WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT
India has elected 74 women MPs to Lok Sabha this year, four fewer than in 2019 and 52 more than in India’s first elections in 1952.
These 74 women make just 13.63% of the elected strength of the Lower House, much less than the 33% that will be reserved for women after the next delimitation exercise.
HOW MANY WOMEN MPS IN RAJYA SABHA?
24.
THE TREND
ANALYSIS
- Of the 74 women MPs elected, 43 are first time MPs. This is higher than the overall percentage of newcomers in the House (59% vs 52%).
- Women MPs have only76 Lok Sabha terms of experience (one term is generally 5 years long).
- Women MPs, with an average age of 50 years, are also
- They are as educated as their male counterparts, with 78% completing undergraduation.
- Out of the total 8,360 candidates, who stood in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, just around 10% were women. This number too has increased over time — it stood at 3% in 1957. This is the first time that women candidates’ proportion touched 10%.
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