Challenges of Women Participation in Politics: A Case Study of Karbi Anglong District

Prabin Engleng

Challenges of Women Participation in Politics: A Case Study of Karbi Anglong District

Author(s)	Mr. Prabin Engleng
Country	India
Abstract	Participation of women in the political landscape plays a crucial role in shaping and promoting society. In order to greater representation and economic development, the Karbi Anglong District was divided into two districts named Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong Districts in 2016 under the authority of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC). In both the districts, the representation of women in political roles remains remarkably scarce. Many barriers contribute to the under-representation of women in politics, such as the stronghold of patriarchal norms, limited access to education and health, gender inequality, isolated location, economic disadvantage, and a lack of political guidance and mentorship. For instance, the gender inequality index of both the districts was 0.14% and 0.20% and the gender gap index obtained for both the districts were 0.70% and 0.74% respectively, as per the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) survey 2025. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) survey 2019-21, the Human Development Index of the Karbi Anglong district is 0.652, ranking 542 in overall districts of India. Moreover, in the NFHS-5 survey 2019-21, the multidimensional poverty index was 16.20% in the district. In order to empower women and promote gender equality, it provides reservation seats for women in the Constitution of India. The key findings of the study show that in the recent KAAC election of 2022, only six women candidates participated out of 154 candidates, accounting for 3.89%, and were able to elect only four seats with 15.38% out of 26 seats. It’s also noteworthy that no women candidates have been elected from both the districts in the Legislative Assembly and the Lok Sabha elections yet. Currently, the KAAC government reserved four seats and one nominated seat for women candidates to step forward for women's emancipation in the latest council election. As per the 125th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2019, 33% of seats have been reserved for women under the sixth scheduled Autonomous District Council.
Keywords	Women Participation, Karbi Anglong, Decision Making, Empowerment, Constitutional Amendment, Lok Sabha
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On	2026-04-22

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