The table below gives the proportion of different communities among the candidates who won election in the Indian elections. Compare this to the proportion of these communities in the population of India. Based on this, do you agree with the representation given to each category, according to their population in India? If yes, why and which of these communities? If not, why not?
Proportion in the country (in percent) in the
Caste-15.46 population of India- 19.7 Schedule Tribe 4.4 population of india- 8.5 General 75.8 population of india-31.8
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Australia 0.5% 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Oceania
Bangladesh 6.8% 32.0% 44.0% 2016 Asia
Belgium 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 2018 Europe
Bhutan 1.5% 12.0% 38.6% 2017 Asia
Brazil 4.6% 9.2% 19.8% 2019 South America
Canada 0.2% 0.5% 0.7% 2017 North America
China[10] 0.2% 2.1% 14.1% 2019 Asia
Egypt 3.8% 29.0% 73.0% 2017 Africa
France 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Europe
Germany 0.0% 0.0% 1.0% 2016 Europe
Greece 0.1% 0.5% 3.0% 2018 Europe
Hungary 0.2% 0.6% 2.0% 2018 Europe
Iceland 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 2017 Europe
India 5%[12] 26.2%[13] 60% 2021 Asia
Indonesia 2.7% 20.0% 42.0% 2019 Asia
Iran 0.5% 2.5% 14.0% 2018 Asia
Iraq 1.7% 15.0% 52.0% 2012 Asia
Ireland 0.2% 0.5% 0.7% 2017 Europe
Israel 0.2% 0.7% 2.7% 2016 Asia
Italy 1.4% 2.0% 3.1% 2017 Europe
Japan 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 2013 Asia
Kenya 37.1% 67.0% 87.0% 2015 Africa
Kiribati 12.9% 34.6% 69.4% 2006 Oceania
Korea, South 0.2% 0.5% 1.2% 2016 Asia
Kosovo 0.4% 4.0% 24.0% 2017 Europe
Kyrgyzstan 0.6% 10.0% 53.0% 2019 Asia
Laos 10.0% 37.0% 70.0% 2018 Asia
Latvia 0.3% 1.5% 3.0% 2018 Europe
Lebanon 0.0% 0.0% 1.9% 2011 Asia
Lesotho 27.2% 50.0% 73.0% 2017 Africa
Liberia 40.9% 76.0% 93.0% 2016 Africa
Lithuania 0.9% 1.0% 2.0% 2018 Europe
Luxembourg 0.3% 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Europe
Malawi 69.2% 89.4% 96.7% 2016 Africa
Malaysia 0.0% 0.2% 2.7% 2015 Asia
Maldives 0.0% 0.0% 4.0% 2016 Asia
Mexico 1.7% 6.6% 23.0% 2018 North America
Myanmar 1.4% 15.0% 54.0% 2017 Asia
Nepal[14] 15.0% 50.8% 83.0% 2010 Asia
Netherlands 0.1% 0.2% 0.5% 2018 Europe
Norway 0.3% 0.2% 0.5% 2018 Europe
Pakistan[15] 4.4% 36.0% 76.0% 2018 Asia
Philippines 2.7% 17% 46.9% 2018 Asia
Poland 0.2% 0.1% 1.0% 2018 Europe
Portugal 0.3% 1.0% 1.8% 2018 Europe
Romania 2.4% 5.0% 11.0% 2018 Europe
Russia 0.0% 0.2% 3.7% 2018 Asia, Europe
South Africa 18.7% 37.6% 57.1% 2014 Africa
South Sudan 76.4% 92.0% 98.0% 2016 Africa
Spain 0.9% 0.7% 2.2% 2018 Europe
Sri Lanka 0.9% 10.9% 42.0% 2016 Asia
Sweden 0.7% 1.0% 1.0% 2018 Europe
Switzerland 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Europe
Syria 0.9% 10.0% 50.4% 2003 Asia
Tajikistan 4.1% 18.0% 51.0% 2015 Asia
Tanzania 49.4% 77.0% 91.0% 2018 Africa
Thailand 0.1% 0.5% 6.0% 2019 Asia
Turkey 0.4% 2.0% 10.0% 2019 Asia, Europe
Turkmenistan 31% 49.8% 92.5% 2021 Asia
Uganda 41.3% 69.9% 87.8% 2016 Africa
Ukraine 0.0% 0.4% 3.0% 2019 Europe
United Kingdom 0.3% 1.0% 1.0% 2017 Europe
United States 1.0% 5.8% 10.6% 2018 North America
Uruguay 0.1% 1.0% 2.9% 2019 South America
Uzbekistan 7.3%[16] 9.1% 11% 2019 Asia
Venezuela 6.7% 14.0% 33.0% 2006 South America
Vietnam 1.8% 7.0% 22.0% 2018 Asia
Yemen 18.3% 51.0% 81.6% 2014 Asia
Zimbabwe 39.5% 64.0% 83.0% 2019 Africa