74 Women Elected to 18th Lok Sabha

New Delhi: This time, a total of 74 women made it to the 18th Lok Sabha.

According to the Election Commission data, 30 women candidates from the BJP emerged victorious, while the Congress has 14, TMC has 11, Samajwadi Party has four, DMK has three, and JDU and LJP(R) have two each.

A total of 797 women candidates contested the elections, with the BJP fielding the maximum at 69, followed by the Congress at 41.

The 17th Lok Sabha had the highest number of women parliamentarians at 78, constituting over 14 percent of the total strength.

In the 16th Lok Sabha, 64 women were its members, while 52 women were elected to the 15th Lok Sabha.

A total of 8,360 candidates were in the fray in the Lok Sabha polls.