Evolving Socioeconomic Profiles of Indian Legislators: Implications for Representational Equity and Democratic Policymaking The composition of legislatures in a democracy serves as a vital mirror of societal structures, aspirations, and inequalities. In India, a parliamentary democracy premised on universal adult suffrage and representative institutions, the evolution of the socioeconomic profile of its legislators over the … Continue reading How have the socioeconomic profiles of Indian legislators evolved over the past decade, and what implications do these changes hold for representational equity and policymaking in a parliamentary democracy?