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- During the recent 17th Lok Sabha,78 elected women MPs have got elected.This is highest number of women representatives ever.
- Women will account for 14.39% of the entire strength of the Lower House, which was at 12.5% with a total of 65 women MPs in the previous Lok Sabha. However,the regional parties has the higher ratio of women MPs.
- Women candidates also displayed a higher winnability factor or strike rate.A higher success rate or winnability factor shown by women candidates is consistent with the past record.
- The 78 elected women MPs emerged winners out of the total 716 women candidates who fought during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, which is a success rate of 10.89%.This is much higher than the success rate shown by male candidates of 6.41%.
- Further,the Constitution (One Hundred and Eighth Amendment) Bill,2008 (commonly known as Women Reservation Bill) seeks to reserve one-third of all seats for women in the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies. The bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha in 2010 but is still pending in Lok Sabha.



