New Delhi, 12/9: One in every five Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members, MLAs and MLCs — 1,107 of the 5,204 or 21% — are dynasts, according to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
Almost half of the women lawmakers — 251 of 539 (47%) — are dynasts as opposed to 18% male lawmakers (856 of 4,665), with the report showing that dynastic representation is more than twice as high among women compared with men.
