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36. Educational Background of Members from 1 st

th
to 17 Lok Sabha

Since the first general elections held in 1951-52, Lok Sabha has witnessed members with wide
range of educational background enriching the lower house and bringing diverse ideas to
strengthen Indian democracy. From under matric to post graduates and doctorates, Lok Sabha

members get elected from diverse educational background. Below is the data regarding the
educational background of Lok Sabha members from 1951-52 to 2019.

Educational 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th
Background

Under 112 120 141 54 119 52 53 42 10 18 15 12 15 19 20 16 13
Matriculates
Matriculates/ 88 90 87 101 82 132 118 112 94 101 102 107 90 96 97 102 113

Under-Graduates
Graduates 177 160 157 172 178 205 213 238 233 220 222 237 256 249 147 222 242

Post-Graduates 85 92 98 113 127 132 136 131 124 145 149 149 145 157 256 161 150

Doctorates 15 9 7 17 8 9 8 10 17 20 29 24 27 22 24 41 31

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