Women Reservation Bill: In 20 States & UTs less than 10% MLAs are female | Data
1 year, 2 months ago

Women Reservation Bill: In 20 States & UTs less than 10% MLAs are female | Data

The Hindu  

The BJP government tabled the Women’s Reservation Bill as the first order of business in the new Parliament House on September 19. As per the 128th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2023, or the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, a third of the seats in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies is proposed to be reserved for women. Click to remove AMP mode In the case of the sitting State Legislative Assemblies, the share of women MLAs is far lower with just one State — Tripura— touching the 15% mark. Similarly, a party-wise analysis of the State Legislative Assemblies shows that the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal had the highest share of women MLAs followed by the Congress in Chhattisgarh. Source: Trivedi Centre for Political Data’s Indian elections dataset, Election Commission of India, Inter-Parliamentary Union Also read |Legislating change: On the passage of the women’s reservation bill in the Lok Sabha

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Her story: Record number of women MLAs in Jharkhand House
4 weeks ago

Her story: Record number of women MLAs in Jharkhand House

New Indian Express  

RANCHI: The Jharkhand Assembly will witness the maximum number of women MLAs. Every Assembly in the state has seen an increasing number of women MLAs since Jharkhand was formed 24 years ago. Among the 12 elected, a maximum of five women MLAs came on the Congress ticket, while four, belong to BJP ticket. Nisat Alam, wife of former minister Alamgir …

Election Result: Record women MLAs and older leadership – what does the new Jharkhand assembly look like?
1 month ago

Election Result: Record women MLAs and older leadership – what does the new Jharkhand assembly look like?

Live Mint  

Election Result: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led INDIA bloc won 56 seats, retaining power in the 81-member Assembly in the elections, the results of which were declared on November 23. The assembly has 12 women MLAs, constituting 15 per cent of the 81-member house. Election Result: The assembly has 12 women MLAs, constituting 15 per cent of the 81-member house. In …

Women's Representation in Jharkhand Assembly Election: A Statistical Snapshot
2 months ago

Women's Representation in Jharkhand Assembly Election: A Statistical Snapshot

ABP News  

Despite a decline in the number of women candidates, the recent assembly election in Jharkhand saw an increase in the participation of women. While only 10 women were elected in 2019, 127 women were fielded, representing a significant increase from previous elections. However, 82% of these women lost their deposits, highlighting the challenges faced by female candidates.

'19th Lok Sabha Will See 33% Reservation for Women': MP Bansuri Swaraj at News18 SheShakti 2024
3 months, 1 week ago

'19th Lok Sabha Will See 33% Reservation for Women': MP Bansuri Swaraj at News18 SheShakti 2024

News 18  

The second edition of News18 SheShakti began with a promise by MP Bansuri Swaraj that the 19th Lok Sabha would see 33 per cent reservation for women. Speaking at the session in New Delhi, the MP, who is also the daughter of late external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, said: “18th Lok Sabha is the last Lok Sabha to have this …

On political representation of women | Explained
5 months ago

On political representation of women | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: In the recently concluded general elections in the U.K., a record 263 women MPs have been elected to the House of Commons. While the right to vote was provided to all women since the commencement of the Constitution, the representation of women in the Lok Sabha and State legislative assemblies has been far from satisfactory. The …

Data | Women Ministers increase their presence in the Houses, but remain stagnant in Union Ministry
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Data | Women Ministers increase their presence in the Houses, but remain stagnant in Union Ministry

The Hindu  

The share of women MPs in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha has increased since 2019, whereas the number of women in the Union Ministry has decreased since the last term and has stagnated over the years. The newly sworn-in members of the 18th Lok Sabha included 74 women MPs, which is the highest share ever recorded. Chart 1 | …

Women MPs in the 18th Lok Sabha | Graphics
6 months ago

Women MPs in the 18th Lok Sabha | Graphics

The Hindu  

The 18th Lok Sabha’s inaugural session, between June 24 and July 3, will see newly-elected members of Parliament taking oath, some for the first time. Among these are 74 women MPs, a decrease from the 78 MPs in the previous Lok Sabha, the highest ever recorded. In 1957, there were just 45 women candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election; in …

Women in Indian Politics: A story that has changed little over the years
6 months ago

Women in Indian Politics: A story that has changed little over the years

Firstpost  

Making just 13.63 per cent of the elected strength, the 18th Lok Sabha will comprise only 74 women compared to 469 men, even lower than the previous House India recently concluded its 2024 general elections, which took place in seven phases—from April 19 to June 1—to elect all 543 members of the Lok Sabha. Making just 13.63 per cent of …

India’s Modi wooed women voters. Did the strategy work in the election?
6 months, 1 week ago

India’s Modi wooed women voters. Did the strategy work in the election?

Al Jazeera  

The pitch was clear — the results mixed for Modi’s BJP. Critics point out that semiformal and informal sectors dominate when it comes to India’s labour force – offering far fewer protections to workers, especially women. Overall, India’s female labour participation ratio has fallen in recent years – meaning that fewer women are even seeking employment. Women’s Reservation Bill: Passed …

Missing women MPs in the new Lok Sabha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Missing women MPs in the new Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

In the video, Sanjna Jatav is dancing to Rajasthani folk music. Her priorities are clear, she tells me on the phone: “Higher education for women who otherwise drop out because they aren’t allowed to attend co-ed institutions.” Despite the well-deserved euphoria of individual victories, the new Lok Sabha looks depressingly like the old Lok Sabha in one significant way: The …

India lags behind 150 countries in representation of women in Lok Sabha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India lags behind 150 countries in representation of women in Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

India fared worse than 150 countries in the representation of women in parliament, according to data from IPU-Parline, a global database on national parliaments. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, 74 women MPs were elected, forming 13.6 per cent of the total number of members in parliament. India falls short of the global average of 26.5 per cent as well …

Election results 2024: 73 women elected to Lok Sabha, 5 less than 2019
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: 73 women elected to Lok Sabha, 5 less than 2019

Hindustan Times  

A total of 73 women were elected to the 18th Lok Sabha on June 4, with West Bengal sending the highest number of 11 female members. First election after Women's reservation bill passed This was the first Lok Sabha election after the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill, or the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, on September 21, 2023, in the …

Only 3 women from region make it to Parliament
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Only 3 women from region make it to Parliament

Hindustan Times  

Parliament passed the women’s reservation Bill in the last session but only three women will be representing the states and Union Territories north of the national capital in the 18th Lok Sabha. The winners are Mandi BJP candidate Kangana Ranaut, 37, Bathinda Shiromani Akali Dal nominee Harsimrat Kaur Badal, 57, and Congress’ Sirsa winner Kumari Selja, 61. People’s Democratic Party …

Lok Sabha polls: Women outnumber men in voting on Allahabad seat
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: Women outnumber men in voting on Allahabad seat

Hindustan Times  

Women voters outnumbered their male counterparts in exercising their franchise on the Allahabad parliamentary seat of Prayagraj, voting for which was held on May 25 under the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha Polls-2024. If one takes the gender-wise break-up of voting into consideration for the 10 assembly areas falling under the Allahabad and Phulpur seats, it shows that the …

LS polls: Of 52 Punjab candidates, mainstream parties field only six women
7 months ago

LS polls: Of 52 Punjab candidates, mainstream parties field only six women

Hindustan Times  

Women make up less than 12% of the candidates announced by the mainstream political parties for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab. In the 2014 and 2019 parliamentary elections, women constituted 15%, and 13% of the total 39 candidates fielded by the Congress, AAP and the SAD-BJP combine in the state. Of the 52 candidates named by the Congress, …

Only three women elected to Lok Sabha from Himachal till date, just two in fray this time
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Only three women elected to Lok Sabha from Himachal till date, just two in fray this time

The Hindu  

Only three women have made it to the Lok Sabha from Himachal Pradesh in the past 72 years and this time, just two are in the fray. At present, women constitute about 49% of the total voters in the State but representation is not even one fourth and this is a cause of serious concern," said Ramesh Chauhan, head of …

Himachal: Only three women elected to LS polls till date, just two in fray this time
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Himachal: Only three women elected to LS polls till date, just two in fray this time

New Indian Express  

SHIMLA: Only three women have made it to the Lok Sabha from Himachal Pradesh in the past 72 years and this time, just two are in the fray. "Women from humble background rising high in politics and carving a niche for themselves is still a big challenge in the country and Himachal Pradesh is no exception. At present, women constitute …

Lok Sabha election 2024: Analysis of Candidates contesting in phase 3 polling
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election 2024: Analysis of Candidates contesting in phase 3 polling

The Hindu  

For the third phase of the Lok Sabha polls, Association for Democratic Reforms and The National Election Watch analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 1,352 contenting candidates and found that 244 of them have declared criminal cases against themselves, 172 of which have serious criminal cases against them. Around 30% of major State and national parties have criminal cases against …

Assam Lok Sabha polls: Decline in women candidates but female voters outnumber men
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam Lok Sabha polls: Decline in women candidates but female voters outnumber men

The Hindu  

Despite Assam having more women voters, only 12 female candidates are contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, down from the previous count of 14. In the first phase polls, there were four women candidates, two in the second and six in the third and final phase to be held on May 7. The number of women candidates representing the State …

Out of 543, no women MP on 349 Lok Sabha seats in last 20 years. Check party-wise analysis
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Out of 543, no women MP on 349 Lok Sabha seats in last 20 years. Check party-wise analysis

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections are underway in the country. Out of the total declared candidates so far, women candidates share in the saffron party is 16 per cent while Congress has 14 per cent. This means that there is one woman candidate in every 7 in the BJP and one woman representative in every 6 candidates in the 'Grand Old Party'. …

Odisha leads way on women in legislature
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha leads way on women in legislature

New Indian Express  

In the battleground of the world’s largest democracy, Odisha rarely figures among the states for having a decibel-shattering election process. With the eastern state going to the assembly poll at the same time as the Lok Sabha one, most political parties have shown a remarkable spark in nominating more women as candidates without waiting for the implementation of the women’s …

Only 8 per cent of women candidates in first two phases of Lok Sabha polls
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Only 8 per cent of women candidates in first two phases of Lok Sabha polls

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Women constituted only eight per cent of the total 2,823 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha polls, with political activists saying it reflects a deeper issue of gender bias and that the talk of empowering them rings hollow. In the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls, there were 135 women candidates while in …

Lok Sabha election 2024: Analysis of Candidates contesting in phase 2 polling
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election 2024: Analysis of Candidates contesting in phase 2 polling

The Hindu  

For the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls, there are a total of 1,198 candidates contesting across all constituencies. Among the major national and state parties, barring Bahujan Samaj Party, all the parties over 40% of candidates with criminal cases, as shown in the bar chart below. Among the candidates analysed of 12 States/UTs going on poll on April …

Congress, BJP give women short shrift in Bihar; regional parties put up women candidates for Lok Sabha polls
8 months ago

Congress, BJP give women short shrift in Bihar; regional parties put up women candidates for Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

Though all the political parties talk about giving equal representation to women, during ticket distribution in the polls, the talk remains a false promise. The picture became clear on Monday when the Congress announced the names of five more candidates for Bihar in which there was no mention of any woman candidate contesting the Lok Sabha polls. Going by the …

Owaisi calls for quotas for Muslim women in Parliament
8 months ago

Owaisi calls for quotas for Muslim women in Parliament

Deccan Chronicle  

Kishanganj: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has made a strong pitch over quotas for Muslim women, flagging the alarmingly low representation, in Parliament, of females belonging to the minority community. The Hyderabad MP made the comment during an election rally at Bihar's Kishanganj, the lone Muslim majority Lok Sabha seat in the state, where the AIMIM's provincial unit chief and MLA …

High turnout in Phase 1 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024, One year of war in Sudan, Iran-Israel conflict, and more | The week in 5 charts
8 months ago

High turnout in Phase 1 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024, One year of war in Sudan, Iran-Israel conflict, and more | The week in 5 charts

The Hindu  

Phase I of Lok Sabha polls registers 63.89% polling Despite the intense heatwave across the country, the voter turnout in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls on April 19, which sealed the fate of candidates in 102 constituencies across 21 States, was 63.89%. Iran-Israel’s shadow warfare turns into a direct conflict Iran fired air defenses at a major …

The missing women in Indian politics - The Hindu
8 months ago

The missing women in Indian politics - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Phase 1 of the General Elections 2024 is over. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, women were only 9% of the candidates. In Uttar Pradesh, with 80 parliamentary seats, the first phase has seen only seven women contesting compared to 80 men. Rajasthan, with 25 Lok Sabha seats, has 10 women candidates, while Gujarat with 26 seats has so far …

Plan ahead to improve women’s representation
8 months, 1 week ago

Plan ahead to improve women’s representation

New Indian Express  

There are few surprises in candidate selection for this Lok Sabha election. Most of the women in the fray today are daughters, wives, sisters or daughters-in-law of party leaders, anointed to continue the family business, tutored and dictated to by male family members. This election’s series of unsavoury remarks—from women deemed fit only for the kitchen, and certain candidates needing …

Afternoon briefing: 8% women candidates set for LS phase 1 poll; Cong slams BJP's 'Muslim League' remarks, and more
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Afternoon briefing: 8% women candidates set for LS phase 1 poll; Cong slams BJP's 'Muslim League' remarks, and more

Hindustan Times  

In the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 19, eight per cent of the candidates will be women. Dig deeper 102 seats will go to polls in the first phase which will see 1,625 candidates in fray. Dig deeper Latest News Sensex reached 75,000 from 74,000 in 24 sessions: A look at its journey till date Dig deeper …

Lok Sabha election | Parties need to walk the women talk
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election | Parties need to walk the women talk

The Hindu  

When the Women’s Reservation Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on September 21, 2023 it was dubbed as a milestone in the history of the women’s rights movement in the country. Hitherto, the number of seats any coalition has offered to women in the previous Lok Sabha polls over the past 20 years is a maximum of three. Of …

Lok Sabha elections: How women voters emerged as a decisive factor in polls | EXPLAINED
9 months ago

Lok Sabha elections: How women voters emerged as a decisive factor in polls | EXPLAINED

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: It is often said that Indian politics is highly patriarchal, but over the last few decades women voters have changed the scenario by playing a decisive role in forming the government. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the AAP government's Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana to give Rs 1,000 to all women above 18 years of age …

96 crore citizens, including 47 crore women, eligible to cast vote in 2024 Lok Sabha elections
10 months, 3 weeks ago

96 crore citizens, including 47 crore women, eligible to cast vote in 2024 Lok Sabha elections

India TV News  

The General Elections of 2024 nearing with every passing day and this time over 96 crore people are eligible to cast their vote, including 47 crore women. As many as 1.5 crore polling personnel will be deployed to ensure the smooth conduct of the parliamentary elections to elect members of the 18th Lok Sabha. In the first Lok Sabha elections …

Parliament okays bills to extend women’s quota in J&K, Puducherry assemblies
1 year ago

Parliament okays bills to extend women’s quota in J&K, Puducherry assemblies

Hindustan Times  

The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023, and the Government of Union Territories Bill 2023 amid protests by opposition MPs over the December 13 Parliament security breach. HT Image The draft legislation were tabled for consideration by junior home minister Nityanand Rai, who urged immediate passage of the bills because they were important for …

2024 Lok Sabha Polls: Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Urgent Implementation Of 'Women's Reservation Bill'
1 year ago

2024 Lok Sabha Polls: Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Urgent Implementation Of 'Women's Reservation Bill'

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking urgent implementation of the “Women's Reservation Bill, 2023” to ensure the reservation of 33% seats for women in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna granted liberty to the petitioner, a lawyer, Yogamaya MG, who withdrew. …

LS clears Bills for women’s quota in J&K, Puducherry Assemblies
1 year ago

LS clears Bills for women’s quota in J&K, Puducherry Assemblies

The Hindu  

The Lok Sabha on December 12 passed two Bills to extend the provisions of the Constitution Act – that grants 33% reservation for women in Parliament and State legislatures – to the Union Territories of Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir, but the debate was dominated by December 11th’s Supreme Court verdict on the abrogation of Article 370. Minister of State …

Women’s Reservation: From Colonial Roots To Constitutional Progress
1 year, 2 months ago

Women’s Reservation: From Colonial Roots To Constitutional Progress

ABP News  

The 128th Constitutional Amendment Bill passed by both Houses of Parliament marks a significant event in the history of Independent India, being the world's largest democracy with a more than 700 million female population. The Constitution does not provide for the reservation of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies, as some members of the Constituent …

Suspended Lok Sabha MP count nearly doubles during NDA terms | Data
1 year, 2 months ago

Suspended Lok Sabha MP count nearly doubles during NDA terms | Data

The Hindu  

The special session of Parliament began on a positive note with the passing of the women’s reservation Bill. On September 28, seven days after Mr. Bidhuri made the remarks, the complaints against him were referred to the Lok Sabha’s Privileges Committee, which comprises a majority of BJP members. Earlier, on July 24, Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar suspended Aam Aadmi …

We must have measures to complement the Women's Reservation Bill
1 year, 2 months ago

We must have measures to complement the Women's Reservation Bill

Hindustan Times  

On a recent trip to Bihar, I binge-watched Panchayat, the popular web-series revolving around rural life and local government. The Constitution Act, 2023, also named the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, seeks to reserve ‘as nearly as may be’ 33% of seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for women. Previous efforts to ensure political representation for women in …

Shikha Mukerjee | 33% quota hasn't moved needle on women power
1 year, 2 months ago

Shikha Mukerjee | 33% quota hasn't moved needle on women power

Deccan Chronicle  

It is a significant legislation, the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, or what is best understood as a straightforward constitutional amendment giving women 33 per cent reserved seats in Parliament and in state Assemblies. The 33 per cent reservation of seats for women legislators is moving the needle back instead of forward. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is entirely correct when he …

Scripting our own change
1 year, 2 months ago

Scripting our own change

Hindustan Times  

What a difference 13 years can make. Back in 2010, when the women’s reservation bill made it through the Rajya Sabha, a picture that you could never have imagined was splashed on the front pages. The late Sharad Yadav swore he’d kill himself before allowing the bill to be passed for the benefit of parkati mahilayen without a separate quota …

President Assents to Women's Reservation Bill for Lok Sabha and State Assemblies
1 year, 2 months ago

President Assents to Women's Reservation Bill for Lok Sabha and State Assemblies

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has assented to the women’s reservation bill, which seeks to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies. The quota for women in the Lok Sabha and Assemblies will continue for 15 years and Parliament can later extend the benefit period. The last such attempt was made in 2010, …

President Grants Assent To Women Reservation Bill
1 year, 2 months ago

President Grants Assent To Women Reservation Bill

Live Law  

The President of India has given assent to the Constitution Act 2023, which provides 1/3rd reservation for women in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies. On September 21, the Rajya Sabha unanimously passed the Bill, which on the previous day, was cleared by the Lok Sabha with the support of 2/3rd majority of the members present and voting. The Constitution …

President gives assent to women’s reservation Bill
1 year, 2 months ago

President gives assent to women’s reservation Bill

The Hindu  

President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the women’s reservation Bill which seeks to provide 33% reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, the Law Ministry said in a notification on September 29. Though it was introduced as the Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, now it will be known as the Constitution Act as …

RS Chairman Dhankhar Signs Women's Reservation Bill; to Be Placed Before President for Her Assent
1 year, 2 months ago

RS Chairman Dhankhar Signs Women's Reservation Bill; to Be Placed Before President for Her Assent

News 18  

Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday signed the women’s reservation bill as passed by Parliament before it is presented to President Droupadi Murmu for her assent. The Constitution amendment bill was passed by the Lok Sabha with near unanimity and the Rajya Sabha with unanimity during a special session of Parliament earlier this month. The bill, …

From women’s reservation to gender equality
1 year, 2 months ago

From women’s reservation to gender equality

The Hindu  

Last week, Parliament passed the women’s reservation Bill, which provides one-third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies. It is now well understood that higher education among girls, increased female labour force participation, and greater financial autonomy among women directly correlate with lower fertility rates. Representation of women to elected bodies must necessarily be seen in the …

Passing of the quota bill suggests government's commitment to women
1 year, 2 months ago

Passing of the quota bill suggests government's commitment to women

Hindustan Times  

Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, the first bill to be introduced and passed on the floor of the new Parliament building, will be etched in history as one of the most progressive legislations that presents a practical, politically acceptable, and implementable roadmap for women’s reservation in India. In 1996, when a women’s reservation bill was introduced in Parliament by the then …

On quota bill, Law Minister Arjun Meghwal asks ‘won’t Rahul Gandhi oppose if his seat is reserved for women?'
1 year, 2 months ago

On quota bill, Law Minister Arjun Meghwal asks ‘won’t Rahul Gandhi oppose if his seat is reserved for women?'

Hindustan Times  

Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday took a dig at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on matter pertaining to women's reservation Bill and the debate over its implementation. He asked whether Rahul Gandhi would not oppose if the premature implementation of the Bill reserves the seat, which he represents, for a woman. Minister of State for Law and Justice, …

What will hold up women’s reservation Bill? | Explained
1 year, 3 months ago

What will hold up women’s reservation Bill? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: In a historic move, Parliament passed the Constitution Bill, commonly referred to as the women’s reservation Bill, which provides 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies. The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, as the Bill is called, seeks to reserve one-third of all seats for women in the Lok Sabha, the State …

Opinion: Women Reservation Bill Brings Back Spotlight On Delimitation. How The New Lok Sabha Will Look
1 year, 3 months ago

Opinion: Women Reservation Bill Brings Back Spotlight On Delimitation. How The New Lok Sabha Will Look

ABP News  

The Women’s Reservation Bill was passed in both Houses of Parliament this week with an overwhelming majority with Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs cutting across party lines extending support to the legislation pending for more than two decades. Regional Representation A region-wise analysis of the new Lok Sabha after delimitation shows that the South and Northeast could witness a …

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