Glaring gap: Only 5 per cent of elected representatives are women in Tamil Nadu
المصدر: The New Indian Express
This is a drop from the previous assembly election in 2016, when the State elected 21 women (about nine per cent) into power.
CHENNAI: Though Tamil Nadu has seen strong female politicians including former chief minister J Jayalalithaa, only about five per cent of those who won the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021 are women. This is a drop from the previous assembly election in 2016, when the State elected 21 women (about nine per cent) into power.
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