Tripura, whose one seat went to polls, recorded the highest polling percentage of 79.9 per cent, followed by West Bengal (3 seats) at 77.57 per cent, while Puducherry reported 73.25 per cent voter turnout. The lowest voting took place in Bihar where only 47.49 per cent voters landed up for polling in four seats
Krishna Kumari Rai | Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang Golay's wife Krishna Kumari Rai to contest Lok Sabha polls telegraphindia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from telegraphindia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
For years, Krishna Kumari Rai from the Kulung Rai community in Nepal, had to leave her home to secure her family’s livelihood. Forced to travel to Bhutan to work as a laborer in orange orchards and in Nepal’s carpet factories, making a living meant facing undue hardship as well as risks to her safety and .
A recent paper from the World Bank suggests that a targeted inclusion of women in the workforce would increase economic growth by 26% of global GDP by 2025