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Who represents India

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

All IndiaANDHRA PRADESHARUNACHAL PRADESHASSAMBIHARCHHATTISGARHDAMAN AND DIUDELHIGOAGUJARATHARYANAHIMACHAL PRADESHJAMMU AND KASHMIRJHARKHANDKARNATAKAKERALAMADHYA PRADESHMAHARASHTRAMANIPURMEGHALAYAMIZORAMNAGALANDODISHAPUDUCHERRYPUNJABRAJASTHANSIKKIMTAMIL NADUTELANGANATRIPURAUTTAR PRADESHUTTARAKHANDWEST BENGAL
Top education
Graduate
13 winners · 2019
Second
Post Graduate
8 winners
Graduate+
70%
28 of 40 with degree or higher
Top profession
Business
9 winners

[01]Winners by education

Highest qualification of elected members, 2019
Graduate 13 (32%)
Post Graduate 8 (20%)
10th Pass 6 (15%)
Graduate Professional 6 (15%)
12th Pass 3 (7%)
8th Pass 2 (5%)
Doctorate 1 (2%)
Unknown 1 (2%)

[02]Winners by profession

Main profession of elected members, 2019
Business 9 (22%)
Agriculture 8 (20%)
Politics 8 (20%)
Social Work 7 (17%)
Retired or Pension 3 (7%)
Liberal Profession or Professional 2 (5%)
Salaried Work or Employed 2 (5%)
Other 1 (2%)

[03]Graduate+ share over time

Share of winners with a degree or higher, each election
  1. 2004
    70.0% · 28 of 40
  2. 2009
    57.5% · 23 of 40
  3. 2014
    75.0% · 30 of 40
  4. 2019
    70.0% · 28 of 40

[04]Computed insights

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

  1. Graduate is the most common education level among 2019 winners — 13 of 40 (32%).

    Graduate: 13 of 40

  2. 70% of winners (28 of 40) hold a graduate degree or higher.

    Graduate+: 70%

  3. 12 winners (30%) have below-graduate education.

    Below graduate: 30%

  4. The graduate+ share has fallen from 70.0% (2004) to 70.0% (2019) — a shift of +0.0 percentage points.

    Graduate+ Δ +0.0 pp over 4 elections

  5. The most common profession among winners is Business — 9 of 40 (22%).

    Top profession: Business at 22%
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