Summary:
There were nine members in the previous Assembly.Three women candidates each of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Congress were elected this time. HYDERABAD: The representation of women in the 119-member Telangana Assembly has dropped to 5 per cent against the 7.5 per cent in the dissolved House.Only six women have made it to the Assembly in the elections held on December 7. Three of them come from tribal communities.Padma Devender Reddy, who was Deputy Speaker in the dissolved House, has been re-elected. Rekha Naik, a tribal and G.
Sunitha Reddy also retained their seats.The Congress party's D.
Anasuya defeated Minister Azmeera Chandulal from Mulug constituency (reserved for Scheduled Tribe). Aruna, Sunitha Laxma Reddy and Konda Surekha were defeated.The TRS, which came under criticism for not giving representation to women in the previous cabinet, had fielded only four women candidates.Telugu Desam Party founder N.T..