Ranchi, Oct 25 (PTI) Political parties in Jharkhand are trying to win the support of women voters in Ghatsila bypoll, where they outnumber men by nearly five per cent.

Out of 2,56,252 voters in the Ghatsila constituency, 1,31,180 are women and 1,25,078 are men.

The JMM, a part of the ruling alliance, is banking on its most popular initiative, ‘Maiyan Samman Yojana’, while the opposition BJP is trying to galvanise women’s support with various central schemes and highlighting “rising incidents of crime against women” in the state, party leaders said. Show Full Article

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) spokesperson Manoj Pandey said the voters, especially women, in tribal areas have traditionally been with the party.

“The support got stronger after the launch of the woman welfare scheme ‘Maiya

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