Indian National Congress’ P. Wati was the first woman candidate to contest the Lok Sabha election from Ambala in Haryana in 1967. Bharatiya Lok Dal’s Chandrawati became the first woman to a win Lok Sabha election in Haryana in 1977 when she polled 2,89,135 votes in Bhiwani constituency. Similarly, Kailasho Devi won twice from Kurukshetra on Haryana Lok Dal (Rashtriya) and Indian National Lok Dal tickets in 1998 and 1999 respectively. Tough fightIn what further highlights the dismal performance of women candidates in Lok Sabha elections in Haryana, 60 out of 78 times they contested the polls, they lost their deposit. He said that two of the five women elected from Haryana had political background.

Source: The Hindu April 30, 2019 20:48 UTC