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When it comes to elections, women in Himachal Pradesh have been known to assert their voting rights more than men.
In the 2012 Vidhan Sabha elections, 69 percent men polled their votes as opposed to 76 percent women. But the situation is far less promising when it comes to giving women party tickets. In the 2017 elections, both the Congress and the BJP have neglected to give tickets to women. The BJP has given tickets to only six women, whereas the Congress has made room for only three.
Of the 68 seats in the Himachal Assembly, BJP has fielded only 10 percent of women. The Congress records fewer numbers, with only five percent of the Congress seats going to women. In a state where more than 24 lakh voters are women, the parties contesting have chosen to ignore half the population.
In the last 19 years, women have been more active in voting in the elections at least in four Vidhan Sabha elections in Himachal.
Currently, the Vidhan Sabha only has three women. This means that there are less than five percent women in the Assembly. Of the 68 seats, only 10 women are contesting.
Among female contenders from the BJP, there are:
The Congress contenders are:
(This story was first published on QuintHindi. It has been translated from Hindi by Suhasini Krishnan.)
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