§ 9. Mr. WELLOCKasked the Under-Secretary of State for India the approximate number of women electors to the central and each of the provincial legislatures in India, and the percentage these figures represent of the total electorate?
§ Earl WINTERTONI cannot give these figures for the Central Legislature. I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement giving particulars for the provincial councils.
§ Following is the statement:
| Province. | Number of women voters. | Percentage to total electorate. | |
| Madras | … | 116,522 | 8.46 |
| Bombay | … | 39,133 | 5.03 |
| Bengal | … | 37,830 | 3.28 |
| United Provinces | … | 51,056 | 3.19 |
| Punjab | … | 17,626 | 2.50 |
| Bihar and Orissa | … | Women not eligible to vote. | |
| Central Provinces | … | Women were not eligible at the las election. | |
| Assam | … | No separate record kept. | |
| Burma | … | 101,977 | 5.59 |