A statement showing the details of percentage of women elected/nominated to Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha is enclosed as Annexure-A and different State Assemblies is enclosed as Annexure-B.
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 the Minister of Law and Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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ANNEXURE-A
Percentage of Women elected to both Houses of Parliament
|
Sl. No.
|
Name of the House/State
|
% of Women MPs/MLAs
|
-
|
Lok Sabha
|
14.94
|
-
|
Rajya Sabha
|
14.05
|
ANNEXURE-B
Percentage of Women elected to the State Legislative Assemblies
|
Sl. No.
|
Name of State / Union territories
|
Year of Last General Election to Legislative Assembly
|
% of Seats won by Women
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
2019
|
8.00
|
|
2.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
2019
|
5.00
|
|
3.
|
Assam
|
2021
|
4.76
|
|
4.
|
Bihar
|
2020
|
10.70
|
|
5.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
2018
|
14.44
|
|
6.
|
Goa
|
2022
|
7.50
|
|
7.
|
Gujarat
|
2017
|
7.14
|
|
8.
|
Haryana
|
2019
|
10.00
|
|
9.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
2017
|
5.88
|
|
10.
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
2014
|
2.30
|
|
11.
|
Jharkhand
|
2019
|
12.35
|
|
12.
|
Karnataka
|
2018
|
3.14
|
|
13.
|
Kerala
|
2021
|
7.86
|
|
14.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
2018
|
9.13
|
|
15.
|
Maharashtra
|
2019
|
8.33
|
|
16.
|
Manipur
|
2022
|
8.33
|
|
17.
|
Meghalaya
|
2018
|
5.08
|
|
18.
|
Mizoram
|
2018
|
0
|
|
19.
|
Nagaland
|
2018
|
0
|
|
20.
|
Odisha
|
2019
|
8.90
|
|
21.
|
Punjab
|
2022
|
11.11
|
|
22.
|
Rajasthan
|
2018
|
12.00
|
|
23.
|
Sikkim
|
2019
|
9.38
|
|
24.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
2021
|
5.13
|
|
25.
|
Telangana
|
2018
|
5.04
|
|
26.
|
Tripura
|
2018
|
5.00
|
|
27.
|
Uttarakhand
|
2022
|
11.43
|
|
28.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
2022
|
11.66
|
|
29.
|
West Bengal
|
2021
|
13.70
|
|
30.
|
NCT of Delhi
|
2020
|
11.43
|
|
31.
|
Puducherry
|
2021
|
3.33
|
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