Women among MLAs, ADR 2026

Choropleth map of India by state: Women among MLAs, ADR 2026. Women hold 21.1 per cent of seats in the Chhattisgarh assembly (19 of 90), 15.0 in Tripura and 14.8 in Jharkhand, against 1.5 in Himachal Pradesh (1 of 68), 3.3 in Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland and Puducherry, and 4.5 in Karnataka. Across 31 assemblies 390 of 4,123 MLAs are women, 9.5 per cent. Uttar Pradesh has the most women MLAs (47) but only 11.7 per cent of its seats.
Women hold 21.1 per cent of seats in the Chhattisgarh assembly (19 of 90), 15.0 in Tripura and 14.8 in Jharkhand, against 1.5 in Himachal Pradesh (1 of 68), 3.3 in Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland and Puducherry, and 4.5 in Karnataka. Across 31 assemblies 390 of 4,123 MLAs are women, 9.5 per cent. Uttar Pradesh has the most women MLAs (47) but only 11.7 per cent of its seats.
Policy implication
Each assembly is shown on its last election as of 2 February 2026, so Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are on 2021 results and have since voted. A small assembly moves a long way on one seat. Ladakh has no assembly. Women's share of Lok Sabha seats after 2024 was 14 per cent in the same report.
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Data vintage. The figures are for 2026 and have not been refreshed since this map was made.

Source: ADR / National Election Watch (2026). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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