Data story | New Haryana Assembly has more women, older MLAs than 2019
Freshly elected Assembly has fewer post-graduates than the 2019 house; also, most MLAs are occupied in politics and social work than in other professions
The results of the Haryana Assembly election, announced on October 8, was full of surprises. After early leads, the Congress saw its numbers slipping, and the BJP sailed to a hat-trick win in the state.
The state Legislative Assembly has 90 seats. A profile of the new house presents some interesting numbers.
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While the BJP got substantially more seats this time — 48 against 40 in 2019 — the Congress did better, too. It got 37 seats this time against 31 in 2019. The JJP, a regional party, appears to have lost out to the two national parties. Against 10 seats in 2019, it drew a blank this time.
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There are more women MLAs this year, at 13. In 2019, just 9 MLAs were women.
Here are most interesting details of the Haryana Assembly.
