A report by the SBI has claimed that women voters in India will surpass male voters from 2029 onwards.
In the upcoming general election in 2024, it has projected a total voter turnout of around 68 crores, of which women voters could be at 33 crore (49%).
From 2029 onwards, the women voters at 37 crores could be outstripping registered men voters at 36 crores.
It further projected that in 2047, women's voter turnout might increase to 55% and men's voter turnout might fall to 45%.
In the 1951 elections, only eight crores voted.
In 2009 elections, this was 42 crores, of which 19 crores were women.
In 2014, the voter turnout was increased by 13.7 crore to 55 crore of which 26 crores were women.
It was 5.8 times higher for women and 5.2 times for men.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, female voter turnout rate was higher than males.
As many as 67.18% of women voters cast a vote in the 2019 general election in contrast to 67.01% of males.