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3 Women Candidates Emerge Victorious In Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Polls
Three women, including former minister Sakeena Masood (National Conference), won elections on Tuesday to enter the male-dominated Assembly in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Ex Royals, Former IAS Officer: 4 Odisha Women Triumph In Lok Sabha Polls
Four women candidates, all belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party, emerged victorious in the Lok Sabha elections in Odisha.
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Over 30 Women Candidates Win Lok Sabha Polls, Compared To 78 In 2019
Women candidates such as Congress' Kumari Selja, the BJP's Kangana Ranaut and Hema Malini, Samajwadi Party's Dimple Yadav and RJD's Misa Bharti won in their respective constituencies in the general elections.
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Sandeshkhali Victim, BJP's Rekha Patra, Loses Basirhat By 3.3 Lakh Votes
In a clear sign of West Bengal rejecting the BJP's attempts to make the alleged sexual assault of women in Sandeshkhali a poll issue, the party's candidate from Basirhat has lost the Lok Sabha polls to the Trinamool Congress's pick by a big margin.
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Women Make Up Less Than 10% Of Lok Sabha Poll Candidates: Report
Less than 10 per cent of the candidates contesting in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections are women, according to an analysis of data shared by the poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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Rs 1 Lakh To Women, Double For Men With 2 Wives: Congress Leader Sparks Row
Former Union minister and the Congress' Lok Sabha candidate from Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh Kantilal Bhuria on Thursday courted controversy by claiming men with two wives stand to gain Rs 2 lakh under his party's Mahalaxmi scheme to give
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123 Of 1,352 Candidates In 3rd Phase Of Lok Sabha Polls Are Women: Report
Only 9 per cent of the 1,352 candidates contesting in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections are women while 18 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves, the ADR said in a new report.
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8% Women Candidates Contested First 2 Phases Of Lok Sabha Polls
Women constituted only eight per cent of the total 2,823 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha elections, with political activists saying it reflects a deeper issue of gender bias and that talk of women's empowerment rings hollow.
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88 Candidates In Fray For First Phase Of Lok Sabha Polls In Madhya Pradesh
A total of 88 candidates, including seven women candidates, are in the fray for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections to be held on Friday in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Thursday.
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Pics: Hema Malini Poses With Women Working In Fields While Campaigning
BJP MP and candidate of Mathura constituency, Hema Malini, who has been busy campaigning for Lok Sabha Polls, recently visited a wheat field in Uttar Pradesh.
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Women Politicians Face Sexism Amid High-Octane Poll Campaigns
Elections are open season for targeting women politicians, a familiar pan-party, pan-country sexist sub-text again in play in Election 2024 with BJP's star candidates Hema Malini and Kangana Ranaut, and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee early targets.
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'Didi' Bets On 'Didi No.1' Star To Woo Women Voters Amid Sandeshkhali Row
If there was an award for glitz quotient in announcing Lok Sabha poll candidates, Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress would be a clear winner.
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"She's A Nobody": Kerala Congress Chief After Leader Questions Poll List
A woman Congress leader who voiced concern about insufficient female representation in the party's Lok Sabha candidate lineup in Kerala was called "a nobody" by state party chief K Sudhakaran on Sunday, who brusquely dismissed the issue of representa
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20 Women Candidates Win In Rajasthan, Strength Lower Than Outgoing Assembly
Twenty of the 50 women candidates emerged victorious in Rajasthan on Sunday, with their strength in the House marginally going down as compared to the outgoing assembly.
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Focus On Four Women Candidates In Nagaland Polls
As Nagaland goes to the polls on Monday to elect a new Assembly, all eyes will be on four women candidates who are trying to create history by becoming the first women to be elected as a legislator in this North Eastern state.
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3 Women Candidates Emerge Victorious In Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Polls
Three women, including former minister Sakeena Masood (National Conference), won elections on Tuesday to enter the male-dominated Assembly in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Ex Royals, Former IAS Officer: 4 Odisha Women Triumph In Lok Sabha Polls
Four women candidates, all belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party, emerged victorious in the Lok Sabha elections in Odisha.
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Over 30 Women Candidates Win Lok Sabha Polls, Compared To 78 In 2019
Women candidates such as Congress' Kumari Selja, the BJP's Kangana Ranaut and Hema Malini, Samajwadi Party's Dimple Yadav and RJD's Misa Bharti won in their respective constituencies in the general elections.
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Sandeshkhali Victim, BJP's Rekha Patra, Loses Basirhat By 3.3 Lakh Votes
In a clear sign of West Bengal rejecting the BJP's attempts to make the alleged sexual assault of women in Sandeshkhali a poll issue, the party's candidate from Basirhat has lost the Lok Sabha polls to the Trinamool Congress's pick by a big margin.
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Women Make Up Less Than 10% Of Lok Sabha Poll Candidates: Report
Less than 10 per cent of the candidates contesting in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections are women, according to an analysis of data shared by the poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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Rs 1 Lakh To Women, Double For Men With 2 Wives: Congress Leader Sparks Row
Former Union minister and the Congress' Lok Sabha candidate from Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh Kantilal Bhuria on Thursday courted controversy by claiming men with two wives stand to gain Rs 2 lakh under his party's Mahalaxmi scheme to give
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123 Of 1,352 Candidates In 3rd Phase Of Lok Sabha Polls Are Women: Report
Only 9 per cent of the 1,352 candidates contesting in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections are women while 18 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves, the ADR said in a new report.
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8% Women Candidates Contested First 2 Phases Of Lok Sabha Polls
Women constituted only eight per cent of the total 2,823 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha elections, with political activists saying it reflects a deeper issue of gender bias and that talk of women's empowerment rings hollow.
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88 Candidates In Fray For First Phase Of Lok Sabha Polls In Madhya Pradesh
A total of 88 candidates, including seven women candidates, are in the fray for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections to be held on Friday in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Thursday.
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Pics: Hema Malini Poses With Women Working In Fields While Campaigning
BJP MP and candidate of Mathura constituency, Hema Malini, who has been busy campaigning for Lok Sabha Polls, recently visited a wheat field in Uttar Pradesh.
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Women Politicians Face Sexism Amid High-Octane Poll Campaigns
Elections are open season for targeting women politicians, a familiar pan-party, pan-country sexist sub-text again in play in Election 2024 with BJP's star candidates Hema Malini and Kangana Ranaut, and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee early targets.
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'Didi' Bets On 'Didi No.1' Star To Woo Women Voters Amid Sandeshkhali Row
If there was an award for glitz quotient in announcing Lok Sabha poll candidates, Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress would be a clear winner.
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"She's A Nobody": Kerala Congress Chief After Leader Questions Poll List
A woman Congress leader who voiced concern about insufficient female representation in the party's Lok Sabha candidate lineup in Kerala was called "a nobody" by state party chief K Sudhakaran on Sunday, who brusquely dismissed the issue of representa
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20 Women Candidates Win In Rajasthan, Strength Lower Than Outgoing Assembly
Twenty of the 50 women candidates emerged victorious in Rajasthan on Sunday, with their strength in the House marginally going down as compared to the outgoing assembly.
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Focus On Four Women Candidates In Nagaland Polls
As Nagaland goes to the polls on Monday to elect a new Assembly, all eyes will be on four women candidates who are trying to create history by becoming the first women to be elected as a legislator in this North Eastern state.
