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Who represents India

India, Lok Sabha. Affidavit data available for 16 elections.

All IndiaANDHRA PRADESHARUNACHAL PRADESHASSAMBIHARCHHATTISGARHDAMAN AND DIUDELHIGOAGUJARATHARYANAHIMACHAL PRADESHJAMMU AND KASHMIRJHARKHANDKARNATAKAKERALAMADHYA PRADESHMAHARASHTRAMANIPURMEGHALAYAMIZORAMNAGALANDODISHAPUDUCHERRYPUNJABRAJASTHANSIKKIMTAMIL NADUTELANGANATRIPURAUTTAR PRADESHUTTARAKHANDWEST BENGAL
Top education
Post Graduate
133 winners · 2024
Second
Graduate
126 winners
Graduate+
77%
372 of 483 with degree or higher

[01]Winners by education

Highest qualification of elected members, 2024
Post Graduate 133 (27%)
Graduate 126 (26%)
Graduate Professional 86 (17%)
12th Pass 58 (12%)
10th Pass 30 (6%)
Doctorate 27 (5%)
Others 16 (3%)
8th Pass 4 (0%)
5th Pass 2 (0%)
Literate 1 (0%)

[03]Graduate+ share over time

Share of winners with a degree or higher, each election
  1. 2004
    70.2% · 381 of 543
  2. 2009
    72.4% · 393 of 543
  3. 2014
    74.8% · 406 of 543
  4. 2019
    71.8% · 390 of 543
  5. 2024
    77.0% · 372 of 483

[04]Computed insights

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

  1. Post Graduate is the most common education level among 2024 winners — 133 of 483 (27%).

    Post Graduate: 133 of 483

  2. 77% of winners (372 of 483) hold a graduate degree or higher.

    Graduate+: 77%

  3. 111 winners (22%) have below-graduate education.

    Below graduate: 22%

  4. The graduate+ share has risen from 70.2% (2004) to 77.0% (2024) — a shift of +6.9 percentage points.

    Graduate+ Δ +6.9 pp over 5 elections
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