Only Five Percent Women Elected as Members in Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021

By: WE Staff | Tuesday, 4 May 2021

The 2021 Tamil Nadu elections results show a glaring gender gap as only about 5% of those who won the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021 are female. This represents a decrease from the previous assembly election in 2016 when the State elected 21 women (roughly 9%) to the legislature.

In this Assembly election, a total of 12 female candidates were elected: seven from the DMK and five from the AIADMK. Many of them are or have historically been incumbent representatives of their respective districts.

Female voters outnumbered male voters in the state, and most political parties in the state have pushed for a Women's Reservation Bill, which would require 33% female representation in the lower house of Parliament, the Lok Sabha, and in all state legislatures.

Female voters outnumbered male voters in the state, and most political parties in the state have pushed for a Women's Reservation Bill, which would require 33% female representation in the lower house of Parliament, the Lok Sabha, and in all state legislatures. Makkal Needhi Maiam only fielded about 8% of its candidates as women.

The 2021 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu revealed that, despite the fact that women make up about half of the state's population, only 5% of those in power make policies and decisions that affect people.