Public repository for public data of Municipal Elections for Urban Local Bodies
this repository contains following files:
- tcpd_casi_ulb_v1.1.csv : election data for Urban Local Bodies
- tcpd_casi_ulb_codebook_v1.1.pdf : documentation and detailed description of variables in the dataset.
This dataset consists of information on the Urban Local Body Elections for 8 Indian States - Bihar, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh. This dataset has been built through the collaborative efforts of the Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University, and the Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania.
Terms and conditions
The Urban Local Body dataset consists of election data pertaining to Urban Local Bodies from 2008 to 2021. This dataset and codebook is part of the TCPD repository which contains our work in progress. Please ensure you use the latest version of the data and documentation. For questions, please email us at tcpd-contact@ashoka.edu.in. 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-CASI Urban Local Body Dataset (TCPD-CASI-ULB), 2008-2022”. Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University and Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania.
Codebook Citation: Neelesh Agrawal, Adam Auerbach, Mohammed Zahir Ali, Srishti Gupta, Mohit Kumar, Aditya Sarkar, Tariq Thachil, Gilles Verniers, and S. V. Sai Vikas. 2023. “TCPD-CASI Urban Local Body Dataset (TCPD-CASI-ULB), 2008-2022 Codebook 1.1", Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University, Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania.
No Endorsement: The user must not claim or imply that the Trivedi Centre for Political Data endorses the user's use of the data or use of the Centre's logo(s) or trademarks(s) in conjunction with the same.
No Warranty: The Centre makes no warranties with respect to the accuracy of the data. While we do our best to ensure that the numbers are accurate, there is room for error. And as such the user must agree that the Centre shall not be held responsible or liable to the user for any errors, omissions, misstatements, and/or misrepresentations of the data through the user is encouraged to report the same to us (send us a message or write us at tcpd-contact@ashoka.edu.in).
Personal data: The Centre may record visits to the TCPD website without collecting the personal information of the users. The records shall be used for statistical reports only.
Acknowledgment: The user must agree that the use of the Data presented within the application can be seen as the acknowledgment of unconditionally accepting the Terms of Use presented by the Centre.
Acknowledgments: We thank our interns - Dipanita Malik, Aninthitha Nath, Abhishek Nayak, Rikit Shahi, and Agam Walia - who provided invaluable assistance to the project, and Priyamvada Trivedi for her feedback.
This dataset is a work in progress and will be updated with additional information like data for other Indian states, election years etc. We request you check this Github repository for latest version of dataset and codebook. Another way to remain informed with major project updates is to follow us on Twitter or/and subscribe to our monthly Newsletter.