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 the elected strength, the 18th Lok Sabha will comprise only 74 women compared to 469 men. This share is not only abysmally skewed but also lower than the 14.4 per cent share of female representation during the 2019 election, where 78 women were elected as MPs. And while, prior to the 2024 general elections, India’s ranking for women’s representation in the lower house of the Parliament—at the global stage—stood at 143 out of 185 countries as per the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s Parline database, falling behind countries like Vietnam, the Philippines, China, and Pakistan, given the recent dip in the number of women’s representation in the new Indian parliament, this ranking is likely to fall further.

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BJP's Winning Formula: Women Voters & Welfare Schemes
5 days, 13 hours ago

BJP's Winning Formula: Women Voters & Welfare Schemes

The Quint  

This is the second of a two-part reflective analysis drawn from the observations made in the BJP’s performance across recent Assembly elections. India’s electoral history and political landscape is perhaps witnessing a tectonic shift, wheeled under the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and at its heart lies a ‘silent’, quiet, yet powerful revolution. Women voters, often overlooked in most …

BJP government working for women’s empowerment, says Rajasthan CM
1 week, 2 days 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 …

Indian Women Voters Break Free from Gender-Only Politics
1 week, 5 days ago

Indian Women Voters Break Free from Gender-Only Politics

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 11, 2024 10:40 IST - 10 MINS READ After a decades-long silence following the enactment of the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments in the 1990s, the discussion on women’s political representation and political participation has been revived now. As a result, there was only a slight difference between the Congress and the BJP in terms of women …

Amid Deluge of Schemes Targeting the Female Voter, Has Anything Changed for Indian Women in Politics?
1 week, 5 days ago

Amid Deluge of Schemes Targeting the Female Voter, Has Anything Changed for Indian Women in Politics?

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 11, 2024 10:39 IST - 11 MINS READ After a disappointing performance in Maharashtra in the June Lok Sabha election, the prospects were bleak for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in the Assembly election in November. Maharashtra has 4.6 crore women voters, of which 2.34 crore were already beneficiaries of the scheme by the time the State went …

How Women Voters Are Changing Indian Elections
1 week, 5 days ago

How Women Voters Are Changing Indian Elections

The Hindu  

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After Jharkhand poll debacle, BJP says women voters were wooed away by cash transfer scheme
3 weeks, 1 day ago

After Jharkhand poll debacle, BJP says women voters were wooed away by cash transfer scheme

The Hindu  

The large turnout of women voters and a State scheme to provide financial aid to women were among the factors that led to the BJP’s resounding defeat in the recent Jharkhand Assembly election, according to an internal review of the party’s poll debacle conducted over the weekend in Ranchi. Cash transfer for women Party sources said that during the meeting, …

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

From Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections to bypolls — explained in 6 big numbers
4 weeks, 1 day ago

From Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections to bypolls — explained in 6 big numbers

Live Mint  

Elections explained in six big numbers: Maharashtra and Jharkhand had their 2024 state assembly election results announced on November 23. In the western state, the Bharatiya Janata Party -led Mahayuti alliance saw a landslide victory, while in interior Jharkhand, the JMM-led INDIA bloc scored a big win. Top six 2024 Election Updates in Numbers The NDA or ‘Mahayuti’ in Maharashtra …

Election Result: Record women MLAs and older leadership – what does the new Jharkhand assembly look like?
4 weeks, 1 day 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 …

BJP's vote share bigger than JMM in Jharkhand; 21 women candidates win in Maharashtra: Key takeaways
4 weeks, 1 day 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
4 weeks, 1 day 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 …

Women Voters Script Political Fortunes
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Women Voters Script Political Fortunes

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The recent Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand have highlighted the significant impact of women voters on the political fortunes of both the National Democratic Alliance and the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. The alliance promised to provide Rs.2,500 per month to women starting December if re-elected, in addition to the existing Rs.1,000 given to poor women aged …

Election Results: 5 reasons behind BJP’s best-ever show in Maharashtra – from ‘ladki bahin’ to ‘ek hai to safe hai’
1 month ago

Election Results: 5 reasons behind BJP’s best-ever show in Maharashtra – from ‘ladki bahin’ to ‘ek hai to safe hai’

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has put up a stellar performance in the ruling Mahayuti dispensation's expected victory in Maharashtra. Apart from the BJP, the Mahayuti alliance comprises Ajit Pawar-led NCPand Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. Here's a look at 5 reasons for the BJP's best-ever performance in Maharashtra: 1- Ladki Bahin Yojana In the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the …

Women voters to Hindutva plank: Analyst Rajat Sethi's key takeaways from state results
1 month ago

Women voters to Hindutva plank: Analyst Rajat Sethi's key takeaways from state results

India Today  

Counting of votes began this morning in Maharashtra and Jharkhand in the high-stakes Assembly polls. While the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has taken a massive lead in Maharashtra, the ruling JMM-Congress alliance in Jharkhand defied exit poll projections and crossed the halfway mark. Hindutva triumphs over caste narratives: In Maharashtra, the BJP's strategy of consolidating the Hindutva vote successfully outmanoeuvred …

Election Time ‘Ladies Special’ | Power Play by Anand Mishra
1 month ago

Election Time ‘Ladies Special’ | Power Play by Anand Mishra

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 22, 2024 16:24 IST - 5 MINS READ Dear readers, If the election din in Maharashtra and Jharkhand is anything to go by, you would think women had suddenly become the secret sauce of Indian politics. Be it the BJP’s “beti, roti, aur maati” campaign and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s Maiya Samman Yojana in Jharkhand, or the Eknath …

Jharkhand assembly elections 2024: Women outnumber men in voter roll across 68 constituencies, says ECI
1 month ago

Jharkhand assembly elections 2024: Women outnumber men in voter roll across 68 constituencies, says ECI

India TV News  

Women voters took center stage in the recently concluded Jharkhand Assembly elections, outnumbering men in both phases of polling. K Ravi Kumar, Jharkhand’s Chief Electoral Officer, highlighted the active political engagement of women voters. Interestingly, women voters outnumbered men in 32 constituencies, including those of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and former Chief Minister Champai Soren. Congress leader Rajesh Thakur remarked, …

TN Women Voters Outnumber Men in 207 Assembly Seats
1 month, 3 weeks ago

TN Women Voters Outnumber Men in 207 Assembly Seats

New Indian Express  

Women voters in Tamil Nadu are steadily outnumbering men in all Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies, with women having a significant lead in many areas. According to the draft electoral rolls, women have outnumbered men in 207 Assembly constituencies and in the rest, they will be on the top in a few years.

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 …

News18 SheShakti 2024 salutes spirit of women leadership creating global impact
3 months, 1 week ago

News18 SheShakti 2024 salutes spirit of women leadership creating global impact

Firstpost  

This year’s theme, “Breaking Barriers,” will feature a stellar line-up of women leaders from politics, cinema, and social work, highlighting their remarkable contributions and leadership Indian women are redefining global narratives with their extraordinary achievements, showcasing unmatched passion, determination, and resilience. On September 16, News18 SheShakti 2024 is set to celebrate these pioneering women who have broken barriers and elevated …

Still a man’s world: Haryana political parties shy away from fielding women
3 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 …

Do women prefer the BJP/NDA over other parties?
4 months ago

Do women prefer the BJP/NDA over other parties?

The Hindu  

The role of women voters in Indian elections has become a matter of discussion and analysis over the past decade. Table 3 shows the share of women voters in States where the BJP/NDA gained support among them in the 2024 general elections. Click to subscribe to our Data newsletter The UPA/INDIA bloc gained support among women voters across many States. …

Tribal vote trends reshape Lok Sabha election results
4 months, 1 week ago

Tribal vote trends reshape Lok Sabha election results

The Hindu  

Priyanka Jarkiholi, a tribal woman, made history in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Several prominent tribal leaders were elected to the 18th Lok Sabha, including Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor from Dahod in Gujarat, Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava, from Bardoli Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat, Faggan Singh Kulaste from Mandla Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh, Jual Oram from Sundargarh Lok Sabha seat …

Women’s leadership in corporate India
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Women’s leadership in corporate India

Hindustan Times  

A decade ago, the Companies Act of 2013 and the Securities and Exchange Board of India 's 2014 rules sparked hope for significant shifts in corporate leadership demographics. In India, the landscape is varied: Financial services and technology sectors see around 19% female representation in senior roles, whereas education and government administration boast higher figures at 30% and 28.7% respectively. …

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 | …

Mahua Moitra's ‘warriors are back’ post with women MPs as 18th Lok Sabha session begins
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Mahua Moitra's ‘warriors are back’ post with women MPs as 18th Lok Sabha session begins

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Monday posted 2019 vs 2024 pictures with some of the Opposition women Lok Sabha MPs as the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha began today. Mahua Moitra's ‘warriors are back’ post with women MPs as 18th Lok Sabha session begins The throwback picture from 2019 includes MPs Moitra, Kanimozhi, Supriya Sule, Jothimani, and …

Women MPs in the 18th Lok Sabha | Graphics
5 months, 4 weeks 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 …

2024 Lok Sabha elections: A historic reflection of democratic resilience and evolution
6 months ago

2024 Lok Sabha elections: A historic reflection of democratic resilience and evolution

Firstpost  

Despite existing challenges, such as the underrepresentation of women, India’s democratic elections consistently reinforce the nation’s commitment to empowering its citizens and fostering fair participation in politics India recently concluded a historic six-week-long national election, which has garnered considerable attention both domestically and internationally. In the Lok Sabha Election of 2024, the resurgence of the Congress party and a high …

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 …

‘I will serve people to best of my ability': 26-year-old Congress MP-elect from Karnataka
6 months, 1 week ago

‘I will serve people to best of my ability': 26-year-old Congress MP-elect from Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Sagar Eshwar Khandre, a 26-year-old MP from Karnataka elected from the Bidar Lok Sabha constituency, expressed concern that a lot of students are unable to find jobs and he plans to provide skill development opportunities to them. READ | HD Kumaraswamy: Man who helmed state twice gets a stint at the Centre Khandre has won from Karnataka's Bidar parliamentary constituency. …

Women candidates get 55% representation from Vizianagaram district
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Women candidates get 55% representation from Vizianagaram district

The Hindu  

Women candidates’ stunning performance in Vizianagaram politics has caught the attention of the State, thanks to their spectacular victory in five constituencies out of nine in the united district. Telugu Desam Party candidates Kolla Lalita Kumari, Toyaka Jagadeswari Gummadi Sandhya Rani, Aditi Vijayalakshmi Gajapathi Raju and Jana Sena Party candidate Lokam Madhavi were elected to Assembly. Ms. Lalita Kumar was …

How women candidates fared in Maharashtra this Lok Sabha election
6 months, 2 weeks ago

How women candidates fared in Maharashtra this Lok Sabha election

The Hindu  

Of the 109 women candidates who contested the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, only seven of them got elected to the Parliament. The heavyweights who lost include Bharati Pawar from Dindori, the BJP’s Pankaja Munde, daughter of late BJP leader Gopinath Munde, from Beed, Navneet Rana from Amravati and Sunetra Pawar from Baramati. After getting declared the winner, Mr. …

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 …

BJD’s bold move to boost women’s representation fails to meet expectations
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJD’s bold move to boost women’s representation fails to meet expectations

The Hindu  

The Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal’s attempts to send more women to the State Assembly and Lok Sabha came out a cropper with only five out of 41 women candidates winning the election, halting the trend of party’s successful run with women candidates. As the saffron party swept, none of BJD Lok Sabha women candidates could win their seat. BJD’s …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: BJP’s sustained loss in women’s vote
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: BJP’s sustained loss in women’s vote

The Hindu  

As Table 1 shows, 37% men and 36% women voted for the BJP this time. During the 2019 general elections, the BJP’s success was linked to its popular welfare schemes, particularly those that targeted women voters. Second, the BJP was known as a party of the socially privileged sections and thus had a somewhat skewed social support base. In other …

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 …

UP Lok Sabha 2024 elections winners list: SP leading in 37 seats
6 months, 2 weeks ago

UP Lok Sabha 2024 elections winners list: SP leading in 37 seats

Hindustan Times  

The BJP-led NDA and opposition INDIA bloc were neck-and-neck in the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh after initial rounds of vote counting on June 4. The Bahujan Samaj Party, which had won 10 seats in the last Lok Sabha polls figured nowhere in the list of the Election Commission of India. The Congress fielded its candidates in 17 …

All four women candidates of BJP win in Arunachal polls
6 months, 3 weeks ago

All four women candidates of BJP win in Arunachal polls

The Hindu  

All four women candidates fielded by the BJP in the Arunachal Pradesh assembly elections have registered victories. Former chief minister Kalikho Pul's widow Dasanglu Pul won the Hayuliang seat in Anjaw district unopposed. Nyabi Jini Dirchi, a greenhorn, has this time defeated sitting MLA Gokar Basar in Basar constituency by a margin of 1,791 votes. In 2019, three women had …

LS polls: PM Modi urges young voters, women to vote in large numbers
6 months, 3 weeks ago

LS polls: PM Modi urges young voters, women to vote in large numbers

Deccan Chronicle  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged voters especially women and youth to come out in large numbers in the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections.In a post on X, PM Modi said, "Today is the final phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. "Union Home Minister Amit Shah also posted on X and appealed to voters, especially in …

Lok Sabha polls highlights: AAP's Somnath Bharti to go bald if Modi becomes PM
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls highlights: AAP's Somnath Bharti to go bald if Modi becomes PM

Hindustan Times  

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: Voters queue up to cast their ballots at a polling station during the seventh and final phase of voting for general election in Chandigarh on June 1, 2024. Lok Sabha Election 2024 highlights: Voting for the final and seventh phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections, which began at 7 am on Saturday, concluded …

Lok Sabha polls highlights: AAP's Somnath Bharti to go bald if Modi becomes PM
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls highlights: AAP's Somnath Bharti to go bald if Modi becomes PM

Hindustan Times  

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: Voters queue up to cast their ballots at a polling station during the seventh and final phase of voting for general election in Chandigarh on June 1, 2024. Lok Sabha Election 2024 highlights: Voting for the final and seventh phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections, which began at 7 am on Saturday, concluded …

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 …

Delhi’s women voters weigh the pros and cons of election promises
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Delhi’s women voters weigh the pros and cons of election promises

The Hindu  

Twenty-one-year-old Sonia, who is still on the job hunt despite recently completing courses offering specialisations in both computers and salon services, says that her vote on Saturday will go to the party that will ensure financial independence for women. “We keep hearing about schemes to empower women, like Aam Aadmi Party’s promise to give ₹1,000 to women every month. In …

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, …

Lok Sabha election 2024: Analysis of Candidates contesting in phase 5 polling
7 months ago

Lok Sabha election 2024: Analysis of Candidates contesting in phase 5 polling

The Hindu  

For the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the Association for Democratic Reforms and The National Election Watch analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 695 contenting candidates and found that 159 of them have declared criminal cases against themselves, 122 of which have serious criminal cases against them. The top constituencies with the largest share of contesting candidates with …

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