“In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, 110 Muslims were elected as Members of Parliament.”
What FACTLY found
Only 24 Muslims were elected as MPs in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. According to data provided on the Election Commission of India’s website, a total of 78 Muslim candidates contested in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from major parties, and 24 were elected as MPs. Of the 24 Muslim MPs, 21 are from parties in the Opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc. The Congress has nine Muslim MPs, followed by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) with five, the Samajwadi Party (SP) with four, the Indian Union Muslim League (I...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 June 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 10 June 2024, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/hanumandlarajureddy/posts/pfbid0sjGpezWRcenEECqThkNnpmjx8MEhtJSS…
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