It has come to light that the percentage of female voters is less than 41 percent in the twelve National Assembly constituencies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, and Balochistan.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) recently posted an analysis of the constituency-wise data of its voters which revealed a gender gap in six constituencies in KP, four in Sindh, and two in Balochistan.
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Here are the details:
Constituencies | Registered Male Voters | Registered Female Voters | Percentage of Male Voters | Percentage of Female Voters | Gender Gap |
NA-50 (North Waziristan) | 122,563 | 56,733 | 68.16 percent | 31.64 percent | 65,830 |
NA-263 (Killa Abdullah) | 189,419 | 105,747 | 64.17 percent | 35.83 percent | 83,672 |
NA-48 (North Waziristan) | 220,765 | 115,687 | 61.93 percent | 38.07 percent | 85,078 |
NA-42 (Mohmand) | 284,519 | 117,856 | 61.02 percent | 38.98 percent | 66,663 |
NA-51 (Frontier Regions) | 123,334 | 80,401 | 60.54 percent | 39.46 percent | 42,933 |
NA-250 (Karachi West III) | 242,237 | 164 674 | 69.02 percent | 39.98 percent | 82,583 |
NA-264 (Quetta I) | 115,693 | 77,578 | 59.66 percent | 40.14 percent | 38,114 |
NA-249 (Karachi West II) | 197,612 | 133,877 | 59.61 percent | 40.39 percent | 63,735 |
NA-7 (Lower Dir II) | 218,479 | 149,026 | 59.45 percent | 40.55 percent | 69,453 |
NA-238 (Malir III) | 137,926 | 94,311 | 59.39 percent | 40.61 percent | 43,615 |
NA-5 (Upper Dir) | 299,665 | 205,674 | 59.3 percent | 40.70 percent | 93,991 |
NA-248 (Karachi-West I) | 177,225 | 122,067 | 59.21 percent | 40.69 percent | 55,158 |
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Overall, 104 out of 272 National Assembly constituencies have a gender gap of over 50,000 voters, of which 60 are in Punjab, 28 are in KP, 13 are in Sindh, and three are in Balochistan.
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