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In India, some MPs representing up to 2.5 million people, says study

People-per-MP ratio in the country among world's highest

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A worker waters plants near the Parliament House during the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Tuesday | Photo: PTI

Sachin P Mampatta Mumbai
India does not have enough representatives in Parliament. India ranks among countries with the highest number of people-per-Member of Parliament (MP), shows data from across global legislatures. The people-per-MP ratio in India is higher than global and neighbourhood averages. Research has shown that not having the right number of representatives can have a significant impact on policy-making.

A study showed an average of one MP per 146,000 people globally. In India, the figure was ten times as much. There was one MP for every 1.5 million people. In fact, India had the lowest number of MPs relative to its

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