Ranchi: Women voters Sunday outnumbered men in the fourth phase of the assembly elections in Jharkhand. Around 61 percent balloting was reported from across the 15 constituencies that went to the polls, officials said.
“The highest polling was reported from Chankayari with 71.28 percent, followed by 70.2 percent in Madhupur. Polling was by and large peaceful. The turnout in Maoist-affected areas was more than 60 percent,” a poll official said.
Women voters scored over the male voters. “In the fourth phase, women’s turnout was around two percent more than male voters,” an Election Commission official said.
Balloting for 15 of the 81 assembly constituencies began at 7am. While voting for 13 seats ended at 3pm, it continued in Bokaro and Dhanbad till 5pm. Voting took place at 5,482 booths, including 36 auxiliary ones. As many as 716 booths were declared ‘very sensitive’ and 2,007 declared ‘sensitive’.
The Election Commission declared 183 polling stations as model polling stations. Webcasting facility was available in 335 polling stations and 27,410 polling personnel were deployed in the fourth phase.
IANS
