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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Women power in elections increasing -Rohith BR

Women power in elections increasing -Rohith BR

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published Published on Mar 22, 2014   modified Modified on Mar 22, 2014
-The Times of India


NEW DELHI: Women power in general elections is on the rise over the decades. General Election- 2009 sent the highest number of women in Lok Sabha, 59, while in previous House the number was 45.

The lowest number of women elected to the Lok Sabha was in 1977 when only 19 women reached the Lower House, which was only 3.50% of the total Lok Sabha seats (542 at that time). There was no other occasion in the history when the women did not even reach the mark of 20.

As far as women contestants is concerned, the highest number of women aspirants, 599, were in fray in 1996, followed by 556 women candidates in 2009 and 355 in 2004. It was in 1980 for the 7th Lok Sabha when the women contestants crossed the mark of 100 as prior to that the number of women contestants was always below 100.

Women participation in contesting election has been much lower as compared to men. Up till Ninth General Election women participation was 30 times lesser then men, though Tenth onwards the participation improved.

 

 


The Times of India, 21 March, 2014, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Women-power-in-elections-increasing/articleshow/32435880.cms?


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