Summary:
11 of the 13 states and UT had more female voters than men in 2014 also, but the gap between the two has increased significantly in this election.
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The woman voters outnumbered men in 13 states and Union Territories in Lok Sabha elections that concluded on Sunday.
Bihar and Uttrakhand are the newcomers in this list.
In 2014, 10 states and UTs had seen more women than men voting, but within the then undivided state of Andhra Pradesh, the part that now remains Andhra had also recorded a larger number of female voters than male.
Thus, effectively 11 of the current states and UTs had witnessed this trend five years ago.
Kerala and Tamil Nadu top the list with 13 states and Union Territories.
11 of the 13 states and UT had more female voters than men in 2014 also, but the gap between the two has increased significantly in this election.
In Kerala, for instance, it has increased from a little over 6 lakh to more than 9 lakh.
In Tamil Nadu, the jump is from just over a lakh to nearly 6 lakh.
Overall, in these 13 states and UTs, there were 21 lakh more women voting than men.
A caveat is in order in the case of Bihar.