Of the 143 constituencies where more women turned out to
vote than men, the AIADMK won 83 seats and the DMK 53.
In other words, in about 58 % of the constituencies where female voters outnumbered male voters — by a few 100 votes in some of the seats — it was advantage AIADMK.
These wins constitute 62 % of the ruling party’s victories.
This connection between Amma (Jayalalithaa) and her women voters is an inherited legacy, as any political observer will tell you.
In other words, in about 58 % of the constituencies where female voters outnumbered male voters — by a few 100 votes in some of the seats — it was advantage AIADMK.
These wins constitute 62 % of the ruling party’s victories.
This only proves a widely held,
though rarely proven, belief that women in Tamil Nadu prefer to vote for
the AIADMK.
In this closely fought election, they may have tipped the
balance in Jayalalithaa’s favour.
On May 16, 50.45 % of the
overall voters were women, and the difference between them and the male
voters was a mere 0.9 percentage point. And yet, it was the AIADMK that
benefited.
This connection between Amma (Jayalalithaa) and her women voters is an inherited legacy, as any political observer will tell you.
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