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Basim-u-Nissa
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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
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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
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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
Trending
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the brain’s clock speeds up around middle age can determine future health and dementia
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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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
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’
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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
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller