Results/Demographics Results
ECI results
Analysis · who gets elected

Who represents India

India, Lok Sabha. Affidavit data available for 16 elections.

All IndiaANDHRA PRADESHARUNACHAL PRADESHASSAMBIHARCHHATTISGARHDAMAN AND DIUDELHIGOAGUJARATHARYANAHIMACHAL PRADESHJAMMU AND KASHMIRJHARKHANDKARNATAKAKERALAMADHYA PRADESHMAHARASHTRAMANIPURMEGHALAYAMIZORAMNAGALANDODISHAPUDUCHERRYPUNJABRAJASTHANSIKKIMTAMIL NADUTELANGANATRIPURAUTTAR PRADESHUTTARAKHANDWEST BENGAL
Top education
Post Graduate
141 winners · 2004
Second
Graduate
126 winners
Graduate+
70%
381 of 543 with degree or higher
Top profession
Other
513 winners

[01]Winners by education

Highest qualification of elected members, 2004
Post Graduate 141 (25%)
Graduate 126 (23%)
Graduate Professional 95 (17%)
12th Pass 46 (8%)
Unknown 43 (7%)
10th Pass 41 (7%)
Doctorate 19 (3%)
8th Pass 11 (2%)
Others 9 (1%)
Literate 8 (1%)
5th Pass 4 (0%)

[02]Winners by profession

Main profession of elected members, 2004
Other 513 (94%)
Unknown 30 (5%)

[03]Graduate+ share over time

Share of winners with a degree or higher, each election
  1. 2004
    70.2% · 381 of 543
  2. 2009
    72.4% · 393 of 543
  3. 2014
    74.8% · 406 of 543
  4. 2019
    71.8% · 390 of 543
  5. 2024
    77.0% · 372 of 483

[04]Computed insights

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

  1. Post Graduate is the most common education level among 2004 winners — 141 of 543 (25%).

    Post Graduate: 141 of 543

  2. 70% of winners (381 of 543) hold a graduate degree or higher.

    Graduate+: 70%

  3. 162 winners (29%) have below-graduate education.

    Below graduate: 29%

  4. The graduate+ share has risen from 70.2% (2004) to 77.0% (2024) — a shift of +6.9 percentage points.

    Graduate+ Δ +6.9 pp over 5 elections

  5. The most common profession among winners is Other — 513 of 543 (94%).

    Top profession: Other at 94%
An unhandled error has occurred. Reload