Women voters clearly took the lead in outnumbering men in 19 of the 90 Assembly seats of Chhattisgarh during the two-phased polls conducted in the State.
The female voters dominated over male voters in Sihava, Dondilohara, Khujji, Mohla-Manpur, Bhanupratappur, Kanker, Keshkal, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Jagdalpur, Chitrakot, Dantewada, Bijapur, Konta, Kunkuri, Pathalgaon, Dharmajayagarh, Khallari and Mahasamund.
This is as per the report submitted by Office of the Chief Electoral Officer for the two-phased Assembly polls for a total of 90 seats conducted in Chhattisgarh to the Election Commission.
As per the report, 77 per cent of the voters in the 90 seats exercised their franchise. This is also the highest voting percentage recorded since the formation of Chhattisgarh State.
Out of the 90 Assembly seats, 41 seats recorded 80 per cent voting for the polls conducted on November 11 for 18 seats and November 19 for 72 seats out of the total voter base of 1.69 crore.
The maximum voting took place in Kurud at 88.31 per cent and minimum at Bijapur at 44.37 per cent.
Two constituencies recorded lower voting percentage mainly Bilaspur at 60.51 per cent compared to 61.30 per cent in 2008 and the other was Vaishali Nagar with voting percentage of 59.71 per cent against 61.88 per cent in 2008.