General Elections 2024: Women voters take center stage once again in Indian electoral landscape, says report

During the first four phases of the 2024 general elections, there was a notable increase in voter turnout compared to the 2019 elections. According to data from the Election Commission, a total of 45.1 crore voters cast their ballots in 2024, as opposed to 42.6 crore in 2019, representing an increase of 2.5 crore voters.

Domestic brokerage firm SBI Research conducted an analysis, which did not include votes such as postal and army ballots, revealing an overall increase of 1.9 crore voters. 

Within this increase, female voters saw a rise of 93.6 lakh, while male voters increased by 84.7 lakh, hinting at the cementing of women as the new centre of gravity for Indian politics.

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This indicates a significant lead in female voter turnout compared to male voters, with approximately 110 female voters for every additional 100 male voters.

The brokerage undertook this analysis based on its conviction that the voter turnout ratio, while commonly recognised as a measure of public engagement in elections, is not always the most precise indicator. 

Moreover, the brokerage cautioned that comparing the voter turnout ratio across various phases or elections could lead to misleading interpretations. Therefore, it opted to calculate the absolute number of voters who cast their votes in each constituency during the 2019 and 2024 elections using electoral data provided by the Election Commission of India (ECI) alongside the voter turnout ratio.

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The brokerage underscores that over the course of the last three successive elections, starting from 2014, 2019, and continuing into 2024, the average incremental voter turnout has been remarkable, standing at a substantial 8 crore. 

This figure notably surpasses the previous