Analysis · representation

Women in parliament

India, 1962–2024. 16 elections tracked.

Women elected

13.66%

2024 · Lok Sabha

Women winners

~74

Of 543 seats

Vs previous

-0.7pp

From 14.36% in 2019

All-time peak

14.36%

2019

Parity gap

36.34pp

Distance to 50% representation

[01]Women winners over time

Share of seats won by women, 1962–2024

Women winners as a share of seats, latest election per state

Meghalaya 50.0%2019 · 2 seats

Tripura 50.0%2019 · 2 seats

Odisha 33.33%2019 · 21 seats

Chhattisgarh 27.27%2019 · 11 seats

West Bengal 26.19%2019 · 42 seats

Gujarat 23.08%2019 · 26 seats

Uttarakhand 20.0%2019 · 5 seats

Maharashtra 16.67%2019 · 48 seats

Andhra Pradesh 16.0%2019 · 25 seats

Punjab 15.38%2019 · 13 seats

Delhi 14.29%2019 · 7 seats

Jharkhand 14.29%2019 · 14 seats

Madhya Pradesh 13.79%2019 · 29 seats

Uttar Pradesh 13.75%2019 · 80 seats

Rajasthan 12.0%2019 · 25 seats

Haryana 10.0%2019 · 10 seats

Tamil Nadu 7.69%2019 · 39 seats

Bihar 7.5%2019 · 40 seats

Assam 7.14%2019 · 14 seats

Karnataka 7.14%2019 · 28 seats

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

Women's representation has grown from 7.29% (1962) to 13.66% (2024) — a gain of 6.37 percentage points over 16 elections.
+6.37 pp over 1962–2024
Women's representation peaked in 2019 at 14.36% — the 2024 figure of 13.66% is below that mark.
Peak: 2019 at 14.36%
At the historical rate of 0.4 pp per election, parity (50%) would take roughly 92 more elections.
36.34 pp to parity, ~92 elections at current rate
Meghalaya leads with 50.0% women elected, while Sikkim is lowest at 0.0%.
Range: 50.0% to 0.0%