According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), female turnout exceeded male participation in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry elections held on April 9. This trend was also observed in 2021 assembly elections. Puducherry recorded the highest female turnout at 91.40%, followed by Assam at 86.50%, and Kerala at 81.19%. In each region, women voted in higher proportions than men.
In Puducherry, female turnout stood at 91.40% compared to 88.13% among men. The Union Territory's overall turnout was 89.87%, the highest since 2011. In Assam, female turnout was 86.50% against 85.33% for men, pushing the overall turnout to 85.91%, the highest ever in an assembly election in the state.
Kerala saw a female turnout of 81.19% compared to 75.19% for men. Overall turnout in the state stood at 78.27%, up from 76% in 2021. Women have outpolled men in each of the last two elections. The rise in overall turnout in all three regions was also a factor of special intensive revision in Kerala and Puducherry, and special revision in Assam, which trimmed the electoral rolls.
