58 women contested Maha LS polls, only five won

Notably, four among these winners belong to prominent political families. Poonam Mahajan is the daughter of former BJP leader late Pramod Mahajan, while Supriya Sule is the daughter of NCP chief and political stalwart Sharad Pawar.  

Heena Gavit (26), daughter of former Maharashtra minister Vijay Kumar Gavit, defeated Congressman Manikrao Gavit (80), who was seeking a record tenth term.  

Raksha Khadse is the daughter-in-law of Leader of Opposition in state Assembly Eknath Khadse.
Percentage wise, the women nominees in 2014 Maharashtra LS polls stood at 6.46 per cent, while the winners (women) constituted a mere 0.55 per cent.  

During the 2009 Maharashtra LS elections, 55 nominees of the fairer sex were in the fray among 819 candidates.