17th Lok Sabha set to witness 78 women MPs, highest in its history

Seventy-eight seats have been won by women candidates in the 17th Lok Sabha elections, the highest since the first Lok Sabha in 1952. Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are sending the highest number of women to the house, 11 each. A total of 724 women candidates contested, with Congress fielding the maximum 54 women, followed by BJP at 53.