The BJP remains on the top with 12 women candidates out of the 66 being contested by the party, while JMM gave the ticket to only five women out of the 43 candidates. The AJSU, on the other hand, has fielded two women candidates out of a total of 9, while RJD has given ticket to one woman candidate in a list of six candidates.Another interesting fact is that most women candidates declared by political parties are connected to top political families. For instance, Meera Munda, contesting from Potka by BJP, is the wife of former Union minister Arjun Munda, while Kalpana Soren, fielded by JMM from Gandey seat, is the wife of CM Hemant Soren.Other women candidates being fielded by BJP include Sita Soren, Tara Devi, Ragini Singh, Geeta Koda, Pushpa Devi, Purnima Das, Pushpa Bhuiyan. The JMM has fielded Baby Devi, Savita Mahto and Louis Marandi.
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