Analysis · who gets elected

Who represents India

ODISHA, Lok Sabha. Affidavit data available for 15 elections.

Top education

Graduate

6 winners · 2019

Second

Graduate Professional

4 winners

Graduate+

66%

14 of 21 with degree or higher

Top profession

Liberal Profession or Professional

5 winners

[01]Winners by education

Highest qualification of elected members, 2019

Graduate 6 (28%)

Graduate Professional 4 (19%)

12th Pass 3 (14%)

Post Graduate 3 (14%)

10th Pass 2 (9%)

5th Pass 1 (4%)

Doctorate 1 (4%)

Others 1 (4%)

Main profession of elected members, 2019

Liberal Profession or Professional 5 (23%)

Business 4 (19%)

Social Work 4 (19%)

Politics 3 (14%)

Agriculture 2 (9%)

Former Government 2 (9%)

Salaried Work or Employed 1 (4%)

Share of winners with a degree or higher, each election

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

Graduate is the most common education level among 2019 winners — 6 of 21 (28%).
Graduate: 6 of 21
66% of winners (14 of 21) hold a graduate degree or higher.
Graduate+: 66%
7 winners (33%) have below-graduate education.
Below graduate: 33%
The graduate+ share has fallen from 71.4% (2004) to 66.7% (2019) — a shift of -4.8 percentage points.
Graduate+ Δ -4.8 pp over 4 elections
The most common profession among winners is Liberal Profession or Professional — 5 of 21 (23%).
Top profession: Liberal Profession or Professional at 23%