by Editors | Dec 11, 2023 | 2023 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections, National Politics
By Ninglun Hanghal There has been a positive churning in electoral politics in northeastern India in recent years. Women are slowly but surely making their way into state Legislative Assemblies as elected members (MLAs). Although the numbers are still relatively small...
by Editors | Dec 1, 2023 | 2023 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Ritwika Mitra Madhuri is an activist with the Madhya Pradesh-based Jagrit Adivasi Dalit Sangathan, a collective working for the rights of Dalits and Adivasis in the state. She spoke to NWMI ahead of the state election results about the struggles of Adivasis,...
by Annie Philip | Nov 10, 2023 | 2023 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Vidhu Lata Translated from the Hindi version by Sumita Jaiswal Jiski jitni aabadi, uski utni hissedari (an equal share according to our population)! Political parties across the spectrum have been raising this cry, along with demands for a caste census, as the...
by Annie Philip | Nov 10, 2023 | 2023 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By विधुल्लता Translated to English by Sumita Jaiswal आज देश भर में राजनीतिक पार्टियां जातिवार गणना की मांग और जिसकी जितनी आबादी उसकी उतनी हिस्सेदारी का नारा बुलंद कर रही हैं। हाल ही में राजद अध्यक्ष लालू प्रसाद यादव ने बिहार प्रदेश कांग्रेस कार्यालय में आयोजित बिहार...
by Annie Philip | Nov 5, 2023 | 2023 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Ninglun Hanghal Mizoram will go to the polls on 7 November. Of the174 candidates contesting the state elections to secure seats in the 40-member Legislative Assembly, 16 are women – making up just 9 per cent of the total. Like most north-eastern states, Mizoram has...
