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Women in parliament

KARNATAKA, 1962–2019. 15 elections tracked.

All IndiaANDHRA PRADESHARUNACHAL PRADESHASSAMBIHARCHHATTISGARHDAMAN AND DIUDELHIGOAGUJARATHARYANAHIMACHAL PRADESHJAMMU AND KASHMIRJHARKHANDKARNATAKAKERALAMADHYA PRADESHMAHARASHTRAMANIPURMEGHALAYAMIZORAMNAGALANDODISHAPUDUCHERRYPUNJABRAJASTHANSIKKIMTAMIL NADUTELANGANATRIPURAUTTAR PRADESHUTTARAKHANDWEST BENGAL
Women elected
7.14%
2019 · Lok Sabha
Women winners
~2
Of 28 seats
Vs previous
+3.57pp
From 3.57% in 2014
All-time peak
10.71%
1991
Parity gap
42.86pp
Distance to 50% representation

[01]Women winners over time

Share of seats won by women, 1962–2019
  1. 2019
    7.14%
  2. 2014
    3.57%
  3. 2009
    3.57%
  4. 2004
    7.14%
  5. 1999
    7.14%
  6. 1998
    0.0%
  7. 1996
    3.57%
  8. 1991
    10.71%
  9. 1989
    3.57%
  10. 1984
    7.14%
  11. 1980
    0.0%
  12. 1977
    3.57%
  13. 1971
    3.7%
  14. 1967
    3.7%
  15. 1962
    3.85%

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

  1. Women's representation has grown from 3.85% (1962) to 7.14% (2019) — a gain of 3.29 percentage points over 15 elections.

    +3.29 pp over 1962–2019

  2. Women's representation peaked in 1991 at 10.71% — the 2019 figure of 7.14% is below that mark.

    Peak: 1991 at 10.71%

  3. At the historical rate of 0.22 pp per election, parity (50%) would take roughly 196 more elections.

    42.86 pp to parity, ~196 elections at current rate
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