Will women break 1972 poll record?

There has been an increase in the number of women participating in the seven-phased Assembly elections of Jammu and Kashmir. However, it remains to be seen whether the 36-year-old record for the highest number of women would be broken.

It was in 1972 that four women were elected to the state legislature, which still remains the highest figure for women MLAs in the state. First three phases of polls have already been held in the state in which as many as ten women candidates were in the fray. A large number are expected to contest in the remaining phases.

Shilpa Verma, a woman candidate of Bishnah Legislative Assembly Constituency, going to polls in the seventh phase, said that women understand the problems of fellow women and their participation should be encouraged.

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