Representation of women in the Lok Sabha has increased significantly since the first parliamentary election in 1952
In the first Lok Sabha, there were 22 women MPs out of a total of 489, constituting a share of 4.5%.
The 18th Lok Sabha constituted after the 2024 election has 74 women MPs out of a total of 543 (13.6%).
There was barely any difference among political parties between the 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha elections when it came to fielding women candidates.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gave a slightly higher proportion of tickets to women candidates in 2024 (15.7%) compared to 2019 (12.6%).
The Congress fielded 41 women candidates in 2024 compared to 52 in 2019, but the share of women fielded was the same in both years (12.3%)
The success rate of BJP women candidates declined to 44.9% in 2024 from 74.6% in 2019. The party fielded more women in 2024 compared to 2019.
But the number of women who got elected in 2024 declined from 41 to 31.
On the other hand, the success rate of Congress women candidates increased to 18.8% in 2024 from 11.5% in 2019.
Of the 41 women candidates of the Congress, 13 got elected to the Lok Sabha in 2024
Women constituted 40.9% of all the Trinamool’s MPs in 2019. In 2024, the share is 37.9%. This is much higher than any other political party.
Women constitute 12.9% of the total number of BJP MPs in the current House, which is not very different from the 2019 share of 13.5%.
Similarly, women MPs comprise 13.1% of all the Congress MPs in the current Lok Sabha election.
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