Results/Demographics
Results
ECI results
Analysis · who gets elected
Who represents India
India, Lok Sabha. Affidavit data available for 16 elections.
Top education
Graduate
133 winners · 2019
Second
Post Graduate
133 winners
Graduate+
71%
390 of 543 with degree or higher
Top profession
Business
169 winners
[01]Winners by education
Graduate
133 (24%)
Post Graduate
133 (24%)
Graduate Professional
100 (18%)
12th Pass
68 (12%)
10th Pass
44 (8%)
Doctorate
24 (4%)
Others
17 (3%)
8th Pass
12 (2%)
Unknown
6 (1%)
5th Pass
4 (0%)
Illiterate
1 (0%)
Literate
1 (0%)
[02]Winners by profession
Business
169 (31%)
Politics
105 (19%)
Agriculture
72 (13%)
Liberal Profession or Professional
62 (11%)
Social Work
40 (7%)
Retired or Pension
22 (4%)
Salaried Work or Employed
21 (3%)
Other
17 (3%)
Former Government
15 (2%)
Small Business or Self-employed
8 (1%)
Education
7 (1%)
Agricultural Labour
1 (0%)
Religious Occupation
1 (0%)
Traditional Occupation
1 (0%)
Unemployed
1 (0%)
Unknown
1 (0%)
[03]Graduate+ share over time
- 2004
70.2% · 381 of 543
- 2009
72.4% · 393 of 543
- 2014
74.8% · 406 of 543
- 2019
71.8% · 390 of 543
- 2024
77.0% · 372 of 483
[04]Computed insights
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Graduate is the most common education level among 2019 winners — 133 of 543 (24%).
Graduate: 133 of 543 -
71% of winners (390 of 543) hold a graduate degree or higher.
Graduate+: 71% -
153 winners (28%) have below-graduate education.
Below graduate: 28% -
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 -
The most common profession among winners is Business — 169 of 543 (31%).
Top profession: Business at 31%