Haryana assembly polls: State elected only 87 women MLAs since 1966

An analysis of historical data reveals that the state has elected only 87 women MLA's since it was carved out of Punjab in 1966. Among those 87 women, 47 was elected since the assembly elections in year 2000. Not just women MLAs, the state known for its skewed sex ratio has never had a woman chief minister.

With respect to recent elections to the state assembly, in 2019 a total of 104 women contested in the state, while only 9 managed to secure a victory. In 2014, a record number of 13 out of 116 women candidates was elected to become MLA's.

The latest data on child sex ratio from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) conducted in 2019-2021, child sex ratio in Haryana is 885 females per 1000 males. This is a significant improvement from the 834 females per 1000 males recorded in the 2011 Census.