Election Commission's (EC) has embarked on a first of its kind initiative of set up separate polling station for women in the forthcoming Assembly polls in four States including Tamil Nadu,based on a survey.
The EC, which was involved in educating voters, conducted a recent survey-Knowledge, Attitude, Behaviour and Practices (KABP) and had come out various reasons why female turnout is lower than that of male.
The main objective of the KABP is to understand the extent and level of the knowledge, belief, perception, readiness, trends, factors, reasons of participation and non participation of the registered voter.
A senior official from the EC here said KABP has came out as a vital poll management data that highlighted voter perceptions about physical and psychological roadblocks amongst various voters including women electorates.
The survey, which helped the EC authorities to address various issues that women voters face, also revealed that women folk felt inhibited to mingle with the men because of local customs or social practices in various rural areas including remote villages.
"Though there were some polling stations, which was manned by all-women officials in Bihar elections recently, this initiative is new and a major one", the EC official pointed out.
According to the official, from the presiding authorities and polling officials to other support staff including observers and webcam operators at the stations will engage only women.
However, the official said a separate polling station for women can be provided only after getting approval from the EC.
The EC, which was involved in educating voters, conducted a recent survey-Knowledge, Attitude, Behaviour and Practices (KABP) and had come out various reasons why female turnout is lower than that of male.
The main objective of the KABP is to understand the extent and level of the knowledge, belief, perception, readiness, trends, factors, reasons of participation and non participation of the registered voter.
A senior official from the EC here said KABP has came out as a vital poll management data that highlighted voter perceptions about physical and psychological roadblocks amongst various voters including women electorates.
The survey, which helped the EC authorities to address various issues that women voters face, also revealed that women folk felt inhibited to mingle with the men because of local customs or social practices in various rural areas including remote villages.
"Though there were some polling stations, which was manned by all-women officials in Bihar elections recently, this initiative is new and a major one", the EC official pointed out.
According to the official, from the presiding authorities and polling officials to other support staff including observers and webcam operators at the stations will engage only women.
However, the official said a separate polling station for women can be provided only after getting approval from the EC.