INDIA bloc wins 12 of 17 UP seats with higher women turnout

The INDIA bloc secured 12 out of the 17 seats in Uttar Pradesh where the number of women voters surpassed that of men. This impressive achievement reflects a 70% success rate. In Rae Bareli, Congress's Rahul Gandhi won with over 3.9 lakh votes, while Kishori Lal Sharma garnered more than 1.6 lakh votes in Amethi.
INDIA bloc wins 12 of 17 UP seats with higher women turnout
LUCKNOW: INDIA bloc won 12 of the 17 UP seats — a strike rate of 70% — where women voter turnout was more than men in absolute numbers.
Congress’s Rahul Gandhi and Kishori Lal Sharma won with more than 3.9 lakh and 1.6 lakh votes in Rae Bareli and Amethi, where 5,23,822 and 4,92,861 women voted, respectively. The other 10 seats were won by SP in Sultanpur, Pratapgarh, Ambedkar Nagar, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Salempur, Lalganj and Machhlishahr.

The remaining five seats where more women voted than men were Domariyaganj, Bansgaon, Maharajganj, Kushinagar and Deoria. BJP was winning or leading in them.
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Arvind Chauhan is an experienced journalist with a demonstrated history of working in the newspapers industry as well as for the social media wing as digital content creator. He has covered subjects like railways, aviation, defence, energy, health, real estate, minority affairs, women and child development, crime, customs, telecom, district court, district administration, roads and infrastructure, armed forces tribunal, and regional politics across Uttar Pradesh. He began his career in Lucknow, and has done reporting in West Uttar Pradesh. He has won the Times Scribe Award four times including for busting fake news, and extensive coverage on Covid orphans. He graduated with a journalism degree from Times School of Journalism and BA (Honors) in English from Lucknow University.

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