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Business News/ Photos / Women voters power India’s elections

Women voters power India’s elections

Indian women may not have been able to find sufficient representation in Parliament but their will to vote remains strong. Images of woman voters in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.

A tribal woman shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote at a polling station at Dhalai district in Tripura on 12 April. Reuters

1/13A tribal woman shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote at a polling station at Dhalai district in Tripura on 12 April. Reuters

A woman adjusts her sari as she casts her vote inside a polling station in Ajmer, Rajasthan on 17 April. Reuters

2/13A woman adjusts her sari as she casts her vote inside a polling station in Ajmer, Rajasthan on 17 April. Reuters

Richitha V Pandit casting her vote at Basaveshwara Nagar polling booth in Bangalore on 17 April. Hemant Mishra/Mint

3/13Richitha V Pandit casting her vote at Basaveshwara Nagar polling booth in Bangalore on 17 April. Hemant Mishra/Mint

Women check their voting identity cards as they queue up at a polling station in Siliguri on 17 April. AFP

4/13Women check their voting identity cards as they queue up at a polling station in Siliguri on 17 April. AFP

A woman shows her ink-marked finger after voting inside a polling station in the village of Shilatne, Maharashtra on 17 April. Reuters

5/13A woman shows her ink-marked finger after voting inside a polling station in the village of Shilatne, Maharashtra on 17 April. Reuters

A woman carries her baby while casting her vote at a polling station at Putsari village in Assam on 12 April. Reuters

6/13A woman carries her baby while casting her vote at a polling station at Putsari village in Assam on 12 April. Reuters

Muslim women queue up to cast their vote in New Delhi on 10 April. AFP

7/13Muslim women queue up to cast their vote in New Delhi on 10 April. AFP

Women stand in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station in Kandhamal district of Odisha on 10 April. Reuters

8/13Women stand in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station in Kandhamal district of Odisha on 10 April. Reuters

Women leave a polling station after casting their votes for the general election at Shahpur, in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh on 10 April. Reuters

9/13Women leave a polling station after casting their votes for the general election at Shahpur, in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh on 10 April. Reuters

A voter casts her ballot at a polling booth at Bajalta village, Jammu, on 10 April. AFP

10/13A voter casts her ballot at a polling booth at Bajalta village, Jammu, on 10 April. AFP

Nuns smile as they wait in a line to cast their votes for the general election outside a polling station in Kochi on 10 April. Reuters

11/13Nuns smile as they wait in a line to cast their votes for the general election outside a polling station in Kochi on 10 April. Reuters

Women stand in a line to cast their votes at Sera village in Arunachal Pradesh on 9 April. Reuters

12/13Women stand in a line to cast their votes at Sera village in Arunachal Pradesh on 9 April. Reuters

Jyoti Amge, 20, a first time voter, gets her finger marked inside a polling station in Nagpur on 10 April. Amge is the shortest woman in the world, as certified by the Guinness World Record. AP

13/13Jyoti Amge, 20, a first time voter, gets her finger marked inside a polling station in Nagpur on 10 April. Amge is the shortest woman in the world, as certified by the Guinness World Record. AP

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