7,210 Kudumbashree women race to victory in local body polls

Key Points

1. In recent Kerala local body elections, over 7,200 Kudumbashree women won.
2. 17,082 Kudumbashree members contested, with a 42% success rate.
3. In 2020, 7,058 Kudumbashree women were elected.
4. Kozhikode had the highest number of winners (709).
5. Pathanamthitta had the least number of successful Kudumbashree women (272).
6. 5,436 winners were Kudumbashree neighborhood group (NHG) members.
7. 5,836 Kudumbashree women were elected to grama panchayats.
8. In 2015, 52% of contesting Kudumbashree women won.