India, Nov. 12 -- Women voters once again outnumbered their male counterparts in the Bihar assembly polls, recording a 71.6% turnout as against 62.8% for men, continuing the trend that has reshaped the voting profile in the eastern state over the three assembly elections, according to provisional data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday.

Overall, Bihar recorded its highest-ever voter turnout in the ongoing assembly elections, with 66.91% of the electorate exercising their franchise. The turnout marks a jump of nearly ten percentage points from 2020, when 57.29% of electors had voted, indicating a substantial rise in public participation across both rural and urban constituencies.

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