Around 5,000 sex workers, excluding women pimps and touts, reside in the 116 brothels situated in 25 buildings on G.B. Road, said Bhola.
According to a senior government official in the area, there has been a steady rise in the number of sex workers enrolling as voters. From 300 who got enrolled ahead of the 2003 elections, the number went up to 1,200 in the 2008 elections.
(With IANS inputs)
