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According to PTI, Tamil Nadu is on top in terms of the number of women candidates in the first phase. There were 76 women candidates in the first phase in the state, but their share among the total candidates in the state was only 8 percent. In the second phase, maximum 24 women candidates contested the elections from Kerala.
How many women candidates from which party?
Party-wise, in the first two phases, the Congress fielded 44 women, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielded 69 women. This gender imbalance was criticized by political analysts and activists. His question is why the parties are waiting for the implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill instead of actively giving tickets to women.
Dr. Sushila Ramaswamy, Associate Professor, Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University, said that political parties should take concrete steps to increase the number of women candidates. “Political parties should be more active and field more women candidates,” she said.
Dr Iftikhar Ahmed Ansari, Associate Professor, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), said that since women constitute almost half of the total voters in India, their under-representation as candidates is one of the obstacles preventing women's full participation in the political arena. is one of. Raises questions.
She stressed the importance of structural reforms to ensure equal opportunities for women in politics rather than symbolic measures and promises and the important role of the party leadership in promoting gender diversity.
Only BJD gives 33 percent tickets.
In Odisha, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is the only party to give tickets to 33 per cent women candidates under the policy. BJD's Biju Mahila Dal state unit vice-president Meera Parida stressed the need to take concrete steps towards women empowerment and lauded her party's initiative to reserve 33 per cent seats for women.
Advocating comprehensive reforms, he said, “Reservation alone is not enough. We need a cultural change where women are seen as leaders and decision makers.”
Lok Sabha elections are being held in 7 phases from April 19. Counting of votes for the world's largest election process will take place on June 4. The second phase of voting took place on 26 April. Whereas under the second phase, elections are to be held on 7 May, 13 May, 20 May, 25 May and 7 June.