# Ram's mother, Rahim's wife among 28L women left out of India's first polls. Why?

> At least 17 crore people, including eight crore women, were to vote.

- Published: 2026-09-28T15:00:06.475Z
- Updated: 2026-09-28T15:00:06.475Z
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- Topics: Politics
- Involves: Election Commission, India's first general election, Nilay Kumar Saha, Sudan's International Election Commission, Sukumar Sen, report on the first general elections (1955)

## How it developed

- 2026-09-28T15:00:06.475Z - India Today: [Ram's mother, Rahim's wife among 28L women left out of India's first polls. Why?](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/election-commission-eci-why-28-lakh-women-were-left-out-of-indias-first-general-poll-rolls-3005010-2026-09-28)

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