17th Lok Sabha to witness 78 woman MPs
26, May 2019
Prelims level :
Mains level :
- Seventy-eight seats have been won by women candidates in the 17th Lok Sabha elections, the highest since the first Lok Sabha in 1952.
- Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are sending the highest number of women to the house, 11 each.
- A total of 724 women candidates contested, with Congress fielding the maximum 54 women, followed by BJP at 53.