5 Women MPs from State Set to Make Their Mark in Lok SabhaSrivastava, Kanchan
There are 66 women MPs in Lok Sabha (parliament’s lower house), occupying 12.6% of its524seats, while theworld averagewas 24.3% on January 1, 2019). In more than six decades till 2014, as women’s share in India’s population remained at48.5%, the share of women MPsincreasedeight per...
Reservation for women: The Bill reserves, "as nearly as may be," one-third of all seats in the Lok Sabha, state legislative assemblies, and the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi for women. This includes seats reserved for SCs and...
Wayanad LS bypoll: Priyanka crosses lead achieved by Rahul in 2024 Lok Sabha polls ‘Snow Flower:’ A Cross-Country tale of of Culture, Family, and Identity Priyanka’s post on X after her thumping win in Wayanad Film industry can better support and empower women, both on-screen and...
She was determined to stay in school and become a teacher. At age 13, when she was about to be pulled out of school and undergo FGM/C she made a deal with her father: She would submit to cutting, but only if she could continue with her schooling. Her father agreed. ...
15th Lok Sabha: Ladies first ; Boasting of the highest number of women MPs ever, the 15th Lok Sabha marks the dawn of a new era in Parliament.India Today Bureau
More women MPs than ever before were elected to the lower house of the national parliament of India in the 2009 general election. Yet, the increase in women's presence in the Lok Sabha cannot necessarily be attributed to the increased willingness of political parties to field more women ...
More women MPs than ever before were elected to the lower house of the national parliament of India in the 2009 general election. Yet, the increase in women's presence in the Lok Sabha cannot necessarily be attributed to the increased willingness of political parties to field more women...
No woman representation from Kerala in 2024 Lok Sabha Trends show UDF wave:Shafi Parambil and MK Raghavan among leading candidates Legal action against spreaders of fake news during vote counting, says District Collector EXTENSION OF SERVICE OF WEEKLY SUPERFAST SPECIALS Kerala pensioners to stage ...
In the worst-affected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Central and Southern Asia -– the regions with the greatest burden of newborn and maternal deaths — fewer than 60% of women receive even four, of WHO’s recommended eight, antenatal checks. “...