59 Women MPs elected in 15th Lok Sabha

A record 59 women were elected to the 15th Lok Sabha, with a majority of 23 belonging to the Congress party alone, the Election Commission said on Monday. In all, 556 women had contested the 2009 general elections. In the 2004 polls, 355 women contested the elections of whom 45 won. In 1999, 284 women had contested the elections and 49 were elected.

Party wise election of Woman Candidates in 15th Lok Sabha are as under:

Congress (INC) - 23
Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) - 13
All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) - 4
Samajwadi Party (SP) - 4
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) - 4
Janata Dal-United (JD-U) - 2
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) - 2
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) - 2
Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) - 1
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) - 1
Shiv Sena (SS) - 1
DMK - 1
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) - 1

State wise election of Woman Candidates in 15th Lok Sabha are as under:

Uttar Pradesh - 13
West Bengal - 7
Madhya Pradesh - 6
Andhra Pradesh - 5
Gujarat - 5
Bihar - 4
Punjab - 4
Haryana - 1