28% of India's Women Legislators Face Criminal Charges: ADR Report

According to a recent report by the Association for Democratic Reform (ADR), 28 percent means 143, of women legislators and parliamentarians across the country have criminal cases registered against them. Meanwhile, 17 women parliamentarians and legislators have declared themselves as billionaires. These 17 billionaire parliamentarians and legislators include six out of 75 women MPs in the Lok Sabha, three out of 37 in the Rajya Sabha, and eight out of 400 women MLAs in state and union territory assemblies. The report states that there are a total of 513 women MPs and MLAs in the country, of whom 512 have submitted affidavits.