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Deepika Chillar, Rohini Singh and Neha Yadav
[In numbers] Despite having India's worst sex ratio, Haryana sees record number of women candidates
Poll attracts 103 women contestants, a sharp rise from seven in 1991.
Deepika Chillar, Rohini Singh and Neha Yadav
· Oct 28, 2014 · 04:30 am
[In numbers] New Maharashtra assembly has lowest number of Muslims ever
But state has elected highest number of women legislators.
Deepika Chillar, Rohini Singh and Neha Yadav
· Oct 27, 2014 · 01:30 am
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