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Women in parliament

ASSAM, 1962–2019. 14 elections tracked.

All IndiaANDHRA PRADESHARUNACHAL PRADESHASSAMBIHARCHHATTISGARHDAMAN AND DIUDELHIGOAGUJARATHARYANAHIMACHAL PRADESHJAMMU AND KASHMIRJHARKHANDKARNATAKAKERALAMADHYA PRADESHMAHARASHTRAMANIPURMEGHALAYAMIZORAMNAGALANDODISHAPUDUCHERRYPUNJABRAJASTHANSIKKIMTAMIL NADUTELANGANATRIPURAUTTAR PRADESHUTTARAKHANDWEST BENGAL
Women elected
7.14%
2019 · Lok Sabha
Women winners
~1
Of 14 seats
Vs previous
-7.15pp
From 14.29% in 2014
All-time peak
21.43%
1999
Parity gap
42.86pp
Distance to 50% representation

[01]Women winners over time

Share of seats won by women, 1962–2019
  1. 2019
    7.14%
  2. 2014
    14.29%
  3. 2009
    14.29%
  4. 2004
    0.0%
  5. 1999
    21.43%
  6. 1998
    14.29%
  7. 1996
    7.14%
  8. 1991
    7.14%
  9. 1980
    0.0%
  10. 1977
    14.29%
  11. 1971
    14.29%
  12. 1967
    7.14%
  13. 1962
    16.67%

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

  1. Women's representation has grown from 16.67% (1962) to 7.14% (2019) — a gain of -9.53 percentage points over 13 elections.

    +-9.53 pp over 1962–2019

  2. Women's representation peaked in 1999 at 21.43% — the 2019 figure of 7.14% is below that mark.

    Peak: 1999 at 21.43%
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