A Comparison: Number Of Female MPs In 2024 To 2019 In Lok Sabha

Number of Female MPs In 2024 Compared To 2019 Lok Sabha

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In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, 74 women clinched seats as Members of Parliament, forming just 13.6% of the Lower House's 543 members

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In 2019, a record high of 78 women (14.3% of 543 MPs) were elected to the Lok Sabha, slightly surpassing the 74 women in 2024

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In 2019, 726 women contested elections; 78 of them won. In 2024, a total of 797 women contested the elections, with 74 of them getting elected

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31 of the elected women belong to the BJP, Congress, with 14 women members elected to the Lok Sabha, takes the second spot, TMC is in the third place

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