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Parliamentary Elections
May 26 2009, Julita Ekka

The 61 female members in the 15th Lok Sabha were high on hope and here we are! With the highest majority of women MP’s since independence. A majority of these MPs (23) belong to Congress. The BJP has contributed 13 women to the House. Uttar..

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A polling official checks electric voting machines before dispatching them to their respective polling stations in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, April 22, 2009. India’s national elections, which began Thursday, will take place over five phases until May...