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Only 7.8% women candidates in Assam electoral battle ​ By Sujit Chakraborty ( IANS) | Published on ​ Sun, Apr 4 2021 16:03 IST | ​ 3 Views Only 7.8% women candidates in Assam electoral battle. Image Source: IANS News Guwahati, April 4 : Only 7.8 per cent women candidates are among the total 946 contestants in fray for the 126-member Assam Assembly elections, leading to discontent among female activists and writers. According to the state s Chief Electoral Officer Nitin Khade, of the total 946 candidates, 74 are women while, out of the overall 2,33,74,087 voters, 1,15,50,403 are females. He said out of the 33,530 polling stations set up for the three phases (March 27, April 1, April 6) of the polls across the state, 1,351 are all women managed.

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