Results/Demographics
Results
ECI results
Analysis · who gets elected
Who represents India
India, Lok Sabha. Affidavit data available for 16 elections.
Top education
Post Graduate
149 winners · 2014
Second
Graduate
118 winners
Graduate+
74%
406 of 543 with degree or higher
Top profession
Business
161 winners
[01]Winners by education
Post Graduate
149 (27%)
Graduate
118 (21%)
Graduate Professional
106 (19%)
12th Pass
58 (10%)
10th Pass
48 (8%)
Doctorate
33 (6%)
Others
10 (1%)
8th Pass
9 (1%)
5th Pass
6 (1%)
Literate
5 (0%)
Illiterate
1 (0%)
[02]Winners by profession
Business
161 (29%)
Agriculture
88 (16%)
Liberal Profession or Professional
88 (16%)
Politics
80 (14%)
Social Work
42 (7%)
Retired or Pension
29 (5%)
Education
13 (2%)
Other
12 (2%)
Salaried Work or Employed
12 (2%)
Former Government
8 (1%)
Small Business or Self-employed
8 (1%)
Religious Occupation
1 (0%)
Traditional Occupation
1 (0%)
[03]Graduate+ share over time
- 2004
70.2% · 381 of 543
- 2009
72.4% · 393 of 543
- 2014
74.8% · 406 of 543
- 2019
71.8% · 390 of 543
- 2024
77.0% · 372 of 483
[04]Computed insights
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Post Graduate is the most common education level among 2014 winners — 149 of 543 (27%).
Post Graduate: 149 of 543 -
74% of winners (406 of 543) hold a graduate degree or higher.
Graduate+: 74% -
137 winners (25%) have below-graduate education.
Below graduate: 25% -
The graduate+ share has risen from 70.2% (2004) to 77.0% (2024) — a shift of +6.9 percentage points.
Graduate+ Δ +6.9 pp over 5 elections -
The most common profession among winners is Business — 161 of 543 (29%).
Top profession: Business at 29%