1.	Shvedova Nadezhda 2005: Obstacles to Women‘s Participation in Parliament, in Ballington, Julie & Karam, Azza 2005 (eds): Women in parliament: Beyond numbers, revised edition, 
2.	Rangrajan, C Report of the National Statistical Commission 2001: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. 
3.	Election Commission of India Election Statistics Pocket Book 2014: Election Commission of India. 
4.	Arun. Rashmi Role of Women in Panchayati Raj 1996: 
5.	The Administrator Thakur, Minni Women Empowerment through Panchayati Raj 2010: Concept Publishing House. 
6.	Pai, S Women and Panchayati Raj, The Law, Programmes and Practices : Journal of Rural Development.