The drop was not uniform through the sexes. Male voters increased from 40.7 million in January to 39.2 million in September – a decrease of 3.8%. The drop in voters was higher: from 37.2 million to 34.9 million, a drop of 6.1%. In absolute number, 1.55 million men have been removed from rolls, against 2.27 million women – which means that almost 60% of all cuts during the SIR process were women, Hindustan Times reported.
This sex imbalance is obvious in several major districts.
Muzaffarpur: Voter counts increased from 3.41 million to 3.29 million, a decrease of more than 122,000. Male voters dropped by 3.4% and voters by 3.9%.
Madhubani: Rolls went from 3.33 million to 3.1 million, a loss of 227,000. Voters experienced an 8.2%drop, while male voters dropped by 5.5%.
PatnaThe largest state district per electorate has increased from 5 million to 4.81 million. Men dropped by 3.5%, women by 4.1%.
Samastipur: The roles contracted from 3.08 million to 2.92 million. Women’s registrations dropped by 6.7%, men of 3.8%.
In some districts, the disparity is even more pronounced:
Gopalganj: Total voters dropped 11.3%from 2.03 million to 1.8 million. Voters decreased by almost 15%, while male voters fell 7.8%.
Kishanganj: Lost more than 10,000 voters; Women decreased by 11.9%, men by 5.5%.
Suppual: The basis of voters increased from 1.62 million to 1.53 million. The number of women dropped by 7%, by 3.6% of men.
