Ministry of Law and Justice
Women MPs and MLAs
Posted On: 09 DEC 2022 7:15PM by PIB Delhi
A statement showing the details of percentage of women elected/nominated to Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha is enclosed as Annexure-A and different State Assemblies is enclosed as Annexure-B.
Gender justice is an important commitment of the Government. The issue involved needs careful consideration on the basis of the consensus among all political parties before a Bill for amendment in the Constitution is brought before Parliament.
This information was given by the Minister of Law and Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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ANNEXURE-A
Percentage of Women elected to both Houses of Parliament
|
Sl. No. |
Name of the House/State |
% of Women MPs/MLAs |
|
|
Lok Sabha |
14.94 |
|
|
Rajya Sabha |
14.05 |
ANNEXURE-B
Percentage of Women elected to the State Legislative Assemblies
|
Sl. No. |
Name of State / Union territories |
Year of Last General Election to Legislative Assembly |
% of Seats won by Women |
|
1. |
Andhra Pradesh |
2019 |
8.00 |
|
2. |
Arunachal Pradesh |
2019 |
5.00 |
|
3. |
Assam |
2021 |
4.76 |
|
4. |
Bihar |
2020 |
10.70 |
|
5. |
Chhattisgarh |
2018 |
14.44 |
|
6. |
Goa |
2022 |
7.50 |
|
7. |
Gujarat |
2017 |
7.14 |
|
8. |
Haryana |
2019 |
10.00 |
|
9. |
Himachal Pradesh |
2017 |
5.88 |
|
10. |
Jammu and Kashmir |
2014 |
2.30 |
|
11. |
Jharkhand |
2019 |
12.35 |
|
12. |
Karnataka |
2018 |
3.14 |
|
13. |
Kerala |
2021 |
7.86 |
|
14. |
Madhya Pradesh |
2018 |
9.13 |
|
15. |
Maharashtra |
2019 |
8.33 |
|
16. |
Manipur |
2022 |
8.33 |
|
17. |
Meghalaya |
2018 |
5.08 |
|
18. |
Mizoram |
2018 |
0 |
|
19. |
Nagaland |
2018 |
0 |
|
20. |
Odisha |
2019 |
8.90 |
|
21. |
Punjab |
2022 |
11.11 |
|
22. |
Rajasthan |
2018 |
12.00 |
|
23. |
Sikkim |
2019 |
9.38 |
|
24. |
Tamil Nadu |
2021 |
5.13 |
|
25. |
Telangana |
2018 |
5.04 |
|
26. |
Tripura |
2018 |
5.00 |
|
27. |
Uttarakhand |
2022 |
11.43 |
|
28. |
Uttar Pradesh |
2022 |
11.66 |
|
29. |
West Bengal |
2021 |
13.70 |
|
30. |
NCT of Delhi |
2020 |
11.43 |
|
31. |
Puducherry |
2021 |
3.33 |
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