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Who represents India

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

Top education
Graduate
13 winners · 2019
Second
12th Pass
8 winners
Graduate+
54%
26 of 48 with degree or higher
Top profession
Business
25 winners

[01]Winners by education

Highest qualification of elected members, 2019
Graduate 13 (27%)
12th Pass 8 (16%)
10th Pass 7 (14%)
Post Graduate 7 (14%)
Graduate Professional 5 (10%)
Others 5 (10%)
5th Pass 1 (2%)
8th Pass 1 (2%)
Doctorate 1 (2%)

[02]Winners by profession

Main profession of elected members, 2019
Business 25 (52%)
Agriculture 10 (20%)
Politics 5 (10%)
Salaried Work or Employed 2 (4%)
Small Business or Self-employed 2 (4%)
Other 1 (2%)
Retired or Pension 1 (2%)
Social Work 1 (2%)
Traditional Occupation 1 (2%)

[03]Graduate+ share over time

Share of winners with a degree or higher, each election
  1. 2004
    64.6% · 31 of 48
  2. 2009
    62.5% · 30 of 48
  3. 2014
    58.3% · 28 of 48
  4. 2019
    54.2% · 26 of 48

[04]Computed insights

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary
  1. Graduate is the most common education level among 2019 winners — 13 of 48 (27%).

    Graduate: 13 of 48
  2. 54% of winners (26 of 48) hold a graduate degree or higher.

    Graduate+: 54%
  3. 22 winners (45%) have below-graduate education.

    Below graduate: 45%
  4. The graduate+ share has fallen from 64.6% (2004) to 54.2% (2019) — a shift of -10.4 percentage points.

    Graduate+ Δ -10.4 pp over 4 elections
  5. The most common profession among winners is Business25 of 48 (52%).

    Top profession: Business at 52%
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