Lok Sabha Question No. 1279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Data of Tribal Population
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1279

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 25/07/2022

## DATA OF TRIBAL POPULATION

1279.  SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has the data of population of tribal people in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  the  data  of  tribal  people  who  are  elected  into  the  Legislative Councils/Assemblies/ Parliament and the number of tribal representatives in these legislative spaces;
- (d) the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (e) the number of tribal legislators in the country in last 10 years; and
- (f) the details of the proportional ratio between tribal population and tribal legislators?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a) to (b): The  population of Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the country, as per Census 2011 is 10.45 crore.  State/UT  -wise  population  of Scheduled  Tribes  in  India  as  per  Census  2011  is  given  at Annexure I.
- (c) to (f): As per information received from Election Commission of India, State-wise Number of ST Candidates  Elected  in  General  Election  to  Lok  Sabha  in  2014  and  2019  in  all  Seats  including General and ST and Number of ST Candidates elected in General Election to Legislative Assemblies of States/UTs in all seats including General and ST is given at Annexure II.

Annexure I referred to in reply to part (a) to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1279 for 25.07.2022 regarding 'Data of Tribal Population'

State / UT wise ST population in India

| S. No   | India / State              | ST Population   |
|---------|----------------------------|-----------------|
|         | India                      | 10,45,45,716    |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh             | 26,31,145       |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh          | 9,51,821        |
| 3       | Assam                      | 38,84,371       |
| 4       | Bihar                      | 13,36,573       |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh               | 78,22,902       |
| 6       | Goa                        | 1,49,275        |
| 7       | Gujarat                    | 89,17,174       |
| 8       | Haryana                    | NST             |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh           | 3,92,126        |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir (UT)        | 12,75,106       |
| 11      | Jharkhand                  | 86,45,042       |
| 12      | Karnataka                  | 42,48,987       |
| 13      | Kerala                     | 4,84,839        |
| 14      | Ladakh (UT)                | 2,18,193        |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh             | 1,53,16,784     |
| 16      | Maharashtra                | 1,05,10,213     |
| 17      | Manipur                    | 11,67,422       |
| 18      | Meghalaya                  | 25,55,861       |
| 19      | Mizoram                    | 10,36,115       |
| 20      | Nagaland                   | 17,10,973       |
| 21      | Odisha                     | 95,90,756       |
| 22      | Punjab                     | NST             |
| 23      | Rajasthan                  | 92,38,534       |
| 24      | Sikkim                     | 2,06,360        |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu                 | 7,94,697        |
| 26      | Telangana                  | 3286928         |
| 27      | Tripura                    | 11,66,813       |
| 28      | Uttarakhand                | 2,91,903        |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh              | 11,34,273       |
| 30      | West Bengal                | 52,96,953       |
| 31      | A &NIslands                | 28,530          |
| 32      | Chandigarh                 | NST             |
| 33      | D &NHaveli and Daman &Diu. | 1,93,927        |
| 34      | Delhi                      | NST             |
| 35      | Lakshadweep                | 61,120          |

Source: Census 2011, Office of the Registrar General, India

NST: No notified Scheduled Tribes (as in 2011), NA: Not Applicable

## Annexure II referred to in reply to part (c) to (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1279 for 25.07.2022 regarding 'Data of Tribal Population'

State-wise Number of ST's Candidates Elected in General Election to Lok Sabha - 2014 in All Seats including General and ST

| Sr. No.   | State/UT            |   Number of ST's Candidates Elected in General Election to Lok Sabha - 2014 |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh #    |                                                                           3 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                                                           2 |
| 3.        | Assam               |                                                                           3 |
| 4.        | Chhattisgarh        |                                                                           4 |
| 5.        | Dadra& Nagar Haveli |                                                                           1 |
| 6.        | Gujarat             |                                                                           5 |
| 7.        | Jammu &Kashmir      |                                                                           1 |
| 8.        | Jharkhand           |                                                                           5 |
| 9.        | Karnataka           |                                                                           2 |
| 10.       | Lakshadweep         |                                                                           1 |
| 11.       | Madhya Pradesh      |                                                                           6 |
| 12.       | Maharashtra         |                                                                           4 |
| 13.       | Manipur             |                                                                           1 |
| 14.       | Meghalaya           |                                                                           2 |
| 15.       | Mizoram             |                                                                           1 |
| 16.       | Nagaland            |                                                                           1 |
| 17.       | Odisha              |                                                                           5 |
| 18.       | Rajasthan           |                                                                           3 |
| 19.       | Tripura             |                                                                           1 |
| 20        | West Bengal         |                                                                           2 |
| All India | All India           |                                                                          53 |

#The details of State of Telangana is included in Andhra Pradesh as the State of Telangana was created in 2014 by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014.

## State-wise Number of ST's Candidates Elected in General Election to Lok Sabha - 2019 in All Seats including General and ST

| Sr. No.   | State/UT            |   Number of ST's Candidates Elected in General Election to Lok Sabha - 2019 |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh      |                                                                           1 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                                                           2 |
| 3.        | Assam               |                                                                           3 |
| 4.        | Chhattisgarh        |                                                                           4 |
| 5.        | Dadra& Nagar Haveli |                                                                           1 |
| 6.        | Gujarat             |                                                                           5 |
| 7.        | Himachal Pradesh    |                                                                           1 |
| 8.        | Jammu &Kashmir      |                                                                           1 |
| 9.        | Jharkhand           |                                                                           5 |
| 10.       | Karnataka           |                                                                           2 |
| 11.       | Lakshadweep         |                                                                           1 |
| 12.       | Madhya Pradesh      |                                                                           6 |
| 13.       | Maharashtra         |                                                                           4 |
| 14.       | Manipur             |                                                                           1 |
| 15.       | Meghalaya           |                                                                           2 |
| 16.       | Mizoram             |                                                                           1 |
| 17.       | Nagaland            |                                                                           1 |
| 18.       | Odisha              |                                                                           5 |
| 19.       | Rajasthan           |                                                                           3 |
| 20        | Telangana           |                                                                           2 |
| 21.       | Tripura             |                                                                           1 |
| 22.       | Uttar Pradesh       |                                                                           1 |
| 23        | West Bengal         |                                                                           3 |
| All India | All India           |                                                                          56 |

## Number of ST's Candidates elected in General Election to Legislative Assemblies of States/UTs in all seats including General and ST

|   Sr. No. |   Year of Election | Name of State /UT   |   Number of ST's Candidates elected in Legislative Assemblies of States/UTs |
|-----------|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 |               2022 | Uttarakhand         |                                                                           2 |
|         2 |               2022 | UttarPradesh        |                                                                           2 |
|         3 |               2022 | Punjab              |                                                                           0 |
|         4 |               2022 | Goa                 |                                                                           4 |
|         5 |               2022 | Manipur             |                                                                          20 |
|         6 |               2021 | Tamil Nadu          |                                                                           2 |
|         7 |               2021 | West Bengal         |                                                                          20 |
|         8 |               2021 | Kerala              |                                                                           2 |
|         9 |               2021 | Assam               |                                                                          23 |
|        10 |               2021 | Puducherry          |                                                                           0 |
|        11 |               2020 | Bihar               |                                                                           2 |
|        12 |               2020 | Delhi               |                                                                           0 |
|        13 |               2019 | Andhra Pradesh      |                                                                           7 |
|        14 |               2019 | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                                                          60 |
|        15 |               2019 | Haryana             |                                                                           0 |
|        16 |               2019 | Jharkhand           |                                                                          29 |
|        17 |               2019 | Maharashtra         |                                                                          26 |
|        18 |               2019 | Odisha              |                                                                          35 |
|        19 |               2019 | Sikkim              |                                                                          16 |
|        20 |               2018 | Chhattisgarh        |                                                                          31 |
|        21 |               2018 | Karnataka           |                                                                          17 |
|        22 |               2018 | Madhya Pradesh      |                                                                          48 |
|        23 |               2018 | Meghalaya           |                                                                          57 |
|        24 |               2018 | Mizoram             |                                                                          40 |
|        25 |               2018 | Nagaland            |                                                                          60 |
|        26 |               2018 | Rajasthan           |                                                                          33 |
|        27 |               2018 | Tripura             |                                                                          20 |
|        28 |               2018 | Telangana           |                                                                          12 |
|        29 |               2017 | Himachal Pradesh    |                                                                           5 |
|        30 |               2017 | Gujarat             |                                                                          27 |
|        31 |               2017 | Uttarakhand         |                                                                           2 |
|        32 |               2017 | UttarPradesh        |                                                                           2 |
|        33 |               2017 | Punjab              |                                                                           0 |
|        34 |               2017 | Goa                 |                                                                           2 |
|        35 |               2017 | Manipur             |                                                                          20 |
|        36 |               2016 | Assam               |                                                                          24 |
|        37 |               2016 | Kerala              |                                                                           2 |
|        38 |               2016 | Puducherry          |                                                                           0 |
|        39 |               2016 | Tamil Nadu          |                                                                           2 |

|   40 |   2016 | West Bengal       |   17 |
|------|--------|-------------------|------|
|   41 |   2015 | Bihar             |    2 |
|   42 |   2015 | Delhi             |    0 |
|   43 |   2014 | Andhra Pradesh    |   19 |
|   44 |   2014 | Arunachal Pradesh |   60 |
|   45 |   2014 | Haryana           |    0 |
|   46 |   2014 | Jammu &Kashmir    |   11 |
|   47 |   2014 | Jharkhand         |   28 |
|   48 |   2014 | Maharashtra       |   26 |
|   49 |   2014 | Odisha            |   35 |
|   50 |   2014 | Sikkim            |   17 |
|   51 |   2013 | Chhattisgarh      |   31 |
|   52 |   2013 | Delhi             |    0 |
|   53 |   2013 | Karnataka         |   16 |
|   54 |   2013 | Madhya Pradesh    |   47 |
|   55 |   2013 | Meghalaya         |   59 |
|   56 |   2013 | Mizoram           |   40 |
|   57 |   2013 | Nagaland          |   60 |
|   58 |   2013 | Rajasthan         |   27 |
|   59 |   2013 | Tripura           |   20 |
|   60 |   2012 | Goa               |    3 |
|   61 |   2012 | Gujarat           |   27 |
|   62 |   2012 | Himachal Pradesh  |    4 |
|   63 |   2012 | Manipur           |   20 |
|   64 |   2012 | Punjab            |    0 |
|   65 |   2012 | Uttar Pradesh     |    0 |
|   66 |   2012 | Uttarakhand       |    2 |

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