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Reduced gender gap, decline in voters

By Our Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI, MAY 2. There seems to be some good news from the Election Commission for feminists. Compared to the 1999 Lok Sabha polls, the total number of female voters in the Capital has increased by about 1.2 lakhs. In stark contrast, the total number of male electors has dropped by over 68,000 during the same period.

The final electoral roll released on Saturday by the Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi, Arun Goyal for the May 10 general elections revealed that though the male voters still were more in number but the gender gap in the past five years has reduced by almost 1.8 lakhs.

The overall increase in the total number of voters, however, during the same period has been less than 52,000. Mr. Goyal said as many as 87,63,965 voters including 38,09,742 females and 49,54,223 males were eligible to cast their franchise on May 10 in Delhi. In the 1999 general elections there were 87,12,530 electors including 36,90,208 females and 50,22,322 males. However there has been an increase of 3,15,637 electors as against the recently concluded Delhi Assembly elections.

The figures also reveal that the number of voters has registered a sharp decline in five Lok Sabha seats - New Delhi, South Delhi, Delhi Sadar, Karol Bagh and Chandni Chowk. The number has increased in just two Parliamentary constituencies -- Outer Delhi and East Delhi.

The sprawling Outer Delhi with 33,68,399 voters is the largest constituency in terms of the maximum number of voters. In 1999, it had 31,03525 electorates. The seat now has 19,11,438 male voters and 14,56,961 females as against 18,01,206 and 13,64,693 in 1999 respectively.

Outer Delhi is closely followed by East Delhi with 26,06,589 voters as against 23,93,818 in 1999. The constituency now has 14,82,389 males and 11,24,200 female voters as against 13,64,693 and 19,29,120 voters respectively in 1999.

There were 11,94,198 electors including 6,87,608 males and 5,06,590 females in South Delhi seat in 1999. The total number has dropped to 10,19,347 including 5,63,715 males and 4,55,632 and females. The New Delhi seat has 4,55,114 voters including 2,57,764 males and 1,97,350 females. In 1999 there were 5,43,037 voters including 3,17,068 males and 2,25,969.

The Chandni Chowk constituency with 3,37,462 voters -- 1,85,157 males and 1,52,305 females -- to have the minimum number of voters. In 1999, the seat had 3,76,654 voters including 2,08,691 males and 1,67,963 females.

In the neighbouring Delhi Sadar seat this time there are as many as 4,71,813 voters including 2,61,706 males and 2,09798 females as against 5,29,646 voters in 1999 against 3,02942 males and 2,31,543 females. Karol Bagh, the only reserved constituency of the Capital, has 5,05,241 voters including 2,91,955 males and 2,13,286 females. In 1999 there were 5,71,657 voters: 3,40114 males and 2,31,543 females.

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