For a paper, I am looking at how political dynasties in India have allowed for Uttar Pradesh to produce much more female MPs in the Lok Sabha when compared to Kerala. It is counterintuitive as we would expect a more developed place like Kerala to have more female MPs. The only explanation that comes to my mind is that political dynasties allow women (who have husbands, fathers, or brothers that were MPs) to be selected as they already have some political fame in their surnames. I was wondering if there could be any other explanations for why Uttar Pradesh produces more women MPs than Kerala?
Your checked the number of media celebrities among them? Maybe Uttar Pradesh has more developed media Industry or the greater number of female celebrities what makes easier to choose them as good political candida tego?
Political dynasties could be a factor, but without analyzing the family background of all current MPs from Uttar Pradesh and Kerala it would be difficult to arrive at a definite conclusion. Other factors are relevant- for instance, how many women were given tickets to contest elections in both the states, campaign strategies, funding. Also, the pattern is vastly different in the context of regional politics in both states. In my opinion, the overwhelming success of the BJP in the 2019 general election is an important factor for more women representatives from UP in the Parliament.
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