In 2021, the share of women contestants in the legislative assembly elections in West Bengal, an Indian state, stood at 11.3 percent. Since 1996, the share of women contestants in legislative assembly elections across the state had almost doubled.
Share of women contestants in the Vidhan Sabha elections in West Bengal in India from 1996 to 2021
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Factly. (September 29, 2023). Share of women contestants in the Vidhan Sabha elections in West Bengal in India from 1996 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416419/india-women-in-legislative-assembly-elections-west-bengal/
Factly. "Share of women contestants in the Vidhan Sabha elections in West Bengal in India from 1996 to 2021." Chart. September 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416419/india-women-in-legislative-assembly-elections-west-bengal/
Factly. (2023). Share of women contestants in the Vidhan Sabha elections in West Bengal in India from 1996 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416419/india-women-in-legislative-assembly-elections-west-bengal/
Factly. "Share of Women Contestants in The Vidhan Sabha Elections in West Bengal in India from 1996 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416419/india-women-in-legislative-assembly-elections-west-bengal/
Factly, Share of women contestants in the Vidhan Sabha elections in West Bengal in India from 1996 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416419/india-women-in-legislative-assembly-elections-west-bengal/ (last visited March 11, 2025)
Share of women contestants in the Vidhan Sabha elections in West Bengal in India from 1996 to 2021 [Graph], Factly, September 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416419/india-women-in-legislative-assembly-elections-west-bengal/