78 women MPs were elected to 17th #LokSabha in 2019 elections- the highest in its history.
14.4% of MPs will be women- an increase from 12.2% (66) MPs in the 16th Lok Sabha. Some #data insights on Women MPs from #LokSabhaelections2019.
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Large states with the highest proportion of elected women MPs in the 17th Lok Sabha:
Odisha - 33.3%
West Bengal- 26.2%
Gujarat- 23 %
Maharashtra- 16%
Andhra Pradesh- 16%
Small states with highest proportion of elected women MPs in the 17th Lok Sabha
Tripura-50%
Chattisgarh- 27.3%
Uttarakhand- 20.3%
Jharkhand- 14.3%
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States which increased proportion of women MPs between 2014 and 2019
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States which elected fewer women MPs between 2014 and 2019
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States which elected NO women MPs
Sikkim
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Manipur
Mizoram
Arunachal Pradesh
Nagaland
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Tripura elected its first woman MP- Pratima Bhaumik (BJP) since Bibhu Kumari Debi who was last elected in 1991.
Sources: ECI and Trivedi Centre for Political Data
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