Combined Analysis of candidates till 4th Phase - Association for ...

Table: - List of candidates who have educational qualification to 5 th or below
Women’s representation in the Assembly Election
Out of 3967 contesting candidates in 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd and 4 th Phase Uttar Pradesh 2012 Assembly Elections, number of
female candidates is 232 (6%). In 2007 Uttar Pradesh Elections the number of female candidates was 370 out of
6086, i.e. 6% for the whole state. Given below is the ticket distribution for women by major parties:
S. No Party
Total Contesting
Candidates Male
% of Male
Candidates Female
% of Female
Candidates
1 BSP 226 210 93% 16 7%
2 SP 224 204 91% 20 9%
3 INC 221 198 90% 23 10%
4 BJP 221 197 89% 23 10%
5 JD(U) 132 122 92% 10 8%
6 Peace Party 106 102 96% 4 4%
7 Apna Dal 67 60 90% 7 10%
8 QAUMI EKTA DAL 34 32 94% 2 6%
10 Bundelkhand Congress 7 7 100% 0 0%
11 Other Parties 2729 2603 95% 127 5%
Total 3967 3735 94% 232 6%
Table: Analysis based on gender
Analysis Based on Age – Candidates
Analysis based on age groups– candidates
• A total of 59 candidates out of the 1250 analyzed have declared their age to be less than 30 years
old
• A total of 175 candidates out of the total analyzed are more than 61 years of age.
Age Analysis of Candidates- party-wise
Age distribution of candidates for major parties:
Age Group Number of Candidates analyzed
Unknown 4
1-24 0
25-30 59
31-40 286
41-50 391
51-60 335
61-70 146
71-80 29
81-110 0
Total 1250
Table: Age analysis of candidates
Data in this Kit is presented in good faith, with an intention to inform voters. Candidates' affidavit with nomination papers is the source of
this analysis. www.adrindia.org, www.myneta.info
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