TCPD Indian Elections Dataset (1951-62) (TCPD_IED_1951-62)

Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University.

The repository contains the following files:

1. The Indian Election Dataset (TCPD_IED_1951-62.csv) is a data repository of all Indian election results between 1951 and 1952. The data comes from the Statistical Reports published by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The data extracted was cleaned and structured to fit into a tabular format. Additional variables, mostly derived from ECI data, have been added.

2. TCPD_IED_1951-62_Codebook.pdf - This codebook provides information about the variables included in the Indian Elections dataset. The codebook will be updated as and when new information is added to the dataset.

Terms and Conditions

The users are free to download, display or include the data in other products for non-commercial purposes at no cost subject to the following limitations:

Data Citation:

“TCPD Indian Elections dataset (TCPD-IED), 1951-1962”. Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University.

Codebook Citation:

“TCPD Indian Elections dataset (TCPD-IED), 1951-1962 Codebook 1.0", Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University.

Navya Asopa, Shivam Gangwani, Aishwarya Sunaad, Gilles Verniers.

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