Ministry of Law and Justice
Women Reservtion In Parliament And State Assemblies
Posted On:
24 MAR 2022 4:35PM by PIB Delhi
A statement showing the details of percentage of women elected to Parliament of India and different State Assemblies is enclosed as Annexure-A. Further, a statement regarding percentage of women elected in recently concluded Legislative Assembly Elections of 5 States has also been enclosed as Annexure-B. However, the Government has not maintained any such data relating to India’s position in comparison to other countries having Parliamentary democracies in this regard.
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 Shri Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister, Ministry of Law and Justice, in Rajya Sabha today.
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ANNEXURE-A
Percentage of Women elected to both Houses of Parliament
and State Legislative Assemblies.
The number and percentage of women Contestants and Women elected over Total Seats in Last 5 General Elections to Lok Sabha is given in the table below:
|
Year of General Election
|
Contestants
|
Elected
|
|
Total
|
Women
(In Number)
|
Women
(In %)
|
Total Seats
|
Women
(In Number)
|
Women
(In %)
|
|
|
1999
|
4648
|
284
|
6.1
|
543
|
49
|
9.0
|
|
|
2004
|
5435
|
355
|
6.5
|
543
|
45
|
8.3
|
|
|
2009
|
8070
|
556
|
6.9
|
543
|
59
|
10.9
|
|
|
2014
|
8251
|
668
|
8.0
|
543
|
62
|
11.4
|
|
|
2019
|
8054
|
726
|
9.0
|
543
|
78
|
14.4
|
|
The representation of Women elected /nominated in Rajya Sabha during 2012 to 2021 is given below:
|
Year
|
Women Member
|
|
Number
|
Percentage#
|
|
2012
|
24
|
9.8
|
|
2014
|
31
|
12.8
|
|
2016
|
27
|
11.0
|
|
2018
|
28
|
11.4
|
|
2019^
|
26
|
10.83
|
|
2021$
|
29
|
12.24
|
#While calculating percentage, vacant seats have been excluded.
^ As on 17th October, 2019
$ As on 12th November, 2021
The table showing the participation of Women in Legislative Assemblies of State/UT is given below:
(As on 31st December, 2021)
|
Sr. No.
|
Name of State / UT
|
Year of Last General Election to Legislative Assembly
|
% Of Women Contestants
|
% Of Seats won by Women
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
2019
|
9.96
|
8.00
|
|
2.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
2019
|
5.98
|
5.00
|
|
3.
|
Assam
|
2021
|
8.03
|
4.76
|
|
4.
|
Bihar
|
2020
|
9.91
|
10.70
|
|
5.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
2018
|
10.40
|
14.44
|
|
6.
|
Goa
|
2017
|
7.57
|
5.00
|
|
7.
|
Gujarat
|
2017
|
6.89
|
7.14
|
|
8.
|
Haryana
|
2019
|
9.24
|
10.00
|
|
9.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
2017
|
5.62
|
5.88
|
|
10.
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
2014
|
3.37
|
2.30
|
|
11.
|
Jharkhand
|
2019
|
10.44
|
12.35
|
|
12.
|
Karnataka
|
2018
|
8.31
|
3.14
|
|
13.
|
Kerala
|
2021
|
10.97
|
7.86
|
|
14.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
2018
|
8.62
|
9.13
|
|
15.
|
Maharashtra
|
2019
|
7.38
|
8.33
|
|
16.
|
Manipur
|
2017
|
4.13
|
3.33
|
|
17.
|
Meghalaya
|
2018
|
8.86
|
5.08
|
|
18.
|
Mizoram
|
2018
|
8.61
|
0
|
|
19.
|
Nagaland
|
2018
|
2.56
|
0
|
|
20.
|
Odisha
|
2019
|
9.94
|
8.90
|
|
21.
|
Punjab
|
2017
|
7.07
|
5.13
|
|
22.
|
Rajasthan
|
2018
|
8.24
|
12.00
|
|
23.
|
Sikkim
|
2019
|
10.66
|
9.38
|
|
24.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
2021
|
10.33
|
5.13
|
|
25.
|
Telangana
|
2018
|
7.69
|
5.04
|
|
26.
|
Tripura
|
2018
|
8.08
|
5.00
|
|
27.
|
Uttarakhand
|
2017
|
9.73
|
7.14
|
|
28.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
2017
|
9.93
|
10.55
|
|
29.
|
West Bengal
|
2021
|
11.34
|
13.70
|
|
30.
|
NCT of Delhi
|
2020
|
11.76
|
11.43
|
|
31.
|
Puducherry
|
2021
|
11.11
|
3.33
|
ANNEXURE-B
Percentage of Women elected in recently concluded Legislative Assembly Elections of 5 States 2022
|
Name of the State
|
Contestants
|
Elected
|
|
Total
|
Women
(In Number)
|
Women
(In %)
|
Total Seats
|
Women
(In Number)
|
Women
(In %)
|
|
|
Goa
|
301
|
26
|
8.64
|
40
|
3
|
7.50
|
|
|
Manipur
|
265
|
17
|
6.42
|
60
|
5
|
8.33
|
|
|
Punjab
|
1304
|
93
|
7.13
|
117
|
13
|
11.11
|
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
632
|
63
|
9.97
|
70
|
8
|
11.43
|
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
4442
|
561
|
12.63
|
403
|
47
|
11.66
|
|
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