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Women MP
Incoming Lok Sabha will have fewer women MPs
Across all the parties, a total of 797 women contested the 2024 Lok Sabha.
06 June 2024, 16:20 IST
Incoming Lok Sabha will have fewer women MPs
06 June 2024, 16:20 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
How accurately women in electoral contest portray actual representation of women in India?
05 June 2024, 13:04 IST
India performs poorly in sending women to Parliament
Among major economies, India has the highest population per seat of the lower house of parliament, however, it lacks in terms of representation of women in the national legislature.
17 April 2024, 22:09 IST
India performs poorly in sending women to Parliament
17 April 2024, 22:09 IST
78 LS MPs: New record, more power for women
The new Lok Sabha will be opening its innings with a new record -- it will have the highest number of women MPs with 78 of the 726 candidates romping home comfortably.
25 May 2019, 15:36 IST
78 LS MPs: New record, more power for women
25 May 2019, 15:36 IST
Only two women MPs from DK, Udupi in 7 decades
Women voters outnumber men in undivided Dakshina Kannada. Ironically, when it comes to political representation for women in the Lok Sabha, only two women have been elected in the last 16 Lok Sabha elections.
12 March 2019, 17:54 IST
Only two women MPs from DK, Udupi in 7 decades
12 March 2019, 17:54 IST
