Abstract: Election security is a key consideration in structuring electoral process and for smooth and robust participation during elections. The 2019 general elections have been conducted amidst various security threats. As in the previous elections, cases of electoral insecurity such as killing, maiming, intimidation, molestation, hijacking of electoral materials, interferences by security agents and systematic manipulation of the party’s structure in favour of men were the hallmarks of the election. While other nations of the world are witnessing increased women representation, the reverse appears to be the case in Nigeria. It is against this backdrop that this paper interrogated the implications of the spate of insecurity during the elections on the participation of women and their emergence into the elected and coordinated positions in the 2019 general elections in Nigeria. Employing descriptive model of electoral violence, the study argues that the quest by women to actualise 35% affirmative right action is hindered by the rise in militarization of the electoral process by the men. Through organized and established violence in elections and the failure of the security community to police the elections in Nigeria, many women were scared away always from participating actively in the electoral processes, thereby, leading to under-representation of women in elective positions. The study recommends the use of legislation to attain proportion representation in Nigeria and amendment of Electoral Act to provide for strict punishment for electoral violence and offenders.