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This story is from November 4, 2019

Women count in Haryana House falls from 13% in 2014 to 9% in 2019

The number of women dropped in Haryana from 13% in the last assembly to 9% this year. In Maharashtra assembly, 24 women were elected this year compared to 20 in the last assembly, an analysis by PRS Legislative Research has shown. The analysis showed an upward curve in terms of educational qualification of MLAs.
Women count in Haryana House falls from 13% in 2014 to 9% in 2019
The number of women dropped in Haryana from 13% in the last assembly to 9% this year. (Representative image)
Key Highlights
  • Only 15% of MLAs elected to the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly are between the ages of 25 and 40 years while in the 90-member Haryana assembly, it is just 11%, an analysis revealed
  • The number of women dropped in Haryana from 13% in the last assembly to 9% this year
NEW DELHI: Only 15% of MLAs elected to the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly are between the ages of 25 and 40 years while in the 90-member Haryana assembly, it is just 11%, an analysis by PRS Legislative Research has shown.
However, the number of MLAs above 70 years in Haryana has gone up from 1% in 2014 to 7% in 2019. The average age of MLAs in the current Haryana assembly is 55 years.
In Maharashtra, the number of over-70 MLAs fell from 2% in 2014 to 1% this time.
The number of those in the 25-40 bracket in the state fell from 20% to 15%, while 85% members are above 40 years of age.
The number of women dropped in Haryana from 13% in the last assembly to 9% this year. In Maharashtra, 24 women were elected this year compared to 20 in the last assembly.
The analysis showed an upward curve in terms of educational qualification of MLAs. The 14th Maharashtra assembly elected 57% members who are at least graduates, with 15% of them holding post-graduate degrees. The number of members educated up to the higher secondary level dropped from 47% to 43%, while the number of graduates rose from 40% to 42% .
The Haryana assembly has 69% MLAs who have at least a bachelors degree, but the number of graduates fell from 54% in 2014 to 51% and post-graduates from 20% to 18%. The number of those who have studied up to the higher secondary level went up from 26% to 31%.
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