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Who represents India

MADHYA PRADESH, Lok Sabha. Affidavit data available for 15 elections.

All IndiaANDHRA PRADESHARUNACHAL PRADESHASSAMBIHARCHHATTISGARHDAMAN AND DIUDELHIGOAGUJARATHARYANAHIMACHAL PRADESHJAMMU AND KASHMIRJHARKHANDKARNATAKAKERALAMADHYA PRADESHMAHARASHTRAMANIPURMEGHALAYAMIZORAMNAGALANDODISHAPUDUCHERRYPUNJABRAJASTHANSIKKIMTAMIL NADUTELANGANATRIPURAUTTAR PRADESHUTTARAKHANDWEST BENGAL
Top education
Post Graduate
10 winners · 2019
Second
Graduate Professional
8 winners
Graduate+
86%
25 of 29 with degree or higher
Top profession
Agriculture
6 winners

[01]Winners by education

Highest qualification of elected members, 2019
Post Graduate 10 (34%)
Graduate Professional 8 (27%)
Graduate 6 (20%)
12th Pass 2 (6%)
Doctorate 1 (3%)
Others 1 (3%)
Unknown 1 (3%)

[02]Winners by profession

Main profession of elected members, 2019
Agriculture 6 (20%)
Politics 6 (20%)
Business 5 (17%)
Salaried Work or Employed 4 (13%)
Retired or Pension 2 (6%)
Social Work 2 (6%)
Former Government 1 (3%)
Other 1 (3%)
Small Business or Self-employed 1 (3%)
Unemployed 1 (3%)

[03]Graduate+ share over time

Share of winners with a degree or higher, each election
  1. 2004
    82.8% · 24 of 29
  2. 2009
    58.6% · 17 of 29
  3. 2014
    86.2% · 25 of 29
  4. 2019
    86.2% · 25 of 29

[04]Computed insights

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

  1. Post Graduate is the most common education level among 2019 winners — 10 of 29 (34%).

    Post Graduate: 10 of 29

  2. 86% of winners (25 of 29) hold a graduate degree or higher.

    Graduate+: 86%

  3. 4 winners (13%) have below-graduate education.

    Below graduate: 13%

  4. The graduate+ share has risen from 82.8% (2004) to 86.2% (2019) — a shift of +3.4 percentage points.

    Graduate+ Δ +3.4 pp over 4 elections

  5. The most common profession among winners is Agriculture — 6 of 29 (20%).

    Top profession: Agriculture at 20%
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