In UP, State With Most Lok Sabha Seats, Only 10% Of New MPs Are Women
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A total of 851 candidates in Uttar Pradesh contested the elections for 80 seats, out of which 771 were men and 80 women
Uttar Pradesh, a state with more than six crore women voters, will send just seven women MPs to parliament.
While all political parties have been championing adequate female representation in the Lok Sabha, less than 10 per cent of all candidates who fought the Lok Sabha election were women.
A total of 851 candidates in Uttar Pradesh contested the elections for 80 seats, out of which 771 were men and 80 women.
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