This statistic illustrates the number of women candidates in the Lok Sabha elections from 1957 to 2019. There were 719 women candidates contesting for the 17th Lok Sabha elections in 2019, making it the elections with highest women participation since 1957.
Number of women candidates in the Lok Sabha elections from 1957 to 2019
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IndiaSpend. (May 24, 2019). Number of women candidates in the Lok Sabha elections from 1957 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010882/women-candidates-lok-sabha-elections-india/
IndiaSpend. "Number of women candidates in the Lok Sabha elections from 1957 to 2019 ." Chart. May 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010882/women-candidates-lok-sabha-elections-india/
IndiaSpend. (2019). Number of women candidates in the Lok Sabha elections from 1957 to 2019 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010882/women-candidates-lok-sabha-elections-india/
IndiaSpend. "Number of Women Candidates in The Lok Sabha Elections from 1957 to 2019 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010882/women-candidates-lok-sabha-elections-india/
IndiaSpend, Number of women candidates in the Lok Sabha elections from 1957 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010882/women-candidates-lok-sabha-elections-india/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of women candidates in the Lok Sabha elections from 1957 to 2019 [Graph], IndiaSpend, May 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010882/women-candidates-lok-sabha-elections-india/