Delhi Election 2013: Women turn out in sizeable numbers in most constituencies

NEW DELHI: Women voters came out in sizeable number in most of the constituencies with some polling booths registering over 50 per cent turnout in Delhi assembly elections today.

Constituencies in South Delhi, like R K Puram, Malviya Nagar, Chhatarpur and Tughlaqabad, among others, saw female electors exercising their franchise in large number with issues like security, inflation and civic amenities being the major deciding factors.

R K Puram, from where Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded one of its women candidates, Shazia Ilmi, saw "women voters outnumbering their male counterparts with many being first-timers.

"At this time of polling at 3 PM, out of over 800 registered voters from this booth, women turnout percentage is close to 50," Sanjay Kishore, presiding officer at one of the polling stations at R K Puram, told PTI.

In Chhatarpur constituency too, women electors surpassed the number of male voters.

"At this booth in Chhatarpur, women outnumber men both in terms of the electoral base as well as the turnout. By 11 AM, out of 35,000 registered voters, over 4200 ballots have been cast," Election Officer Ramesh Rajput said.

The slums of Indira Camp at Tughlaqabad, which has about 30,000 vote-base, saw a huge turnout and they complained of "unhygienic conditions and lack of sanitation amenities".

"We live in hellish sanitation conditions. As against the huge number of residents here, only a few toilets have been provided. We are hoping for a change this time," 48-year-old Camp resident Lal Singh said.