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While the BJP had fielded 15 women in 2014, this time the party has issued tickets to 12. A famous wrestler, a Tik Tok star and a Miranda House alumnus are among women candidates fielded by the party in the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections.

A total of 362 candidates have filed their nominations in Karnataka in the first phase, out of which 337 are men and 25 are women candidates. Bengaluru North has highest number of candidates in Karnataka - 40 and Hassan has the least - 13 candidates.

Deputy chief minister and party coordinator O Panneerselvam announced the list of candidates that the AIADMK is going to field for Lok Sabha election. Only six sitting MPs and one woman candidate have been fielded in the list, while the DMK has fielded two women.

It's 2018, political parties continue to remain reluctant to women candidates in Telangana elections

Former ministers J Geetha Reddy, DK Aruna, Sunitha Laxma Reddy and Sabitha Indra Reddy are among the women candidates contesting in the upcoming Telangana Assembly polls