DKS asks Mahila Congress members to start preparing to contest polls when 33% quota comes into effect
6 days, 6 hours ago

DKS asks Mahila Congress members to start preparing to contest polls when 33% quota comes into effect

The Hindu  

Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday called upon the State unit of the Mahila Congress to prepare women candidates for the coming State Legislative Assembly elections as 74 out of the 224 constituencies — going by the current strength — will be reserved for women when the law on women’s reservation comes into effect. Addressing women members of the party at a function organised to mark International Women’s Day, Mr. Shivakumar spoke at length about the five guarantee schemes and benefits they provide to women. Mr. Shivakumar, who has completed five years in office as the KPCC president, said the 2023 election manifesto had given preferences to many concerns of women and youth. Stating that he was not satisfied with the functioning of the Karnataka Mahila Congress, Mr. Shivakumar appealed to women members to devote more time to the party and use the opportunities they have.

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Karnataka to Reserve 74 Assembly Seats for Women by 2028
4 days, 8 hours ago

Karnataka to Reserve 74 Assembly Seats for Women by 2028

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru:President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. He said while addressing the gathering at the induction of newly elected president of Karnataka Youth Congress Committee Manjunath Gowda in Bengaluru. He exuded confidence of his party retaining power in Karnataka in 2028 elections and also the return of the Congress party to power at the Centre in …

Unhappy with Karnataka Congress women wing, DK Shivakumar urges better performance
5 days, 13 hours ago

Unhappy with Karnataka Congress women wing, DK Shivakumar urges better performance

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday called upon the Congress women's wing to step up preparations for the 2028 assembly elections. During his address, Shivakumar expressed dissatisfaction with the current performance of the Congress women's wing, which is now under the leadership of former MLA Soumya Reddy, daughter of senior party leader Ramalinga Reddy. Reaffirming the party's commitment …

Congress promises ₹2500 monthly allowances to women if party wins Delhi polls
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress promises ₹2500 monthly allowances to women if party wins Delhi polls

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Monday promised ₹2500 monthly allowances to women in Delhi if the party wins the 2025 assembly elections. Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shiv Kumar, Congress Delhi president Devender Yadav and other party leaders announce the party’s poll promise at the Delhi Congress office on Monday. Congress leader and Karnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivkumar and Delhi …

BJP government working for women’s empowerment, says Rajasthan CM
3 months, 1 week ago

BJP government working for women’s empowerment, says Rajasthan CM

The Hindu  

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday said the “respectable status” of women in the State was a symbol of a strong society, even as his government had been working for women’s empowerment since he assumed office a year ago. He launched several new schemes for women’s welfare and released loans worth ₹100 crore to women’s self-help groups through …

Editor’s Note | Why Political Parties’ Women Welfare Schemes Have Nothing to Do with Real Empowerment
3 months, 1 week ago

Editor’s Note | Why Political Parties’ Women Welfare Schemes Have Nothing to Do with Real Empowerment

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 10, 2024 22:46 IST - 3 MINS READ Earlier this year, LibTech, a grouping of academics and activists, published numbers that showed the deletion of over 39 lakh registered workers from the rolls of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Only a Pollyanna would imagine that the myriad aggressively marketed mahila schemes today have anything …

Maharashtra Election Results: 21 Women Elected As MLAs In 288-Member Assembly, Only 1 In Oppn
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Election Results: 21 Women Elected As MLAs In 288-Member Assembly, Only 1 In Oppn

ABP News  

Mumbai, Nov 24 As many as 21 women candidates have emerged winner in the elections to the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly, with only one of them from the opposition, according to the poll results. The BJP accounted for the highest number of 14 women candidates emerging victorious, including 10 who were re-elected: Shweta Mahale, Meghana Bordikar, Devyani Farande, Seema Hiray, Manda …

21 women among 288 winning candidates in Maharashtra; only 1 from oppn side
3 months, 3 weeks ago

21 women among 288 winning candidates in Maharashtra; only 1 from oppn side

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: As many as 21 women candidates have emerged winner in the elections to the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly, with only one of them from the opposition, according to the poll results. The BJP accounted for the highest number of 14 women candidates emerging victorious, including 10 who were re-elected: Shweta Mahale, Meghana Bordikar, Devyani Farande, Seema Hiray, Manda Mhatre, Manisha …

BJP's vote share bigger than JMM in Jharkhand; 21 women candidates win in Maharashtra: Key takeaways
3 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP's vote share bigger than JMM in Jharkhand; 21 women candidates win in Maharashtra: Key takeaways

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance scored a landslide victory in the Maharashtra assembly election, obliterating the Maha Vikas Aghadi's challenge and handing the Congress its biggest loss in the state. The Congress's vote share was 12.42 per cent, followed by Shiv Sena's 12.38 per cent, NCP's 11.28 per cent and Shiv Sena 's 9.96 per cent. The BJP contested …

BJP's vote share bigger than JMM in Jharkhand; 21 women candidates win in Maharashtra: Key takeaways
3 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP's vote share bigger than JMM in Jharkhand; 21 women candidates win in Maharashtra: Key takeaways

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance scored a landslide victory in the Maharashtra assembly election, obliterating the Maha Vikas Aghadi's challenge and handing the Congress its biggest loss in the state. The Congress's vote share was 12.42 per cent, followed by Shiv Sena's 12.38 per cent, NCP's 11.28 per cent and Shiv Sena 's 9.96 per cent. The BJP contested …

BJP Set to Dominate Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections: Family Benefits and Democracy Boost
4 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP Set to Dominate Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections: Family Benefits and Democracy Boost

The Hindu  

BJP will win all nine Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh bypolls, according to the state deputy chief minister, Keshav Prasad Maurya. He attributed this victory to the people's understanding of the BJP's lotus symbol of trust and the SP's cycle of deceit. Maurya also highlighted the Prime Minister's efforts to involve youth from non-political families in leadership roles, which he …

With women’s empowerment, Congress will win Karnataka in 2028 elections: CM Siddaramaiah
5 months ago

With women’s empowerment, Congress will win Karnataka in 2028 elections: CM Siddaramaiah

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday asserted that the Congress will return to power in 2028 to continue its programmes of women empowerment. They, accordingly, advised newly appointed Karnataka Mahila Congress president Sowmya Reddy and other women congress leaders to work in this direction, at a function where she was sworn, at the Bharat …

Still a man’s world: Haryana political parties shy away from fielding women
6 months, 1 week ago

Still a man’s world: Haryana political parties shy away from fielding women

Hindustan Times  

Fifty-one women candidates have been fielded by major political parties for the October 5 elections of the 90-member Haryana Vidhan Sabha, the battlefield from where former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj had begun her illustrious political journey in 1977. Now, as over 2 crore voters of Haryana are gearing up for the elections of the 15th Vidhan Sabha, ruling BJP’s …

Women will ensure Congress win: Suneetha
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Women will ensure Congress win: Suneetha

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Patnam Suneetha Mahender Reddy, Congress candidate from Malkajgiri, appealed to the substantial women voter base in the constitutency, highlighting the benefits of women-centric schemes implemented by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy's government. Participating in a roadshow in Uppal alongside Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Suneetha Reddy pointed to the significant strides made under Revanth Reddy's leadership, including free bus travel …

Only 8 per cent of women candidates in first two phases of Lok Sabha polls
10 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 …

Congress, BJP give women short shrift in Bihar; regional parties put up women candidates for Lok Sabha polls
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Sexism on the campaign trail
11 months ago

Sexism on the campaign trail

The Hindu  

Since last weekend, Karnataka has seen arrows flying between the two top political leaders on the question of what the government’s flagship guarantee schemes have meant for women. Kumaraswamy’s interpretation of how two of the five guarantee schemes targeted at women — free travel in non-luxury government buses and monthly financial support of ₹2,000 for women heads of families — …

Afternoon briefing: 8% women candidates set for LS phase 1 poll; Cong slams BJP's 'Muslim League' remarks, and more
11 months, 1 week 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
11 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 …

Women To Help BJP Win 12 LS Seats in TS: Aruna
1 year ago

Women To Help BJP Win 12 LS Seats in TS: Aruna

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana's BJP leadership anticipates securing at least 12 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the upcoming elections, fuelled by substantial backing from women voters, said BJP vice-president D.K. Encouraging women to wield their influence by ensuring a resounding victory for BJP candidates, Aruna asserted that the realisation of 33 per cent reservation for women in politics would materialise …

Congress releases first list of 144 candidates for MP assembly election
1 year, 5 months ago

Congress releases first list of 144 candidates for MP assembly election

Hindustan Times  

The Congress party on Sunday released its first list of 144 candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, which will be held in a single phase on November 17. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge In the list, the party has named state president Kamal Nath from Chhindwara and it has fielded Vikram Mastal against chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from the …

Congress likely to field more women candidates in upcoming Chhattisgarh Assembly election
1 year, 5 months ago

Congress likely to field more women candidates in upcoming Chhattisgarh Assembly election

The Hindu  

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge may have called the women’s reservation law a jumla during his recent visit to Chhattisgarh, but it seems to have prompted his party to promise a higher representation for women among its candidates to contest the upcoming Assembly election in the State. Singh Deo said that the party could field two women candidates within each of …

Karimnagar Congress leaders fear losing out to those from other parties
1 year, 6 months ago

Karimnagar Congress leaders fear losing out to those from other parties

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: Several Congress leaders, who have been continuously working in Karimnagar assembly segment, fear losing out to leaders of other parties in allotment of ticket to contest the forthcoming election from their constituency. Leaders, like City Congress President K. Narendar Reddy, DCC women wing president Sathya Prasanna Reddy, Meneni Rohit Rao, grandson of the former minister M. Satyanarayana, Rahul, Padmakar …

UP Municipal Polls 2023 Result LIVE: In a First, BJP Wins All 17 Mayoral Seats; Yogi Calls it Party's 'Biggest Win'; Modi Lauds UP CM
1 year, 10 months ago

UP Municipal Polls 2023 Result LIVE: In a First, BJP Wins All 17 Mayoral Seats; Yogi Calls it Party's 'Biggest Win'; Modi Lauds UP CM

News 18  

UP Nikay Chunav 2023 Results LIVE: The BJP won the mayoral elections in 10 of the 17 municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh, virtually adding a third engine to its “double-engine” government. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath thanked people and congratulated BJP workers on Saturday on the party’s massive victory in the urban local body polls and for forming a “triple-engine …

10 women candidates emerge victorious
1 year, 10 months ago

10 women candidates emerge victorious

The Hindu  

Out of the 185 women candidates who contested in this year’s State Assembly elections, 10 have emerged victorious including some women who were in the fray for the first time. In Belagavi Rural constituency, Ms. Hebbalkar of the Congress won with a huge margin of 56,016 votes against Nagesh Annappa Manolkar of BJP. New face Nayana Motamma, former Congress Minister …

Karnataka elections: Congress releases its final list of candidates
1 year, 11 months ago

Karnataka elections: Congress releases its final list of candidates

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The Congress in the early hours on Thursday released its sixth and final list, announcing candidates for the remaining five constituencies for the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka. The other candidates announced are: Mohammed Shalam for Raichur, S Anand Kumar from C V Raman Nagar, H P Sridhar Gowda from Arkalgud and Inayath Ali from Mangalore City North. …

Karnataka elections: Congress workers protest in Bengaluru for tickets
1 year, 11 months ago

Karnataka elections: Congress workers protest in Bengaluru for tickets

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka’s Congress workers from various constituencies held a protest outside the party office at Bengaluru’s Queens Road, demanding tickets for their leaders in the second list of candidates. The Congress party will hold a Central Election Committee meeting on Tuesday and likely announce the second list of candidates. Karnataka elections: Congress workers hold protest in Bengaluru for tickets Speaking to …

Congress releases first list of candidates for Karnataka Assembly elections
1 year, 11 months ago

Congress releases first list of candidates for Karnataka Assembly elections

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Congress state unit President D K Shivakumar and Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah, who are Chief Ministerial aspirants in the event of the party coming to power in Karnataka, are among the prominent leaders who figure in the first list of candidates for the Assembly polls, due by May, announced on Saturday. Interestingly, veteran Congress leader K H Muniyappa, the …

Gujarat Assembly Elections: Which party is fielding the most female candidates?
2 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat Assembly Elections: Which party is fielding the most female candidates?

Firstpost  

According to the Election Commission’s data, there are a total of 1,621 candidates the Gujarat elections. The BJP has fielded 18 female candidates, up from 12 in 2017, while the Congress has fielded 14 women, up from 10 in the previous polls Ahmedabad: Even as women account for nearly 50 per cent of voters in Gujarat, the number of female …

Gujarat Assembly polls 2022 | Only 139 women candidates in fray out of total 1,621 contestants, 38 of them from three major parties
2 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat Assembly polls 2022 | Only 139 women candidates in fray out of total 1,621 contestants, 38 of them from three major parties

The Hindu  

Even as women account for nearly 50% of voters in Gujarat, the number of female candidates contesting the next month's Assembly elections is not very encouraging as only 139 of them are in the fray out of as many as 1,621 contenders for 182 seats. The BJP has given tickets to 18 women candidates as against 12 in 2017, while …

Congress’ women leaders team up to woo female voters in Munugode
2 years, 4 months ago

Congress’ women leaders team up to woo female voters in Munugode

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: As part of efforts to buttress the party’s winning chances in the November 3 bypolls, Congress women leaders have teamed up to woo female voters in Munugode. The party is hoping to mobilise around 50,000 women for the public meeting, ‘Mahila Garjana’ to be held in the Munugode mandal headquarter on the last day of campaign on Tuesday. According …

Govt. has deliberately denied opportunity for Congress leaders to contest in BBMP elections: DKS
2 years, 7 months ago

Govt. has deliberately denied opportunity for Congress leaders to contest in BBMP elections: DKS

The Hindu  

Accusing the BJP government of playing politics to deliberately deny Congress leaders from contesting elections, KPCC President D.K. He, however, citing the party’s internal survey report said Congress was poised to win BBMP elections. We have told our partymen to file objection and continue our fight.” Mr. Shivakumar said that this was an important election for those aspiring to become …

Assembly election results: How women voted
3 years ago

Assembly election results: How women voted

The Hindu  

Soon after it became clear that the Bharatiya Janata Party would form the government in four of the five election-bound States, including its prize catch Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed party workers at the BJP headquarters in Delhi and acknowledged women’s contribution in ensuring the party’s victory. This time 62.24 per cent of women and 59.15 per cent …

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: Congress releases eighth list of 28 candidates
3 years, 1 month ago

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: Congress releases eighth list of 28 candidates

Firstpost  

Keeping with the party’s commitment to give 40 per cent seats to women candidates, of the 28 assembly seats, 10 seats have been given to women candidates Lucknow : The Congress party on Monday released its eighth list of 28 candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. This is in line with the party’s commitment to give 40 …

U'khand polls: BJP women workers hurt by decision to drop mahila morcha chief from candidates' list
3 years, 1 month ago

U'khand polls: BJP women workers hurt by decision to drop mahila morcha chief from candidates' list

India Today  

The BJP sprang a surprise when it dropped Pradesh Mahila Morcha president Ritu Khanduri from the party’s first list of candidates for Uttarakhand assembly polls but gave a ticket to her former Congress counterpart Sarita Arya, who had defected to the saffron party recently. When asked about this, Khanduri said the BJP has given tickets to six women candidates and …

Uttar Pradesh polls: Congress releases second list of 41 candidates
3 years, 2 months ago

Uttar Pradesh polls: Congress releases second list of 41 candidates

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday released its second list of 41 candidates, which includes 16 women, for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections starting February 10. The Congress had promised to reserve 40 per cent seats for women candidates in Uttar Pradesh, which is reflected in the second list. Valmiki is the District President the Akhil Bhartiya Valmiki Mahasabha and …

UP assembly polls: 50 of 125 candidates in Congress's first list are women
3 years, 2 months ago

UP assembly polls: 50 of 125 candidates in Congress's first list are women

India Today  

With less than a month to go for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Congress party on Thursday released its first list of 125 candidates. CONGRESS BANKS ON NARI SHAKTI Addressing an online press conference, AICC general secretary in-charge for Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said 40 per cent of the Congress candidates are women and another 40 percent are …

In Goa, Parties Rush To Announce Doles For Women Voters, But Is That Enough?
3 years, 3 months ago

In Goa, Parties Rush To Announce Doles For Women Voters, But Is That Enough?

The Quint  

As Goa gears up for the 2022 Assembly elections, efforts to woo the women voters in the state have already begun. The three contesting parties -- Congress, Trinamool Congress and Aam Aadmi Party -- have come up with various schemes for women that they will implement if voted to power. On her recent visit to Goa on 10 December, Congress …

Priyanka is 'Twitter Vadra', Big Achievement if Congress Retains Its 7 Seats: UP Deputy CM Maurya
3 years, 4 months ago

Priyanka is 'Twitter Vadra', Big Achievement if Congress Retains Its 7 Seats: UP Deputy CM Maurya

News 18  

Dismissing any challenge from Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday mockingly called her “Twitter Vadra” and said it would be a big achievement for her if the Congress retains its seven seats in next year’s Assembly polls. The senior BJP leader also brushed aside contest from the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party, …

BJP has fielded 50 per cent women candidates in MP bypolls: CM Shivraj Chouhan
3 years, 5 months ago

BJP has fielded 50 per cent women candidates in MP bypolls: CM Shivraj Chouhan

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has already fielded 50 per cent women candidates in the upcoming bypolls to four seats in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said in response to Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's announcement that her party would give 40 per cent tickets to women in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections due next year. Reacting …

Congress to give 40% of tickets to women in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, says Priyanka Gandhi
3 years, 5 months ago

Congress to give 40% of tickets to women in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, says Priyanka Gandhi

The Hindu  

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday announced that 40% of the candidates fielded by the party for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls would be women. Asked by a reporter if the selection of women candidates would be on the basis of caste, Ms. Vadra said ticket would be distributed to the women on “merit”. Referring to Supriya …

Assembly Elections 2021: No dearth of women cadres, but parties fail to ensure gender equality in lead roles
3 years, 11 months ago

Assembly Elections 2021: No dearth of women cadres, but parties fail to ensure gender equality in lead roles

Firstpost  

We are in 2021 and India is gearing up to celebrate its 75 years of its independence, but gender equality has taken a step back. While there is no dearth of women karyakartas in major political parties, the clear denial of tickets to contest elections is a huge entry barrier for women in politics. Except for Mamata Banerjee led the …

Assembly elections: Fewer women candidates, but poll sops galore
4 years ago

Assembly elections: Fewer women candidates, but poll sops galore

Hindustan Times  

With several key states headed to polls, political parties have promised all kinds of sops to different sections of the population depending on their voter base. Senior Assam Congress leader Sushmita Dev said if voted to power, the party would give Rs.2,000 each to housewives as mark of respect for the services to their families and society. This is to …

BJP names 112 in Kerala; Cong fields over 50% new candidates
4 years ago

BJP names 112 in Kerala; Cong fields over 50% new candidates

Hindustan Times  

Metro man E Sreedharan and former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy were among the prominent names that figured in the candidate list released by the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress, respectively, on Sunday for the April 6 elections. E Sreedharan and former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy were among the prominent names that figured in the candidate list released by …

Kerala Elections: Indian Union Muslim League Fields Woman Candidate After 25 Years
4 years ago

Kerala Elections: Indian Union Muslim League Fields Woman Candidate After 25 Years

News 18  

Malappuram :For the first time in 25 years, the Indian Union Muslim League, a key ally of the Congress-led United Democratic Front, is fielding a woman candidate in the April 6 assembly elections in Kerala. Noorbina Rasheed is among the 25 candidates announced by the party on Friday, as it dropped two tainted MLAs, including former minister V K Ibrahim …

Delhi Assembly polls: Women voters look for more than safety measures in parties’ manifestos, say need facilities and jobs too
5 years, 1 month ago

Delhi Assembly polls: Women voters look for more than safety measures in parties’ manifestos, say need facilities and jobs too

Firstpost  

While political parties are sweating it out to woo the electorate ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, women voters in the National Capital feel that the manifestos should offer more to them than limiting their demands to safety issues. New Delhi: While political parties are sweating it out to woo the electorate ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, women voters …

Women to power Kusumavati Shivalli to a win?
5 years, 10 months ago

Women to power Kusumavati Shivalli to a win?

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: Congress leaders are hoping to retain the Kundgol Assembly seat and attribute the record voter turnout of 82.42% to the large number of women exercising their franchise in favour of party candidate Kusumavati Shivalli. They are also confident that the party candidate Kusumavati Shivalli will get more than 70,000 votes against 65,000 votes secured by the party in the …

Lok Sabha Election 2019: After BJD and TMC set the tone, BJP's first list disappoints on women's representation
5 years, 11 months ago

Lok Sabha Election 2019: After BJD and TMC set the tone, BJP's first list disappoints on women's representation

Firstpost  

This is despite tall claims from BJP Mahila Morcha president Vijaya Rahatkar, who said that of the 12 crore members of the BJP till last year, three crore were women. A party that pretty much started the trend of micro-managing elections, BJP has failed to weave in adequate representation for women in its strategy of fielding candidates on the basis …

Rajasthan polls: Given dismal representation of women across parties, it will take 300-plus years to bring gender parity
6 years, 3 months ago

Rajasthan polls: Given dismal representation of women across parties, it will take 300-plus years to bring gender parity

Firstpost  

The number of women candidates contesting the Rajasthan Assembly election has been growing since 1952, but at the current rate it would take another 315 years to reach a stage where the number of women candidates contesting the polls is equal to that of men Exit polls for the Rajasthan Assembly Election 2018 predicted a clear majority for Congress. Former …

Mizoram Assembly polls: State sees highest women candidates in its history, yet female representation remains low
6 years, 3 months ago

Mizoram Assembly polls: State sees highest women candidates in its history, yet female representation remains low

Firstpost  

With just 15 women among the 200 candidates contesting the Mizoram Assembly polls, women’s representation in politics is among the lowest in the northeastern state Aizawl, Mizoram: Walking through the streets of Mizoram, a common visible trend is that most shops, vegetable and fish markets, and countryside restaurants are mostly run by women. However, their participation in politics doesn’t reflect …

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