Table – 1
Women’s Representation in Parliament 1952-1998
Year
Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha*
Seats
Women MPs
% of Women MPs
Seats
Women MPs
% of Women MPs
1952
499
22
4.41
219
16
07.31
1957
500
27
5.40
237
18
07.59
1962
503
34
6.76
238
18
07.56
1967
523
31
5.93
240
20
08.33
1971
521
22
4.22
243
17
07.00
1977
544
19
3.49
244
25
10.25
1980
544
28
5.15
244
24
09.84
1984
544
44
8.09
244
28
11.48
1989
517
27
5.22
245
24
09.80
1991
544
39
7.17
245
38
15.51
1996
543
39
7.18
223
19
08.52
1998
543
43
7.92
245
15
06.12
Average
527
31
5.91
239
22
09.11