Women are nearly 52 per cent of the total of 20,48,169 electorates eligible to cast their votes in the two phases Manipur assembly elections, but only 6.42 per cent women candidates of the total of 265 contenders got scope to try their electoral fate.
Women are nearly 52 per cent of the total of 20,48,169 electorates eligible to cast their votes in the two phases Manipur assembly elections, but only 6.42 per cent women candidates of the total of 265 contenders got scope to try their electoral fate. Like all previous elections, 10,57,336 women voters outnumbered the male electorate of 9,90,627 in the current 12th Manipur
Akin to many previous elections, 10,49,639 women voters outnumbered the male electorate of 9,85,119 in poll-bound Manipur, where women have always been playing a significant role in society for over a century. However, women are almost non-existent in the decision-making or policy-making bodies.