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Who represents India

India, Lok Sabha. Affidavit data available for 16 elections.

All IndiaANDHRA PRADESHARUNACHAL PRADESHASSAMBIHARCHHATTISGARHDAMAN AND DIUDELHIGOAGUJARATHARYANAHIMACHAL PRADESHJAMMU AND KASHMIRJHARKHANDKARNATAKAKERALAMADHYA PRADESHMAHARASHTRAMANIPURMEGHALAYAMIZORAMNAGALANDODISHAPUDUCHERRYPUNJABRAJASTHANSIKKIMTAMIL NADUTELANGANATRIPURAUTTAR PRADESHUTTARAKHANDWEST BENGAL
Top education
Graduate
135 winners · 2009
Second
Post Graduate
128 winners
Graduate+
72%
393 of 543 with degree or higher
Top profession
Other
520 winners

[01]Winners by education

Highest qualification of elected members, 2009
Graduate 135 (24%)
Post Graduate 128 (23%)
Graduate Professional 107 (19%)
12th Pass 50 (9%)
10th Pass 48 (8%)
Doctorate 23 (4%)
Unknown 23 (4%)
5th Pass 9 (1%)
8th Pass 8 (1%)
Others 6 (1%)
Literate 5 (0%)
Illiterate 1 (0%)

[02]Winners by profession

Main profession of elected members, 2009
Other 520 (95%)
Unknown 23 (4%)

[03]Graduate+ share over time

Share of winners with a degree or higher, each election
  1. 2004
    70.2% · 381 of 543
  2. 2009
    72.4% · 393 of 543
  3. 2014
    74.8% · 406 of 543
  4. 2019
    71.8% · 390 of 543
  5. 2024
    77.0% · 372 of 483

[04]Computed insights

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

  1. Graduate is the most common education level among 2009 winners — 135 of 543 (24%).

    Graduate: 135 of 543

  2. 72% of winners (393 of 543) hold a graduate degree or higher.

    Graduate+: 72%

  3. 150 winners (27%) have below-graduate education.

    Below graduate: 27%

  4. The graduate+ share has risen from 70.2% (2004) to 77.0% (2024) — a shift of +6.9 percentage points.

    Graduate+ Δ +6.9 pp over 5 elections

  5. The most common profession among winners is Other — 520 of 543 (95%).

    Top profession: Other at 95%
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