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Who represents India

JHARKHAND, Lok Sabha. Affidavit data available for 4 elections.

All IndiaANDHRA PRADESHARUNACHAL PRADESHASSAMBIHARCHHATTISGARHDAMAN AND DIUDELHIGOAGUJARATHARYANAHIMACHAL PRADESHJAMMU AND KASHMIRJHARKHANDKARNATAKAKERALAMADHYA PRADESHMAHARASHTRAMANIPURMEGHALAYAMIZORAMNAGALANDODISHAPUDUCHERRYPUNJABRAJASTHANSIKKIMTAMIL NADUTELANGANATRIPURAUTTAR PRADESHUTTARAKHANDWEST BENGAL
Top education
Graduate
4 winners · 2019
Second
Post Graduate
4 winners
Graduate+
71%
10 of 14 with degree or higher
Top profession
Politics
8 winners

[01]Winners by education

Highest qualification of elected members, 2019
Graduate 4 (28%)
Post Graduate 4 (28%)
12th Pass 3 (21%)
10th Pass 1 (7%)
Doctorate 1 (7%)
Graduate Professional 1 (7%)

[02]Winners by profession

Main profession of elected members, 2019
Politics 8 (57%)
Business 4 (28%)
Retired or Pension 1 (7%)
Salaried Work or Employed 1 (7%)

[03]Graduate+ share over time

Share of winners with a degree or higher, each election
  1. 2004
    64.3% · 9 of 14
  2. 2009
    78.6% · 11 of 14
  3. 2014
    64.3% · 9 of 14
  4. 2019
    71.4% · 10 of 14

[04]Computed insights

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

  1. Graduate is the most common education level among 2019 winners — 4 of 14 (28%).

    Graduate: 4 of 14

  2. 71% of winners (10 of 14) hold a graduate degree or higher.

    Graduate+: 71%

  3. 4 winners (28%) have below-graduate education.

    Below graduate: 28%

  4. The graduate+ share has risen from 64.3% (2004) to 71.4% (2019) — a shift of +7.1 percentage points.

    Graduate+ Δ +7.1 pp over 4 elections

  5. The most common profession among winners is Politics — 8 of 14 (57%).

    Top profession: Politics at 57%
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