Women lawmakers declining in Assam Assembly
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Sujit Chakraborty ( IANS) |
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Tue, May 4 2021 21:06 IST |
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Women lawmakers declining in Assam assembly. Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, May 4 : The number of women legislators in the 126-member Assam Assembly has been declining from a high of 14 in 2011, eight in 2016 and only six this time.
In all 74 women candidates (7.8 per cent) among the total of 946 aspirants contested the recently held three-phase Assam Assembly elections and only six of them entered into the Assembly three are of the ruling BJP, one of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and two of opposition Congress.
In the previous Assam Assembly elections in 2016, 91 women candidates were in the fray with eight of them elected to the 126-member House while in 2011, 85 women had tried their electoral fate and 14, highest so far in the House, secured the success.
Only 7.8% women candidates in Assam electoral battle
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Sujit Chakraborty ( IANS) |
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Sun, Apr 4 2021 16:03 IST |
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Only 7.8% women candidates in Assam electoral battle. Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, April 4 : Only 7.8 per cent women candidates are among the total 946 contestants in fray for the 126-member Assam Assembly elections, leading to discontent among female activists and writers.
According to the state s Chief Electoral Officer Nitin Khade, of the total 946 candidates, 74 are women while, out of the overall 2,33,74,087 voters, 1,15,50,403 are females.
He said out of the 33,530 polling stations set up for the three phases (March 27, April 1, April 6) of the polls across the state, 1,351 are all women managed.