Number of women contestants increasing in Arunachal Pradesh

The number of women contestants in Arunachal Pradesh are increasing. A total of 11 women are contesting polls for the 60-member assembly this time, while the figure was four less in the 2014 elections.

One of the two Lok Sabha seats in the state also has a woman candidate who is a greenhorn.

With nine first time contestants in both assembly and Lok Sabha , this is the highest number of women candidates in the state till date. There were seven women contestants in 2014 elections and one of them won.

Simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections will be held in the Northeastern state on April 11.

Of the 11 assembly poll contestants, the Congress has fielded five women candidates, the ruling BJP nominated three, while the People's Party of Arunachal (PPA) and the (JDU) selected one each.

It is encouraging to see a large
BJP nominee Dasanglu Pul, wife of former chief minister Kalikho Pul, said "I believe the work I have done for the constituency in a short period would
reflect on the outcome of the election. Many who doubted my ability as a woman have changed their minds."