Assam polls: Only 8.6 pc women candidates in fray
They may have pipped men in the turnout for the first phase of the Assembly elections in Assam, but women make up an abysmal 8.6 per cent of the total candidates in the fray with all the major parties having given fewer tickets to them this time as compared to the 2011 polls.
Apr 09, 2016, 17:19 PM IST