The results of the election to the 6th Jharkhand legislative assembly were declared on November 23. The Jharkhand assembly has 81 seats. This note looks at the profile of the incoming legislative assembly.
INDI Alliance wins majority with 56 out of 81 seats
Most women elected in history of assembly; 59% of MLAs have college degrees
Note: Data is not provided for the first assembly as it consisted of members elected to the Bihar legislative assembly in 2000.
70% of MLAs are politicians or social workers by profession; assembly is growing older
Note: This figure shows professions most commonly reported by MLAs. Some MLAs have indicated multiple professions.
Sources: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in); Candidate Affidavits uploaded on ECI; MyNeta (https://www.myneta.info); PRS.
This article first appeared on PRS Legislative Research.
