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35. Women Leadership in Lok Sabha

Since its inception, Indian democracy has been witness to the constant progress and evolution
of the women leadership of the nation. Women members were an integral part of the

constituent assembly which played a key role in shaping the democratic ethos of independent
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India. Since the first general elections organized in 1952 to the elections of 17 Lok Sabha held
in 2019, there has been a continuous growth of participation of women in the nation’s

leadership.

The representation of the women which was 22 in the second Lok Sabha in 1957 has increased
to 78 in 2019. The strength of women which was 4.45% of the lower house of the parliament in
1957 increased to 14.36% in 2019. Also, the number of women who contested in 1957 was 45,
which increased to 726 in 2019.

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