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
Only 7% of Chennai’s ward sabha members are women
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.