Vadodara's gender ratio sees 2% upgrade

There is a two percent improvement in gender ratio in Vadodara city and district. Authorities involved in the electoral roll revision process said that compared to the population as per 2011 census, the revised electoral roll suggests an improvement in the gender ratio by 2%.

Going by the 2011 census, there were 934 females for every 1,000 males.

The gender ratio has improved as there are 953 females for every 1,000 males.

The improved gender ratio in Vadodara came to light during a meeting recently chaired by the superintendent of stamps and electoral roll supervisor, Jenu Devan.

It came to light that as of April 1, Vadodara had 25,99,627 registered voters - 13,30,862 male, 12,68,539 female, and the rest 226 third gender.

During the last Lok Sabha elections, Vadodara had 12,46,890 registered male voters whereas the number of female registered voters was 11,77,260.

During the final electoral roll prepared ahead of the state assembly polls, names of 6,802 voters were omitted from the electoral rolls based on the applications received by the district election authorities.

District election officials also said that 2,589 booth level officers (BLOs) have been appointed in Vadodara city and district.

Of these, 526 BLOs have been appointed in their respective election areas whereas 255 BLOs have been appointed as supervisors.