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Who represents India

TAMIL NADU, Lok Sabha. Affidavit data available for 15 elections.

All IndiaANDHRA PRADESHARUNACHAL PRADESHASSAMBIHARCHHATTISGARHDAMAN AND DIUDELHIGOAGUJARATHARYANAHIMACHAL PRADESHJAMMU AND KASHMIRJHARKHANDKARNATAKAKERALAMADHYA PRADESHMAHARASHTRAMANIPURMEGHALAYAMIZORAMNAGALANDODISHAPUDUCHERRYPUNJABRAJASTHANSIKKIMTAMIL NADUTELANGANATRIPURAUTTAR PRADESHUTTARAKHANDWEST BENGAL
Top education
Post Graduate
11 winners · 2019
Second
Graduate Professional
8 winners
Graduate+
74%
29 of 39 with degree or higher
Top profession
Business
12 winners

[01]Winners by education

Highest qualification of elected members, 2019
Post Graduate 11 (28%)
Graduate Professional 8 (20%)
Graduate 6 (15%)
Doctorate 4 (10%)
10th Pass 3 (7%)
12th Pass 3 (7%)
Unknown 3 (7%)
Illiterate 1 (2%)

[02]Winners by profession

Main profession of elected members, 2019
Business 12 (30%)
Liberal Profession or Professional 10 (25%)
Agriculture 6 (15%)
Social Work 4 (10%)
Other 2 (5%)
Politics 2 (5%)
Education 1 (2%)
Salaried Work or Employed 1 (2%)
Unknown 1 (2%)

[03]Graduate+ share over time

Share of winners with a degree or higher, each election
  1. 2004
    69.2% · 27 of 39
  2. 2009
    76.9% · 30 of 39
  3. 2014
    87.2% · 34 of 39
  4. 2019
    74.4% · 29 of 39

[04]Computed insights

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

  1. Post Graduate is the most common education level among 2019 winners — 11 of 39 (28%).

    Post Graduate: 11 of 39

  2. 74% of winners (29 of 39) hold a graduate degree or higher.

    Graduate+: 74%

  3. 10 winners (25%) have below-graduate education.

    Below graduate: 25%

  4. The graduate+ share has risen from 69.2% (2004) to 74.4% (2019) — a shift of +5.1 percentage points.

    Graduate+ Δ +5.1 pp over 4 elections

  5. The most common profession among winners is Business — 12 of 39 (30%).

    Top profession: Business at 30%
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