Preliminary data from the Bihar Assembly elections reveals that women's voter turnout surpassed that of men, both in percentage and absolute figures. Approximately 4,34,000 more women cast their votes than men, with women's turnout recorded at 71.6% compared to 62.8% for men. This occurred despite men constituting a larger portion of the registered electorate, with roughly 3.94 crore registered men (52.8%) compared to approximately 3.51 crore registered women (47.2%). Consequently, women represented 50.4% of the total voters, while men comprised 49.6%.
The 71.6% turnout among women marks the highest ever recorded for women in Bihar's Assembly elections. A Special Summary Revision (SIR) conducted in the state resulted in a decrease in the gender ratio of registered electors. For the 2025 elections, this ratio stood at 892 female voters for every 1000 male voters, a decline from 907:1000 in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However, the higher turnout among women shifted the gender ratio among actual voters to 1017.55 females for every 1000 males in the 2025 Assembly elections. This pattern mirrors the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Bihar, which also observed a lower registered gender ratio (907:1000) leading to a higher turnout ratio (1017.5:1000).
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/data/women-outnumber-men-in-turnout-despite-fewer-registrations-after-sir-cuts-in-bihar/article70268591.ece