Analysis · who gets elected

Who represents India

WEST BENGAL, Lok Sabha. Affidavit data available for 15 elections.

Top education

Graduate

14 winners · 2019

Second

Graduate Professional

9 winners

Graduate+

73%

31 of 42 with degree or higher

Top profession

Politics

9 winners

[01]Winners by education

Highest qualification of elected members, 2019

Graduate 14 (33%)

Graduate Professional 9 (21%)

Post Graduate 6 (14%)

10th Pass 4 (9%)

12th Pass 3 (7%)

8th Pass 3 (7%)

Doctorate 2 (4%)

Others 1 (2%)

Main profession of elected members, 2019

Politics 9 (21%)

Liberal Profession or Professional 8 (19%)

Business 6 (14%)

Salaried Work or Employed 5 (11%)

Education 3 (7%)

Social Work 3 (7%)

Former Government 2 (4%)

Retired or Pension 2 (4%)

Agricultural Labour 1 (2%)

Agriculture 1 (2%)

Other 1 (2%)

Religious Occupation 1 (2%)

Share of winners with a degree or higher, each election

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

Graduate is the most common education level among 2019 winners — 14 of 42 (33%).
Graduate: 14 of 42
73% of winners (31 of 42) hold a graduate degree or higher.
Graduate+: 73%
11 winners (26%) have below-graduate education.
Below graduate: 26%
The graduate+ share has fallen from 73.8% (2004) to 73.8% (2019) — a shift of +0.0 percentage points.
Graduate+ Δ +0.0 pp over 4 elections
The most common profession among winners is Politics — 9 of 42 (21%).
Top profession: Politics at 21%