Analysis · who gets elected

Who represents India

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

Top education

Graduate

8 winners · 2019

Second

Graduate Professional

4 winners

Graduate+

85%

17 of 20 with degree or higher

Top profession

Social Work

9 winners

[01]Winners by education

Highest qualification of elected members, 2019

Graduate 8 (40%)

Graduate Professional 4 (20%)

Post Graduate 4 (20%)

10th Pass 2 (10%)

12th Pass 1 (5%)

Doctorate 1 (5%)

Main profession of elected members, 2019

Social Work 9 (45%)

Politics 6 (30%)

Liberal Profession or Professional 3 (15%)

Other 1 (5%)

Salaried Work or Employed 1 (5%)

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 — 8 of 20 (40%).
Graduate: 8 of 20
85% of winners (17 of 20) hold a graduate degree or higher.
Graduate+: 85%
3 winners (15%) have below-graduate education.
Below graduate: 15%
The graduate+ share has risen from 75.0% (2004) to 85.0% (2019) — a shift of +10.0 percentage points.
Graduate+ Δ +10.0 pp over 4 elections
The most common profession among winners is Social Work — 9 of 20 (45%).
Top profession: Social Work at 45%