National Consultation on Women’s National Consultation on Women’s Participation in the Electoral Participation in the Electoral
ProcessProcess
Ashutosh JindalAshutosh JindalChief Electoral Officer,
Tripura
(18-19 December, 2013, Panth Niwas, (18-19 December, 2013, Panth Niwas, Bhubaneswar)Bhubaneswar)
Presentation Presentation OutlineOutline
Women Enrolment in Electoral Roll
Women participation in the recent Elections
Map of the StateMap of the State
Sex Ratio of Sex Ratio of the Statethe State
2001 Census
2011 Census
948 961
Population, Sex Ratio, Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy RateLiteracy Rate
ENROLMENT ENROLMENT
ElectionElection MaleMale FemaleFemale Total Total ElectorElector
Assembly Election-2003
1000309(51.78%)
931411(48.22%)
1931720
Assembly Election-2008
1038782(50.97%)
999219(49.03%)
2038001
Assembly Election-2013
1201209(50.93%)
1157284(49.07%)
2358493
Enrollment in the Enrollment in the Electoral RollElectoral Roll
EPRatio and Gender RatioEPRatio and Gender Ratio
20122012 20132013
Elector Population Ratio
611 623
Gender Ratio 958 964
Our InitiativesOur InitiativesTwo key groups needing attention
◦Married Women◦Tribal Women
Key initiatives of Tripura Election machinery◦Use of tribal haats to tap women
electors◦Near 100% coverage of electors
through educational institutions◦Use of electronic media to
disseminate SVEEP campaign
Key InitiativesKey InitiativesSpecial attention given
to Married Women (scrolls in cable TV and newspaper inserts)◦ Documents related to
Change of residenceSubtle messaging –
use of a tribal face prominently in Hoardings and Banners
Key InitiativesKey InitiativesMobile Van for
awareness about enrolment◦ Ensures better
communication◦ Quite useful and
effective during Evening hours
◦ Tried in Urban areas first (market complexes)
Voter Turnout and Voter Turnout and Women’s ParticipationWomen’s Participation
Turnout in AE 2013Turnout in AE 2013General Elections in Feb, 2013Incident free Election – very
peaceful pollingRecord turnout of 93.61% on 14th
Feb, 2013Women turnout at polling stations
higher than male turnout by 2.21%Voters were waiting patiently in
their queues even at 7 p.m.In AE 2008, it was only marginally
higher than male turnout
Reasons for turnoutReasons for turnoutHighly conscious
electorate in TripuraWork done during
Summary Revision helped in higher turnouts◦ Cleaning of Rolls
Young voters (18 to 19 years) led the record turnout
NVD on 25th Jan, 2013 helped a lot in motivating young voters, in particular.
Key InitiativesKey InitiativesLocal Cable TV
channels used extensively - national icons played 5-6 times in a day on all channels
Ethical Voting – video was a great hit◦ Subtle messaging – role
of daughter
Photographs on women Photographs on women participationparticipation
An old women casting her vote during Assembly Elections
Photographs on women Photographs on women participationparticipation
Tribal women standing in queues
Photographs on women Photographs on women participationparticipation
Voting is a festival in Tripura : Women are equally conscious about their voting rights
ThankThanks!s!
