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Yuvajana
         Sramika
         Rythu
         Congress
         Party
         (YSRCP)
         Andhra         4           4      0      100    0      217204        15537006.00  5.52       6.87  13.98
         Pradesh
         Total          4           4      0      100    0      217204        15537006.00  5.52       6.87  13.98
         Grand Total    57.00       17.0   19.0   29.8   33.3   17065893.0 126398584.0 1.05           1.61  13.50
                                    0      0      2      3      0             0



        The highest number of female candidates who won amongst state parties in general elections

        2019 was from Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha. Out of the 7 female candidates fielded by BJD, 5
        won; which includes Hon’ble MP of Keonjhar (reserved for ST), Chandrani Murmu, who was the
        youngest MP to be elected to Lok Sabha in 2019. Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP)

        gave  ticket  to  4  female  candidates  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  all  of  whom  won.  The  two  female
        candidates  of  Dravida  Munnetra  Kazhagam  (DMK)  also  won  in  Tamil  Nadu.
        Following state parties had one winning female candidate each:


        ▪ Janata Dal (United) in Bihar
        ▪ Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJP) in Bihar
        ▪ Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in Punjab

        ▪ Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in Telangana
        ▪ National People's Party (NPEP) in Meghalaya











                      Chart 1: Winning Women Candidates of National Parties in General Elections 2019


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                    30

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                    20                  41

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                    10

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                            AITC        BJP        BSP        CPI        CPI-M       INC        NCP



















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