1534 Women associated with SHGs elected as Gram Pradhans in U.P

By: WE Staff | Tuesday, 11 May 2021

The results of the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Election show that women are valued in politics. Woman self-help groups (SHGs) are writing a new tale of progress in Uttar Pradesh, inspired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's women empowerment programmes and Mission Shakti. Today, a large number of girls and women in the state profit from these visionary schemes of the Yogi-led government.

In the state's recent Panchayat elections, 1534 women affiliated with SHGs were elected as Gram Pradhans. This is the first time in the state's history that so many women have stood for and won Panchayat elections. These women are becoming self-sufficient as a result of CM Yogi's efforts, and will now play an important role in village panchayats.

In the 2021 UP panchayat elections, a total of 3521 women from self-help groups contested for different positions, with 1534 winning.

Director of UP State Livelihood Mission, Sujit Kumar said here on Sunday that, “CM Yogi has linked the women of self-help groups with the operation of government ration shop, the responsibility of electricity bill connection and stitching of school dress, among many other programs. Many types of training have also been given to women by the department”.

Women's confidence has steadily increased as a result of the initiatives that have been implemented for them in the last three to four years. Women are now not only contesting votes, but also winning them in significant numbers. In Bahraich, there are a total of nine women elected to the Zila Panchayat.

In 11 districts, members of the Women Self-Help Group have been elected to the Zila Panchayat. There were two women elected in Ambedkaranagar, one in Amethi, one in Ayodhya, one in Baghpat, nine in Bahraich, two in Barabanki, one in Basti, one in Kanpur Nagar, one in Prayagraj, two in Unnao, and one in Varanasi.

815 women came in second place for a variety of other positions. Women won 662 of the 1791 Gram Pradhan positions. 474 women came in second place. Similarly, 415 out of 522 women were elected as Gram Panchayat members, with 42 coming in second. Out of 1140 women, 476 were elected to the Kshetra Panchayat, and 293 were elected in second place.

The highest 37 women elected as Gram Pradhan in Fatehpur

As per the records, 2 women in Agra, 22 in Ambedkaranagar, 17 in Amethi, 2 in Amroha, 5 in Auraiya, 17 in Ayodhya, 7 in Azamgarh, 11 in Baghpat, 19 in Bahraich, 3 in Ballia, 6 in Balrampur, 3 in Banda, 21 in Barabanki, 13 in Bareilly, 21 in Basti, 12 in Bijnor, 4 in Badaun, 8 in Bulandshahr, 6 in Chandauli, 5 in Chitrakoot, 31 in Deoria, 5 in Etah, 4 in Etawah,5 in Farrukhabad, 37 in Fatehpur, 9 in Firozabad, 1 in Ghaziabad, 3 in Ghazipur, 4 in Gonda, 13 in Gorakhpur, 5 in Hamirpur, one in Hapur, 7 in Hardoi, 2 in Hathras, 8 in Jalaun, 29 in Jaunpur, 11 in Jhansi, 23 in Kannauj, 3 in Kanpur Dehat, 5 in Kanpur Nagar, one in Kasganj, 3 in Kaushambi, 11 in Kheri, 5 in Kushinagar, 4 in Lalitpur, 9 in Lucknow, 4 in Maharajganj, 4 in Mainpuri, one in Mathura, 3 in Mau, 2 in Meerut, 10 in Mirzapur, 5 in Moradabad, 5 in Muzaffarnagar, 5 in Pilibhit, 19 in Pratapgarh, 32 in Prayagraj, 20 in Raebareli, 2 in Rampur, 5 in Saharanpur, 12 in Sambhal, 2 in Santakbir Nagar, 4 in Santravidasnagar,6 in Shahjahanpur, 11 in Shamli, one in Shravasti, 6 in Siddharthnagar, 10 in Sitapur, 9 in Sonbhadra, 6 in Sultanpur, 21 in Unnao and 14 women of Self Help Groups in Varanasi have been elected as the Gram Pradhan.