Only 8% of women candidates are graduates

Of the nearly 1,300 female candidates who will be contesting the BMC elections, most aspirants have not studied beyond the SSC/HSC level; only a handful of contestants have degrees on their resumes. The one distinction that sets apart the BMC Elections 2012, now three days away, from those in the corporation's history is the 50 per cent quota for women corporators. That is, of the 227 civic wards, 114 will be won and run by women candidates, the rationale

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