 "16th Lok Sabha: 75% MPs are graduates")
About 75% of MPs in the 16th Lok Sabha have at least a graduate degree, while 10% are only matriculates.
This is slightly less than the 15th Lok Sabha in which 79% had a bachelor's degree.
At the same time, the number of MPs with just a matriculate degree has decreased to 10% from 17% in preceding Lok Sabha, according to a report by PRS Legislative Research.
Interestingly, the percentage of MPs elected in the 2014 general elections who do not have a matriculate degree is significantly higher (13%) in comparison to the 15th Lok Sabha (3%).
"75% of the 543 MPs elected in the 2014 general elections have at least a graduate degree. This is slightly lesser than the 15th Lok Sabha in which 79% of MPs held at least a graduate degree," the report noted.
Also, in the 16th Lok Sabha, 27% of MPs elected have listed agriculture as their primary occupation, followed by political and social work (24%) and business (20%).
In comparison, in 2009 Lok Sabha polls, 28% MPs had listed political and social work as their occupation, 27% had listed agriculture, while 15% had listed business.
Going back to the very first Lok Sabha that was formed in 1952, the single largest occupation of members was that of lawyers (36%), followed by agriculture (22%) and business (12%).
In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) crossed the 272 mark comfortably on its own, without allies, winning 282 seats.
This is slightly less than the 15th Lok Sabha in which 79% had a bachelor's degree.
At the same time, the number of MPs with just a matriculate degree has decreased to 10% from 17% in preceding Lok Sabha, according to a report by PRS Legislative Research.
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Interestingly, the percentage of MPs elected in the 2014 general elections who do not have a matriculate degree is significantly higher (13%) in comparison to the 15th Lok Sabha (3%).
"75% of the 543 MPs elected in the 2014 general elections have at least a graduate degree. This is slightly lesser than the 15th Lok Sabha in which 79% of MPs held at least a graduate degree," the report noted.
Also, in the 16th Lok Sabha, 27% of MPs elected have listed agriculture as their primary occupation, followed by political and social work (24%) and business (20%).
In comparison, in 2009 Lok Sabha polls, 28% MPs had listed political and social work as their occupation, 27% had listed agriculture, while 15% had listed business.
Going back to the very first Lok Sabha that was formed in 1952, the single largest occupation of members was that of lawyers (36%), followed by agriculture (22%) and business (12%).
In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) crossed the 272 mark comfortably on its own, without allies, winning 282 seats.