Women‘s political participation in grassroot Governance is abysmal in the city, as only 148 of the 2,000 nominated ward sabha members are women. That is, just 7.4% of the city’s ward sabha members are women.
This despite the fact that Greater Chennai Corporation has 101 women councillors among the 200.
The record number of women councillors, of course, is due to the state law providing 50% reservation for women.
Each councillor nominates 10 ward sabha members, making it a 2,000-member body.