female voters
Bihar's Historic Gender Gap in Voter Turnout: How Women Voters Are Reshaping Election Outcomes
Nov 10, 2025 08:30 pm CST
This analysis examines Bihar's record-breaking 65.08% voter turnout in the first phase of assembly elections, highlighting the unprecedented 7.5 percentage point gap between female (69.04%) and male (61.56%) participation. The article explores how women's increasing electoral participation over the past decade has transformed Bihar's political landscape, benefiting the JD(U) and NDA coalition, and examines how women-focused initiatives like Mahila Rozgar Yojana have created a powerful caste-neutral female voting bloc that could determine the 2025 election outcome.
Bihar's Women Voters: The Decisive Force in Assembly Elections Between NDA's Cash Transfers and Opposition's Land Rights
Sep 27, 2025 11:52 pm CST
In Bihar's upcoming Assembly elections, women voters have become the central focus of competing political strategies. While the NDA alliance led by PM Modi and Nitish Kumar offers immediate financial empowerment through the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana with Rs 10,000 cash transfers to 75 lakh women, Priyanka Gandhi and the opposition Mahagathbandhan propose structural change through land ownership rights. This electoral battle highlights differing philosophies of women's empowerment in a traditionally patriarchal state, where female voters increasingly hold the key to political power.