Profile of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

The results of the elections to the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly were declared yesterday.  In this context, we analyse data on the profile of the incoming Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and compare it with the previous Assembly.
BJP has the highest representation with 105 MLAs
Political Party 2014 2019 Bharatiya Janata Party 122 105 Shiv Sena 63 56 Nationalist Congress Party 41 54 Indian National Congress 42 44 Independent 7 13 Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi 3 3 All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen 2 2 Prahar Janshakti Party 0 2 Samajwadi Party 1 2	Political Party 2014 2019 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1 1 Jan Surajya Shakti 0 1 Krantikari Shetkari Party 0 1 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena 1 1 Peasants and Workers Party of India 3 1 Rashtriya Samaj Paksha 1 1 Swabhimani Paksha 0 1 Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh 1 0
85% of MLAs are older than 40 years; 24 women candidates elected
57% of the MLAs have at least a bachelors degree

Sources: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in); Candidate Affidavits uploaded on ECI;

 

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