Historic Achievement: Jammu and Kashmir Reaches Record Four Women MLAs After BJP's Devyani Rana Wins Nagrota Bypoll

Nov 14, 2025 09:27 pm CST

In a breakthrough for women's political representation, BJP's Devyani Rana has won the Nagrota constituency bypoll, bringing Jammu and Kashmir to four women legislators for the first time in history. This victory increases female representation in the 90-member assembly to 4.44 percent, marking significant progress in a region where women's political participation has traditionally been limited. Rana joins National Conference leaders Sakina Masood Ittoo and Shamima Firdous, along with BJP's Shagun Parihar, in the current assembly.