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!