Kolkata, April 20 -- Ahead of the first phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal due April 23, data released by the Election Commission shows that there are at least 16 constituencies out of 152 where women electors outnumber their male counterparts.
These constituencies are spread across Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Murshidabad.
According to the constituency-wise elector data of the Election Commission, the total electorate of 3,60,77,171, comprise 1,84,99,496 men, 1,75,77,210 women and 465 third gender voters.
The sharpest gender skew in favour of women voters in Phase I is seen in Samserganj in Murshidabad district where there are 83,430 females compared to 78,004 male voters, creating a substantial gap of 5,426 more women...