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Who represents India

ASSAM, Lok Sabha. Affidavit data available for 14 elections.

All IndiaANDHRA PRADESHARUNACHAL PRADESHASSAMBIHARCHHATTISGARHDAMAN AND DIUDELHIGOAGUJARATHARYANAHIMACHAL PRADESHJAMMU AND KASHMIRJHARKHANDKARNATAKAKERALAMADHYA PRADESHMAHARASHTRAMANIPURMEGHALAYAMIZORAMNAGALANDODISHAPUDUCHERRYPUNJABRAJASTHANSIKKIMTAMIL NADUTELANGANATRIPURAUTTAR PRADESHUTTARAKHANDWEST BENGAL
Top education
Post Graduate
6 winners · 2019
Second
Graduate
5 winners
Graduate+
78%
11 of 14 with degree or higher
Top profession
Business
4 winners

[01]Winners by education

Highest qualification of elected members, 2019
Post Graduate 6 (42%)
Graduate 5 (35%)
12th Pass 2 (14%)
10th Pass 1 (7%)

[02]Winners by profession

Main profession of elected members, 2019
Business 4 (28%)
Politics 3 (21%)
Salaried Work or Employed 2 (14%)
Agriculture 1 (7%)
Liberal Profession or Professional 1 (7%)
Other 1 (7%)
Retired or Pension 1 (7%)
Social Work 1 (7%)

[03]Graduate+ share over time

Share of winners with a degree or higher, each election
  1. 2004
    85.7% · 12 of 14
  2. 2009
    85.7% · 12 of 14
  3. 2014
    78.6% · 11 of 14
  4. 2019
    78.6% · 11 of 14

[04]Computed insights

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

  1. Post Graduate is the most common education level among 2019 winners — 6 of 14 (42%).

    Post Graduate: 6 of 14

  2. 78% of winners (11 of 14) hold a graduate degree or higher.

    Graduate+: 78%

  3. 3 winners (21%) have below-graduate education.

    Below graduate: 21%

  4. The graduate+ share has fallen from 85.7% (2004) to 78.6% (2019) — a shift of -7.1 percentage points.

    Graduate+ Δ -7.1 pp over 4 elections

  5. The most common profession among winners is Business — 4 of 14 (28%).

    Top profession: Business at 28%
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