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Who represents India

PUNJAB, Lok Sabha. Affidavit data available for 15 elections.

All IndiaANDHRA PRADESHARUNACHAL PRADESHASSAMBIHARCHHATTISGARHDAMAN AND DIUDELHIGOAGUJARATHARYANAHIMACHAL PRADESHJAMMU AND KASHMIRJHARKHANDKARNATAKAKERALAMADHYA PRADESHMAHARASHTRAMANIPURMEGHALAYAMIZORAMNAGALANDODISHAPUDUCHERRYPUNJABRAJASTHANSIKKIMTAMIL NADUTELANGANATRIPURAUTTAR PRADESHUTTARAKHANDWEST BENGAL
Top education
12th Pass
3 winners · 2019
Second
Post Graduate
3 winners
Graduate+
46%
6 of 13 with degree or higher
Top profession
Business
3 winners

[01]Winners by education

Highest qualification of elected members, 2019
12th Pass 3 (23%)
Post Graduate 3 (23%)
Graduate Professional 2 (15%)
Others 2 (15%)
10th Pass 1 (7%)
5th Pass 1 (7%)
Graduate 1 (7%)

[02]Winners by profession

Main profession of elected members, 2019
Business 3 (23%)
Former Government 3 (23%)
Liberal Profession or Professional 3 (23%)
Agriculture 2 (15%)
Politics 1 (7%)
Small Business or Self-employed 1 (7%)

[03]Graduate+ share over time

Share of winners with a degree or higher, each election
  1. 2004
    76.9% · 10 of 13
  2. 2009
    61.5% · 8 of 13
  3. 2014
    53.8% · 7 of 13
  4. 2019
    46.2% · 6 of 13

[04]Computed insights

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

  1. 12th Pass is the most common education level among 2019 winners — 3 of 13 (23%).

    12th Pass: 3 of 13

  2. 46% of winners (6 of 13) hold a graduate degree or higher.

    Graduate+: 46%

  3. 7 winners (53%) have below-graduate education.

    Below graduate: 53%

  4. The graduate+ share has fallen from 76.9% (2004) to 46.2% (2019) — a shift of -30.8 percentage points.

    Graduate+ Δ -30.8 pp over 4 elections

  5. The most common profession among winners is Business — 3 of 13 (23%).

    Top profession: Business at 23%
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