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Patna: Women outdid men by 14 percentage points and more in voter turnout in seven districts of Bihar, where Assembly elections were recently held, as per the Election Commission.

In 10 other districts, the gap was over 10 percentage points.

Patna, however, was the only district in the state to have recorded more turnout of men than women. A total of 57.88 per cent of the women voters in the district exercised their franchise, while 60.05 per cent of the men voted in the polls.

Bihar’s 243 Assembly seats went to the polls in two phases on November 6 and 11. Results will be declared on November 14.

Bihar registered a historic voter turnout of 67.13 per cent, the highest-ever in the state. Women’s voter turnout was 71.78 per cent, while polling percentage among men was 62.98, as

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