New Delhi: Once again, the women voters of Bihar have been a decisive factor in bringing Nitish Kumar back to power. As the NDA cements its claim to power with a historic victory, the stamp of approval among women voters is undeniable.

For the past five Assembly elections in Bihar now, Election Commission data shows that voting percentage among women have outnumbered that among men. But this term, the gap between the voting percentages of men and women has set a record. For the first time, the voting percentage among women (71.6%) was over 8.8 percentage points more than that of men (66.91%), even though in absolute terms, number of men outnumbered women by 42.3 lakh.

In about seven districts, women outvoted men by more than 14 percentage points and by over 10 percentage points in 10 dis

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