New Delhi: Ladies voters outnumbered males in no less than 130 meeting constituencies in Bihar. Out of those, the Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) gained 114— nearly 88 p.c of the constituencies the place extra girls voted than males. 

Whereas the NDA wrested a document 202 out of the 243 seats in Bihar, the federal government’s fee of Rs 10,000 to girls underneath the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana is being thought of a serious contributing issue for the landslide win. 

Over 1.41 crore girls have obtained Rs 10,000 every underneath the scheme because it was launched in late September. The direct money profit mirrors related money transfers promised to girls in different states, together with West Bengal, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Delhi. The promise in Bihar, although, is larger. The ladies, who discover good employment with this monetary assist, have been promised an extra Rs 2 lakh.

Of the 130 such constituencies, the Janata Dal (United) gained 48 seats, whereas 44 went to the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP). Different NDA allies Lok Janshakti Social gathering (Ram Vilas), Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha acquired 11, 4 and a couple of, respectively.

Within the Mahagatbandhan camp, the Congress tally stood at 4, the Rashtriya Janata Dal 11 and the Communist Social gathering of India (Marxist) 1. Total, the Opposition gained 16 seats. 

Concerning the monetary profit prolonged to girls, ballot consultant-turned-politician Prashant Kishor has stated that he would stop politics if the Nitish Kumar authorities delivered its promise of offering Rs 2 lakh every to 1.5 crore beneficiaries.

“What I had stated about Nitish Kumar and JD(U)—that they’ll’t get greater than 25 seats—I nonetheless stand by it. If Nitish Kumar and his authorities didn’t purchase these votes, (by giving) them Rs 2 lakh every, I’ll retire from politics altogether,” the Jan Suraaj Social gathering founder has stated.

The numbers

The 2-phase meeting polls concluded with a voter turnout of 66.91 p.c, the very best ever in Bihar since 1951, in accordance with the Election Fee (EC).

The primary part noticed a turnout of 69.04 p.c of girls voters, in comparison with 61.56 p.c of males voters. Within the second part, 74.03 p.c of girls voters solid ballots, in comparison with 64.1 p.c of males voters.

That is the fourth time that girls’s ballot participation proportion has surpassed males’s in Bihar. The pattern—in accordance with the EC knowledge—started in 2010, when 54.49 p.c of eligible girls voters solid their ballots, in comparison with 51.12 p.c of the eligible males. 

Equally, 60.48 p.c of girls voters participated in 2015, in comparison with 53.32 p.c of males voters. In 2020, 59.69 p.c of girls voters participated, in comparison with 54.45 p.c of males voters. 

In absolute numbers as nicely, 2.51 crore girls got here out to vote, as in comparison with 2.47 crore males—outnumbering males by 4.34 lakh votes. Compared to 2.08 crore girls voters in 2020, 2025 elections noticed a 43 lakh improve. This improve in votes can also be greater than the acquire in male voter participation—there was an upshoot of 36 lakh votes in 2025, with 2.47 crore males voting in 2025 as in comparison with 2.11 crore in 2020. 

(Edited by Tony Rai)