clasp his spot against his nephew Yugendra Pawar of the NCP(SP), 68.95 per cent of the women voted arsenic against 74.13 per cent of the men. Ajit was accompanied by women from his constituency erstwhile helium filed his nomination, underling the Mahayuti’s accent connected the

Festive offer

Mukhya Mantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojna which provides women a monthly allowance of Rs 1,500.  The confederation hopes this strategy would assistance them retrieve the crushed mislaid successful the Lok Sabha elections.

Pune, which has a full of 805 registered transgender voters, saw lone 196 of them voting. The territory collectorate and the societal payment section had carried retired monolithic campaigns to assistance transgender radical registry to vote. Many salient leaders of the assemblage voted, but it appears astir of the others had stayed away.

The results of the Assembly elections volition beryllium announced connected Saturday.


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