Agartala: Female voters outnumber male voters in 19 of the 21 civic bodies going to the polls, including the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC), according to data from the State Election Commission (SEC).The SEC data shows that the 21 civic bodies have 629,903 registered voters, including 308,115 men and 321,743 women. This represents a female majority of 13,628 voters.Male voters slightly outnumber female voters only in the Bishramganj and Melaghar nagar panchayats. Women outnumber men in the remaining 19 civic bodies, including the AMC.The elections to the urban local bodies are scheduled to be held on Nov 27.The 51-ward AMC has 362,582 registered voters, including 177,476 men and 185,070 women. It has the highest number of registered voters among the 21 civic bodies. Sabroom Nagar Panchayat has the fewest, with 5,678 voters.The 21 civic bodies have a total of 345 wards. Of these, nine are reserved for Scheduled Tribes, 80 for Scheduled Castes and 162 for women, accounting for nearly half of all wards.
