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74 Women Won Lok Sabha Polls This Time, Slight Dip From 78 Elected In 2019
A total of 74 women have won the Lok Sabha elections, a slight dip from 78 elected in 2019.
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In 2019 General Elections, 21 Million Women Will Not Be Able To Vote
The 2019 Lok Sabha election is set to create a new record. For the first time in India's history, voter turnout among women is expected to be higher than that of men. A closer look at their numbers, however, provides a disquieting insight.
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Women To Vote In Pakistan Village Where Men Had Stopped Them Since 1947
Men banned women from voting in the village of Mohri Pur sometime around 1947, and they have obeyed ever since until this year, when changes to Pakistan's election laws and women's attitudes could shift the dynamic.
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Goa Elections 2017: Pink Teddy Bears For Women First-Time Voters Draws Mixed Reviews
An incentive for first-time women voters in Goa has drawn mixed reactions - some are offended by what they believe is a sexist message, others appreciate the novelty.
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Saudi Women Win Local Council Seats In Historic Elections
At least 19 Saudi women won seats in historic municipal elections that were open to female voters and candidates for the first time here.
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In a Historic First, Saudi Voters Elect 20 Women Candidates
Saudi voters elected 20 women for local government seats, according to results released to The Associated Press on Sunday, a day after women voted and ran in elections for the first time in the country's history.
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In A Historic First, 19 Women Elected In Saudi Arabia Local Polls
At least 19 Saudi women have won seats on local municipal councils a day after women voted and ran in elections for the first time in the country's history, according to initial results released to The Associated Press on Sunday.
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In A Historic First, 9 Women Win Seats In Saudi Arabia Local Polls
At least nine women won municipal council seats in Saudi Arabia's first ever election open to female voters and candidates, officials said today, in a milestone for the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom.
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3 Activists Barred as Saudi Women Launch First Vote Bid
Hundreds of Saudi women began campaigning for public office Sunday, in a first for women in the conservative Muslim kingdom's slow reform process, even as three activists were disqualified.
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Despite Barriers, Saudi Women in First Election Bid
Segregated from male voters and unable to drive themselves to hustings, Saudi women begin their first-ever election campaign on Sunday, a tentative step towards better representation in the male-dominated kingdom.
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Election 2014: Women outnumber men in voter turnout in five states
Women have outnumbered men in casting votes in five of the 13 states and Union Territories which went to polls in first four phases of Lok Sabha elections and an increase in the aggregate voter turnout was also witnessed as compared to the last general elections.
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Opposition does not respect women: Rahul Gandhi
In a veiled attack on BJP and RSS, Rahul Gandhi today said the opposition does not respect women and their 'ideological sangathan' has no place for them.
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AMU students elections: All women candidates lose
Even though, the girl candidates lost out to their male counterparts at the Aligarh Muslim University Students Union election, history has already been made as they have set the precedent by contesting for the first time in the last 126 years.It was a fierce battle with the stakes high on both sides - the girls were fighting to rewrite the course o...
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74 Women Won Lok Sabha Polls This Time, Slight Dip From 78 Elected In 2019
A total of 74 women have won the Lok Sabha elections, a slight dip from 78 elected in 2019.
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In 2019 General Elections, 21 Million Women Will Not Be Able To Vote
The 2019 Lok Sabha election is set to create a new record. For the first time in India's history, voter turnout among women is expected to be higher than that of men. A closer look at their numbers, however, provides a disquieting insight.
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Women To Vote In Pakistan Village Where Men Had Stopped Them Since 1947
Men banned women from voting in the village of Mohri Pur sometime around 1947, and they have obeyed ever since until this year, when changes to Pakistan's election laws and women's attitudes could shift the dynamic.
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Goa Elections 2017: Pink Teddy Bears For Women First-Time Voters Draws Mixed Reviews
An incentive for first-time women voters in Goa has drawn mixed reactions - some are offended by what they believe is a sexist message, others appreciate the novelty.
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Saudi Women Win Local Council Seats In Historic Elections
At least 19 Saudi women won seats in historic municipal elections that were open to female voters and candidates for the first time here.
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In a Historic First, Saudi Voters Elect 20 Women Candidates
Saudi voters elected 20 women for local government seats, according to results released to The Associated Press on Sunday, a day after women voted and ran in elections for the first time in the country's history.
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In A Historic First, 19 Women Elected In Saudi Arabia Local Polls
At least 19 Saudi women have won seats on local municipal councils a day after women voted and ran in elections for the first time in the country's history, according to initial results released to The Associated Press on Sunday.
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In A Historic First, 9 Women Win Seats In Saudi Arabia Local Polls
At least nine women won municipal council seats in Saudi Arabia's first ever election open to female voters and candidates, officials said today, in a milestone for the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom.
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3 Activists Barred as Saudi Women Launch First Vote Bid
Hundreds of Saudi women began campaigning for public office Sunday, in a first for women in the conservative Muslim kingdom's slow reform process, even as three activists were disqualified.
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Despite Barriers, Saudi Women in First Election Bid
Segregated from male voters and unable to drive themselves to hustings, Saudi women begin their first-ever election campaign on Sunday, a tentative step towards better representation in the male-dominated kingdom.
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Election 2014: Women outnumber men in voter turnout in five states
Women have outnumbered men in casting votes in five of the 13 states and Union Territories which went to polls in first four phases of Lok Sabha elections and an increase in the aggregate voter turnout was also witnessed as compared to the last general elections.
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Opposition does not respect women: Rahul Gandhi
In a veiled attack on BJP and RSS, Rahul Gandhi today said the opposition does not respect women and their 'ideological sangathan' has no place for them.
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AMU students elections: All women candidates lose
Even though, the girl candidates lost out to their male counterparts at the Aligarh Muslim University Students Union election, history has already been made as they have set the precedent by contesting for the first time in the last 126 years.It was a fierce battle with the stakes high on both sides - the girls were fighting to rewrite the course o...
