 | Women make up half of electorate in Karnataka, but not considered 'winnable' yetSources also said the representation of women in the Assembly is lesser compared to neighbouring states like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. |
 | The hills are patriarchal: Too few women candidates in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand state pollsThere are only 19 women candidates in the fray in Himachal Pradesh for 68 Assembly seats and just five women legislators were there in a House of 70 in the recently concluded Uttarakhand state polls. |
 | Few women make it to candidate lists of poll parties in ManipurRuling Congress and BJP, the main contenders in the upcoming polls have fielded only two women candidates each. |
