Uttarakhand: Political history
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Male: female ratio
2017: Women outnumber men in 6 seats
Kautilya Singh, Women voters outnumber men in 6 Uttarakhand seats, Feb 15, 2017: The Times of India
Bucking the trend of fewer women voters than men in most assembly seats across the country , the women outnumbers male electors in six constituencies of Uttarakhand and are almost equal in terms of their numbers in at least five other seats. The six seats are Kedarnath (women: 42,055; men: 40,738), Pauri (women: 45,909; men: 45,753), Chaubattakhal (women: 44,326 women; men: 43,663), Dharchula (women: 42,253; men: 41,590 men), Didihat (women: 41,596; men: 39,083) and Dwarahat (women: 46,163; men 43,438). Interestingly, all the po litical parties, in their campaigns for these seats, have focused on issues raised by women, especially their demand for a curb on the sale of liquor in the hills.
Incidentally , women are at the centrestage of the po litical battle in Kedarnath where a straight fight is expected between BJP's Shaila Rani Rawat, who defected from Congress last year, and Asha Nautiyal, who was earlier in BJP but is now contesting as an Independent after being denied a ticket.
Both candidates have been trying to woo the female voters by pursuing outreach programmes in the villages and also through gestures like cutting grass with the women and sharing meals with them.
