Women's Score in Elections 2014
A breakdown of Indian Women's Score Card on Voter Turnouts and Women Candidates from General Election 2014, and the Top Highlights of Women's Roles in Indian Polity.
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As we interpret the Indian map and women's representation on it for 2014, let's break it down and look at the top highlights.
65% Women Cast their Votes in 2014
The Powerof49 realised itself as they did not let their voice, their determination to change India - their votes go waste.
65% of Indian women casted their votes in General Elections 2014, from the registered voter base.
What are the top highlights from Women Voter Turnouts in General Elections 2014?
| Voting Status Elections 2014 | Male Voters | Female Voters |
| Total number of voters | 293,227,266 | 260,574,535 |
| Voting % over existing electorate | 67.17% | 65.17% |
Highlights
Top 5 States/Union Territories with Highest Women Turnouts
- Nagaland - 87.49%
- Tripura - 84.37%
- Sikkim - 83.88%
- West Bengal - 82.06%
- Lakshwadeep - 88.42%
Lowest women voter turnouts 5 states
- Jammu and Kashmir - 48.29%
- Madhya Pradesh - 56.58%
- Uttar Pradesh - 57.41%
- Maharashtra - 58.57%
- Gujarat - 59.69%
- Bihar - 57.67%
States where women voters have outnumbered male voters
| States | Female Voters | Male Voters |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 81.02% | 76.2% |
| Goa | 74.91% | 79.11% |
| Himachal Pradesh | 65.46% | 63.43% |
| Sikkim | 83.88% | 82.89% |
| Meghalaya | 70.6% | 67.5% |
| Manipur | 80.54% | 78.66% |
| Bihar | 57.67% | 55.07% |
| Tamil Nadu | 74% | 73.49% |
| Uttarakhand | 62.86% | 60.52% |
Women In Parliament - Still A Man's World?
The numbers this time for Women MPs contesting, or the ones who got elected are miserably low. Take a close look at the number of women that were elected. So many decades after India's Independence, the Indian Parliament continues to be largely male-dominated.
| Women Candidates 2014 | Women Candidates 2009 |
| 61 (11%) | 59 (10%) |
States with Highest Women MPs
Bengal - 14 women MPs from 42 seats
States with No Women MPs
Haryana - 0
Meghalaya - 0
Some States with few Women MPs (in comparison with total seats from their constituencies)
| States | Women MPs | Total Seats |
| Karanataka | 1 | 28 |
| Rajasthan | 1 | 25 |
| Bihar | 3 | 40 |
| Gujarat | 4 | 26 |
| Maharashtra | 3 | 48 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 13 | 80 |
Not Quite The End
Now, that women have voted, let's not stay mute. To know the top 10 questions every Indian must ask the next government click here.
Source: ECI, ADR, India Spend.
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