Lok Sabha Question No. 1832 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Elected Representatives in the Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Dr. Thirumaavalavan Tholkappiyan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1832

ANSWERED ON- 10.02.2026

## ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES IN THE PANCHAYATS

## 1832. DR. THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOLKAPPIYAN:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has the data pertaining to the total number of elected representatives in the Panchayats, Panchayat Samiti and the Zilla Parishad;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government has the data about the number of elected Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and women Representatives in the Panchayats, Panchayat Samiti and the Zila Parishad; and

(d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

(SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH)

(a) to (d): A statement showing State/Union Territory-wise number of Elected Representatives and Women Elected Representatives is placed in Annexure . This data includes the total number of Elected Representatives functioning in the Gram Panchayats, Intermediate Panchayats and District Panchayats of the State/Union Territory. Further, caste based data of Elected Representatives is not maintained by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

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## ANSWER

## Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1832 answered on 10.02.2026 on 'Elected Representatives in the Panchayats'

## State-wise details of Elected Representatives and Women Elected Representatives

|   Sl. No. | Category   | State/ Union Territory   | Number of Elected Representatives   | Number of Women Elected Representatives   | Remarks                                                                                            |
|-----------|------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | State      | Andhra Pradesh           | 1,54,414                            | 85,593                                    | -                                                                                                  |
|         2 | State      | Arunachal Pradesh        | 8,675                               | 3,967                                     | -                                                                                                  |
|         3 | State      | Assam                    | 24,455                              | 14,693                                    | -                                                                                                  |
|         4 | State      | Bihar                    | 2,45,342                            | 1,35,805                                  | -                                                                                                  |
|         5 | State      | Chhattisgarh             | 1,74,926                            | 98,787                                    | -                                                                                                  |
|         6 | State      | Goa                      | 1,608                               | 745                                       | -                                                                                                  |
|         7 | State      | Gujarat                  | 1,32,222                            | 69,566                                    | -                                                                                                  |
|         8 | State      | Haryana                  | 71,455                              | 32,892                                    | -                                                                                                  |
|         9 | State      | Himachal Pradesh         | 30,578                              | 15,250                                    | -                                                                                                  |
|        10 | State      | Jharkhand                | 56,808                              | 32,014                                    | -                                                                                                  |
|        11 | State      | Karnataka                | 94,035                              | 49,723                                    | This is the data of Gram Panchayats. Block and District Panchayat Elections are pending since 2021 |
|        12 | State      | Kerala                   | 19,950                              | 10,930                                    | -                                                                                                  |
|        13 | State      | Madhya Pradesh           | 3,95,552                            | 2,09,041                                  | -                                                                                                  |
|        14 | State      | Maharashtra              | 28,248                              | 14,135                                    | Elections in 336 Block Panchayats and 32 District Panchayat are pending.                           |
|        15 | State      | Manipur                  | Nil                                 | Nil                                       | Tenure of Panchayats ended in Oct, 2022. Elections not held yet.                                   |
|        16 | State      | Meghalaya                | Not applicable                      | Not applicable                            | Not covered under Part IX of the                                                                   |
|        17 | State      | Mizoram                  | Not applicable                      | Not applicable                            | Constitution                                                                                       |

|   18 | State           | Nagaland                               | Not applicable   | Not applicable   |                                                                                           |
|------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   19 | State           | Odisha                                 | 1,06,353         | 57,001           | -                                                                                         |
|   20 | State           | Punjab                                 | 1,00,034         | 44,519           | -                                                                                         |
|   21 | State           | Rajasthan                              | 11,590           | 6,358            | -                                                                                         |
|   22 | State           | Sikkim                                 | 1,257            | 655              | -                                                                                         |
|   23 | State           | Tamil Nadu                             | Nil              | Nil              | Tenure of Panchayats ended in January 2025. Election not held yet.                        |
|   24 | State           | Telangana                              | 12,702           | 6,298            | This is the data of Gram Panchayats. Block and District Panchayat Elections not held yet. |
|   25 | State           | Tripura                                | 6,909            | 3,126            | -                                                                                         |
|   26 | State           | Uttar Pradesh                          | 6,77,382         | 2,76,181         | -                                                                                         |
|   27 | State           | Uttarakhand                            | 11,498           | 6,366            |                                                                                           |
|   28 | State           | West Bengal                            | 74,424           | 40,537           | -                                                                                         |
|   29 | Union Territory | Andaman & Nicobar Islands              | 861              | 415              | -                                                                                         |
|   30 | Union Territory | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 503              | 288              | -                                                                                         |
|   31 | Union Territory | Jammu & Kashmir                        | 276              | 95               | Tenure of Gram Panchayats and Block Panchayat ended in Jan.,2024. Election not held yet.  |
|   32 | Union Territory | Ladakh                                 | Nil              | Nil              | Tenure of Panchayats ended in January 2024. Election not held yet.                        |
|   33 | Union Territory | Lakshadweep                            | Nil              | Nil              | Tenure of Panchayats ended in December, 2022. Election                                    |

| 34   | Union Territory   | Puducherry   | Nil   | Nil   | Tenure of Panchayats ended in July, 2011. Election not held yet.   |
|------|-------------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Source: Data as provided, from time to time, by the States/Union Territories to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

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