Attingal tops in electoral sex ratio

There are 1,178 women voters for every 1,000 men voters in the segment

April 10, 2014 12:38 pm | Updated May 21, 2016 12:38 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram

With 1,178 women voters for every 1,000 men voters, the Attingal Lok Sabha constituency has the highest sex ratio of electors in the State, according to the final figures published by the Chief Electoral Officer.

Of the total electorate of 12,46,554 in Attingal, 6,74,264 voters are women and 5,72,290 men. The second highest sex ratio of 1,140 women per 1,000 men is in the Kannur constituency where there are 6,19,738 female voters and 5,43,299 males. The lowest ratio (1,002 females to 1,000 males) is in Idukki which has 5,79,474 women to 5,77,945 men, followed by Malappuram (1,003 females to 1,000 males) where there are 6,00,031 women and 5.97,687 men voters. The female-male ratio for the State is 1.076 (1,25,70,439 women and 1,16,81,503 men).

The female-male ratio of electors in the other constituencies is: Kasaragod: 1.093 (6,47,805 women and 5,92,658 men); Vadakara: 1.110 (6,20,367 women and 5,58,521 men); Wayanad: 1.033 (6,34,015 women and 6,13,311 men); Kozhikode: 1.072 (6,09,626 women and 5,68,593 men); Ponnani: 1.057 (6,06,415 women and 5,73,616 men); Palakkad: 1.060 (6,20,471 women and 5,85,327 men); Alathur: 1.056 (6,23,519 women and 5,90,012 men); Thrissur: 1.103 (6,68,357 women and 6,05,724 men); Chalakudy: 1.036 (5,85,039 women and 5,64,335 men); Ernakulam: 1.044 (5,90,195 women and 5,65,023 men); Kottayam: 1.026 (5,87,055 women and 5,71,962 men); Alappuzha: 1.085 (6,56,829 women and 6,04,910 men); Mavelikara: 1.122 (6,57,426 women and 5,85,812 men); Pathanamthitta: 1.101 (6,90,648 women and 6,27,203 men); Kollam: 1.122 (6,42,425 women and 5,72,559 men) and Thiruvananthapuram: 1.075 (6,56,740 women and 6,10,716 men).

Largest electorate

Pathanamthitta has the largest electorate of 13,17,851 including the largest number of women voters in any constituency (6,90,648) and 6,27,203 men. Thrissur with 12,74,081 (6,68,357 women and 6,05,724 men) constitutes the second largest electorate, followed by Thiruvananthapuram with 12,67,456 (6,56,740 women and 6,10,716 men). Chalakudy has the smallest electorate of 11,49,374.

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