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

Tamil Nadu’s new assembly in 33 charts: Lowest women representation in 25 years, OBCs dominate

Tamil Nadu has one of India’s most diverse political class, in terms of caste representation.

Gilles Verniers

, 

Vignesh Karthik KR

, 

Mohit Kumar

 & 

Neelesh Agrawal

· May 10, 2021 · 08:00 am

How Tamil Nadu voted in 28 charts: DMK won a clean victory but AIADMK remained competitive adversary

The BJP was a liability to the AIADMK-led alliance.

Gilles Verniers

, 

Vignesh Karthik KR

, 

Mohit Kumar

 & 

Neelesh Agrawal

· May 09, 2021 · 03:30 pm

Assam’s new assembly in 30 charts: Fewer women, more Muslims – and more crorepatis

Is today’s political class in Assam different from the past, in terms of caste, religion, gender and other socio-demographic variables?

Gilles Verniers

, 

Avishek Jha

, 

Mohit Kumar

 & 

Neelesh Agrawal

· May 08, 2021 · 03:30 pm

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

The new Bengal assembly in 28 charts: Fewer Muslims, more Scheduled Caste MLAs – and not much youth

Breaking down the numbers.

Gilles Verniers

, 

Avishek Jha

, 

Mohit Kumar

 & 

Neelesh Agrawal

· May 06, 2021 · 09:00 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

Decoding the Bihar results in 32 charts: Turnouts, vote shares, victory margins and more

Except for perhaps the Congress, all the other parties can find some reason to be satisfied with the result.

Gilles Verniers

, 

Mohit Kumar

 & 

Neelesh Agrawal

· Nov 15, 2020 · 07:30 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