Maharashtra polls: Four main parties field 46 women for 288 seats

As many as 150 women are contesting Assembly election in Maharashtra, and less than a third of m are from four main political parties. ruling BJP-Shiv Sena and opposition Congress-NCP have fielded 46 women candidates for October 21 election for 288-member house.

Poor number of women

overall number of women candidates too is dismal, considering that y account for only 4.6% of total 3,239 candidates in fray. BJP has fielded highest number of women, 17, including ten who are sitting MLAs. Its ally Sena has fielded seven. Congress has fielded 14 women while NCP has given tickets to eight women. In 2014, re were 277 women among 4,119 candidates. Only twenty women won and entered assembly.

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