Women's Representation in Indian Politics: An Analytical Study
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In India, women's representation in politics has lagged behind the country's female population. Due to a variety of socioeconomic and cultural factors, women are underrepresented in decision-making processes in the country. However, the Constitution guarantees gender equality, which includes women's political representation. The reservation was established to allow women to participate, but only in the penchant system, which is the government's third level. Assembly elections to State Legislative Assemblies and General Parliament elections are not included. As a result, the goal of this study was to learn more about how women have been represented in Indian politics since independence. To narrow things down, only 40 decades of state legislative elections in one state, Rajasthan, were studied to see how women's representation has changed over time. The research question was answered and analysis was done based on the data collected.
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