While intersecting and cross-cutting grounds such as ethnicity, class, caste, language, and educational status impact women’s participation in politics; sexual and gender-based violence is a significant factor that pushes women away from political decision-making. Based on the reality that prejudices and discriminations against women created by social and legal structures carve a sub-standard position for women – justifying and condoning violence against those who defy this position – this paper argues that public decision-making bodies will not be democratic unless the law specifically addresses Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) against women in politics.