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Maharashtra: A look at how women candidates faired in 2019 polls

Assembly elections are set to be held in Maharashtra in November 20. Results will be out on November 23.

19 November 2024, 07:34 IST

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 | A look at how women candidates faired in 2019 polls

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 | A look at how women candidates faired in 2019 polls

Maharashtra: A look at how women candidates faired in 2019 polls

19 November 2024, 07:34 IST

Jharkhand: A look at how women candidates faired in 2019 polls

Jharkhand will vote in two phases for the 2024 assembly elections, with phase 1 set for November 13 and phase 2 set for November 20. Results will be declared on November 23.

19 November 2024, 07:26 IST

Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024 | A look at how women candidates faired in 2019 polls

Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024 | A look at how women candidates faired in 2019 polls

Jharkhand: A look at how women candidates faired in 2019 polls

19 November 2024, 07:26 IST

Only 13 women among 327 candidates in J&K Assembly polls

Notable among these candidates are Iltija Mufti, daughter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, and Sakina Yatoo of the National Conference (NC), who has previously served twice as a minister in the J&K government.

08 September 2024, 08:51 IST

Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024 | Only 13 women contesting polls among 327 candidates

Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024 | Only 13 women contesting polls among 327 candidates

Only 13 women among 327 candidates in J&K Assembly polls

08 September 2024, 08:51 IST

BJP fields 29-year-old Shagun, kin of slain party leader, from Kishtwar in J&K assembly polls

Shagun, among the 15 candidates announced by the BJP for the assembly elections, emphasized that security and employment as her primary issues for the upcoming elections.

26 August 2024, 12:39 IST

J&K Assembly Elections: BJP fields 29-year-old Shagun, kin of slain party leader, from Kishtwar

J&K Assembly Elections: BJP fields 29-year-old Shagun, kin of slain party leader, from Kishtwar

BJP fields 29-year-old Shagun, kin of slain party leader, from Kishtwar in J&K assembly polls

26 August 2024, 12:39 IST

How accurately women in electoral contest portray actual representation of women in India?

BJP had fielded 69 women (15.47 per cent) out of 446 candidates, while its main Opposition Congress had 45 women (13.7 per cent) out of 328 candidates.

05 June 2024, 13:04 IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Performance of female candidates over the years

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Performance of female candidates over the years

How accurately women in electoral contest portray actual representation of women in India?

05 June 2024, 13:04 IST

Women make up less than 10 % of Lok Sabha poll candidates: ADR

Of the 8,337 candidates analysed, only 797 are women, representing a mere 9.5 per cent of the total candidates contesting across the seven phases of the elections.

22 May 2024, 11:51 IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Women make up less than 10 % of candidates: ADR

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Women make up less than 10 % of candidates: ADR

Women make up less than 10 % of Lok Sabha poll candidates: ADR

22 May 2024, 11:51 IST

In Maharashtra, majority women candidates in fray hail from dynasties

The biggest battle involving two ladies is being seen in Baramati, where veteran politician Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule of NCP (SP) is pitted against her sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar.

21 April 2024, 08:55 IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: In Maharashtra, majority women candidates in fray hail from dynasties

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: In Maharashtra, majority women candidates in fray hail from dynasties

In Maharashtra, majority women candidates in fray hail from dynasties

21 April 2024, 08:55 IST

BJP, Cong still shy away from women candidates

While Congress has given 28 tickets (14 per cent) to women candidates, BJP has only distributed 20 (10 per cent) tickets to women. After the withdrawal of nominations on Nov 9, a total of 183 women candidates remain in the fray in this 2023 Rajasthan Assembly elections.

16 November 2023, 11:36 IST

BJP, Cong still shy away from women candidates

BJP, Cong still shy away from women candidates

BJP, Cong still shy away from women candidates

16 November 2023, 11:36 IST

Madhya Pradesh Polls: Women candidates fielded by parties in the last elections and how they performed

Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections are scheduled for November 17, and the results will be declared on December 3.

09 November 2023, 16:38 IST

Madhya Pradesh Polls: Women candidates fielded by parties in the last elections and how they performed

Madhya Pradesh Polls: Women candidates fielded by parties in the last elections and how they performed

Madhya Pradesh Polls: Women candidates fielded by parties in the last elections and how they performed

09 November 2023, 16:38 IST

Poll promises, women being elected: Experts probe link

The UK-based researcher hopes to understand from the study if voters prefer to elect women leaders from upper caste backgrounds or those from lower caste backgrounds, and what kind of incentives lower caste women need to provide to candidates to win elections.

02 March 2020, 09:46 IST

Scientists probe link between poll promises and chances of women getting elected

Scientists probe link between poll promises and chances of women getting elected

Poll promises, women being elected: Experts probe link

02 March 2020, 09:46 IST