Mainstream Weekly https://mainstreamweekly.net/ Mainstream Weekly ISSN (Mainstream Online) : 2582-7316 Author Submission Guidelines Mainstream's Privacy Policy Donate to Support Mainstream Weekly en SPIP - www.spip.net Mainstream Weekly https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH42/siteon0-5599c.jpg?1780229567 https://mainstreamweekly.net/ 42 144 From Anne Mascrene to None: Lok Sabha and the Political Under-Representation of Women from Kerala | Sonu Vincent https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article14841.html https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article14841.html 2024-07-19T21:54:51Z text/html en Sonu Vincent <p>Amidst all the hype about the women's reservation bill and 'Nari Shakti' in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the number of women elected to Lok Sabha has further decreased from 78 to 74. It has lowered the women's presence to 13.6% of the total 543 elected representatives. Anne Mascrene was the first woman parliamentarian from Kerala to emerge successful as an independent candidate in 1951. It is to be noted that long before the formation of the state of Kerala (1956), there were many women who (…)</p> - <a href="https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/rubrique123.html" rel="directory">2024</a>