Is Kerala really inclusive? 33 charts about MLAs in new assembly show there’s still work to be done

There are only seven women in the 140-member assembly. Besides, caste and community exclusion works at the local level.

Gilles Verniers

, 

Basim-u-Nissa

, 

Mohit Kumar

 & 

Neelesh Agrawal

· May 13, 2021 · 07:30 am

30 charts dissecting the Kerala verdict: LDF victory comes against backdrop of Congress decline

Even though they have identical vote shares, the CPM has nearly three times the number of seats as the Congress.

Gilles Verniers

, 

Basim-u-Nissa

, 

Mohit Kumar

 & 

Neelesh Agrawal

· May 11, 2021 · 09:00 am

Assam verdict: 29 charts that show just how polarised the election was

As the BJP-led alliance won the polls, the state’s deep communal divide manifested itself in the result.

Gilles Verniers

, 

Basim-u-Nissa

, 

Mohit Kumar

 & 

Neelesh Agrawal

· May 07, 2021 · 07:30 am

Bengal verdict: 25 charts show how the Trinamool conclusively beat the BJP

The party’s victory cuts across most of the state’s territory and across the eight phases of the election.

Gilles Verniers

, 

Basim-u-Nissa

, 

Mohit Kumar

 & 

Neelesh Agrawal

· May 05, 2021 · 09:00 am

Bihar polls: 32 charts reveal caste, gender, religious and criminal composition of the new assembly

Most MLAs are male, fairly well-educated, rich and in contradiction with the law.

Gilles Verniers

, 

Basim-u-Nissa

, 

Mohit Kumar

 & 

Neelesh Agrawal

· Nov 18, 2020 · 09:00 am

Bihar: What does an analysis of incumbents’ performances reflect about Election 2020?

Competition was intense a significant number of politicians managed to hold onto their positions.

Basim-u-Nissa

, 

Mohit Kumar

, 

Neelesh Agrawal

 & 

Priyamvada Trivedi

· Nov 14, 2020 · 09:00 am

Delhi verdict: 30 charts and maps that help understand AAP’s ‘post-identity politics’

This model may work for the party in Delhi but is unlikely to travel well to other states, where larger political issues matter.

Gilles Verniers

, 

Basim-u-Nissa

, 

Saloni Bhogale

 & 

Mohit Kumar

· Feb 15, 2020 · 06:30 am

Himachal paradox in eight charts: Women outvoted men – but only four were elected to the Assembly

Both the BJP and Congress are responsible for this dismal state of affairs.

Basim-u-Nissa

 & 

Gilles Verniers

· Dec 28, 2017 · 09:00 am

Gujarat elected only 13 female MLAs – continuing a nationwide trend of low representation for women

Women made up just 7% of the contestants for the 182-member house. Yet, the victory margins of those who won were bigger than those of their male counterparts.

Basim-u-Nissa

 & 

Gilles Verniers

· Dec 27, 2017 · 09:00 am