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