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Who represents India

UTTAR PRADESH, Lok Sabha. Affidavit data available for 15 elections.

Top education
Post Graduate
23 winners · 2019
Second
Graduate
17 winners
Graduate+
76%
61 of 80 with degree or higher
Top profession
Business
33 winners

[01]Winners by education

Highest qualification of elected members, 2019
Post Graduate 23 (28%)
Graduate 17 (21%)
Graduate Professional 13 (16%)
12th Pass 11 (13%)
Doctorate 8 (10%)
10th Pass 4 (5%)
8th Pass 1 (1%)
Literate 1 (1%)
Others 1 (1%)
Unknown 1 (1%)

[02]Winners by profession

Main profession of elected members, 2019
Business 33 (41%)
Politics 16 (20%)
Agriculture 9 (11%)
Liberal Profession or Professional 8 (10%)
Retired or Pension 8 (10%)
Former Government 2 (2%)
Education 1 (1%)
Other 1 (1%)
Salaried Work or Employed 1 (1%)
Social Work 1 (1%)

[03]Graduate+ share over time

Share of winners with a degree or higher, each election
  1. 2004
    66.2% · 53 of 80
  2. 2009
    73.8% · 59 of 80
  3. 2014
    77.5% · 62 of 80
  4. 2019
    76.2% · 61 of 80

[04]Computed insights

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary
  1. Post Graduate is the most common education level among 2019 winners — 23 of 80 (28%).

    Post Graduate: 23 of 80
  2. 76% of winners (61 of 80) hold a graduate degree or higher.

    Graduate+: 76%
  3. 19 winners (23%) have below-graduate education.

    Below graduate: 23%
  4. The graduate+ share has risen from 66.2% (2004) to 76.2% (2019) — a shift of +10.0 percentage points.

    Graduate+ Δ +10.0 pp over 4 elections
  5. The most common profession among winners is Business33 of 80 (41%).

    Top profession: Business at 41%
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