Just 8 per cent of women candidates in first two phases of Lok Sabha polls
Lok Sabha polls, with political activists saying it reflects a deeper issue of gender bias and that the talk of empowering them rings hollow. In the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls, there were 135 women candidates while in the second phase, there were 100 women candidates, bringing the combined total for the first two phases to 235 women candidates. Of the 135 women candidates in phase 1, Tamil Nadu had the highest share at 76, but they account for just 8 per cent of the candidates in the state, while Kerala has the maximum women candidates at 24 in phase 2.
Party-wise, the Congress has fielded 44 women till now while 69 women have been fielded by the BJP in the first two phases.
This significant gender imbalance has sparked criticism from political analysts and activists, who ask why parties are waiting for the Women's Reservation Bill to be implemented instead of proactively issuing tickets to women.
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Dr Sushila Ramaswamy, Associate Professor at Delhi University's Jesus and Mary
