For the first time in the last four Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, women have accounted for over 80% of additional voters in 2026.
Of about 25.3 lakh more votes polled this time than in the 2021 election, around 20.8 lakh have come from women, taking their share to approximately 82%. In the previous three elections (2011, 2016, and 2021), women had more or less shared the honours with men for the increase in voter turnout. The share in 2011 was a little less than 60%, whereas it was about 50% on the two other occasions.
Even though the share of women in additional voters this time has created an all-time high record, the tally of 20.8 lakh more women voters comes third in terms of absolute number, the highest being around 34.4 lakh in 2016 and 22.3 lakh in 2011. Five years ago, approximately 13.6 lakh more women turned up at the polling booths vis a vis 2016.
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Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026: Women make up over 80% of the additional voters
In the 2026 Tamil Nadu polls, women made up over 80% of additional voters, marking a historic turnout increase.
