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Women in parliament

BIHAR, 1962–2019. 15 elections tracked.

All IndiaANDHRA PRADESHARUNACHAL PRADESHASSAMBIHARCHHATTISGARHDAMAN AND DIUDELHIGOAGUJARATHARYANAHIMACHAL PRADESHJAMMU AND KASHMIRJHARKHANDKARNATAKAKERALAMADHYA PRADESHMAHARASHTRAMANIPURMEGHALAYAMIZORAMNAGALANDODISHAPUDUCHERRYPUNJABRAJASTHANSIKKIMTAMIL NADUTELANGANATRIPURAUTTAR PRADESHUTTARAKHANDWEST BENGAL
Women elected
7.5%
2019 · Lok Sabha
Women winners
~3
Of 40 seats
Vs previous
+0.0pp
From 7.5% in 2014
All-time peak
16.67%
1984
Parity gap
42.5pp
Distance to 50% representation

[01]Women winners over time

Share of seats won by women, 1962–2019
  1. 2019
    7.5%
  2. 2014
    7.5%
  3. 2009
    10.0%
  4. 2004
    7.5%
  5. 1999
    9.26%
  6. 1998
    7.41%
  7. 1996
    5.56%
  8. 1991
    5.77%
  9. 1989
    3.7%
  10. 1984
    16.67%
  11. 1980
    9.26%
  12. 1977
    0.0%
  13. 1971
    1.89%
  14. 1967
    7.55%
  15. 1962
    15.09%

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

  1. Women's representation has grown from 15.09% (1962) to 7.5% (2019) — a gain of -7.59 percentage points over 15 elections.

    +-7.59 pp over 1962–2019

  2. Women's representation peaked in 1984 at 16.67% — the 2019 figure of 7.5% is below that mark.

    Peak: 1984 at 16.67%
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