Kolkata, Nov 18 (PTI) The percentage of women voters in West Bengal has reached the nearly 49 per cent mark, as per the draft electoral rolls published by Election Commission on Wednesday.

The percentage of women voters in the state is 48.9 per cent, slightly below the male electors which was estimated to be around 51 per cent, the draft stated.

Also Read | Ahmed Patel Health Update: Congress Leader Stable, ‘Significantly Better’ Than at Time of Hospitalisation Due to COVID-19, Says Daughter.

In West Bengal,out of the 7,18,49,308 electorate there are 3,67,02,590 male and 3,51,45,288 women voters.

"There is a marginal gap of 1.1 per cent. And this might come up to an equal level in the next elections," an EC official said.

Also Read | Maharashtra Reports 5,011 COVID-19 Cases, 100 Deaths in A Day; State’s Coronavirus Tally Reaches 17.57 Lakh.

If the women voters in the state cross the 50 per cent mark then West Bengal will become the fourth state in the country after Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh to have such a record.

Kerala has 51.4 per cent women electors, the best in the country now, followed by Tamil Nadu (50.5 per cent) and Andhra Pradesh (50.4 per cent), he added.

In West Bengal, there are at least 1430 third gender voters, the draft revealed.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)