Analysis · who gets elected

Who represents India

GUJARAT, Lok Sabha. Affidavit data available for 15 elections.

Top education

12th Pass

6 winners · 2019

Second

Graduate Professional

5 winners

Graduate+

46%

12 of 26 with degree or higher

Top profession

Business

8 winners

[01]Winners by education

Highest qualification of elected members, 2019

12th Pass 6 (23%)

Graduate Professional 5 (19%)

Others 4 (15%)

Post Graduate 4 (15%)

Graduate 3 (11%)

10th Pass 2 (7%)

8th Pass 2 (7%)

Main profession of elected members, 2019

Business 8 (30%)

Agriculture 7 (26%)

Liberal Profession or Professional 4 (15%)

Other 3 (11%)

Social Work 2 (7%)

Politics 1 (3%)

Salaried Work or Employed 1 (3%)

Share of winners with a degree or higher, each election

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

12th Pass is the most common education level among 2019 winners — 6 of 26 (23%).
12th Pass: 6 of 26
46% of winners (12 of 26) hold a graduate degree or higher.
Graduate+: 46%
14 winners (53%) have below-graduate education.
Below graduate: 53%
The graduate+ share has fallen from 69.2% (2004) to 46.2% (2019) — a shift of -23.1 percentage points.
Graduate+ Δ -23.1 pp over 4 elections
The most common profession among winners is Business — 8 of 26 (30%).
Top profession: Business at 30%