TCPD Columns is an online space dedicated to publish data-driven pieces on various aspects of Indian politics. The articles are grounded in the datasets made publicly available on TCPD’s website. Articles published so far have drawn on data from our flagship data portal on elections – Lok Dhaba – and other datasets covering the Governors of India, Indian Council of Ministers, and Individual Incumbency across states. The distinguishing feature about TCPD Columns is that it is meant to be accessible to anyone who stumbles upon it. And as such we ensure that the articles are readable without unnecessary details. This model is inspired by the award-winning online magazine, Political Violence at a Glance . We have drawn upon their submission guidelines, of course with their permission, and hope that TCPD Columns becomes a go-to source for people interested in accessible and jargon-free articles about Indian politics.
Who are our politicians? Exploring the socio-economic backgrounds of women politicians in Uttar Pradesh by Aishwarya Sunaad and Amisha Singh
June 20, 2022
How competitive are Punjab’s Assembly Elections? | Here’s what ENOP tells us by Nachiket Midha and Kartikeya Reddy
June 10, 2022
An Analysis of Political Backgrounds of Contesting Candidates in Goa Elections 2022 by Pulari Meera Baskar
June 3, 2022
Decoding Regional Strongholds in Punjab by Krishna Priya Choragudi
May 26, 2022
On Women Dynasts and Widows’ Succession in Indian Politics by Ritisha Gupta and Madhushree Kulkarni
May 21, 2022
What does the recent increase in participation of women voters mean for BJP? by Neha Sheik, Debendra Sanyal ,Pratul Chaturvedi
May 12, 2022
2022 Uttar Pradesh Elections — Examining the Digital Presence of Political Parties by Rishika Rai
April 23, 2022
Representation Through the Lens of Language – Examining the Language Proficiency of IAS Officers by Hrishant Singhal
March 30, 2022
Punjab 2022 Elections – Preliminary insights from social media by Aggam Walia
February 28, 2022
Exploring AAP’s entry into Punjab Politics in 2017 by Ishika Sharan and Ananay Agarwal
February 4, 2022
Cabinet Data – On Reshuffles and Stability by Shivam Gangwani
January 27, 2022
Chief Ministers Tenures and Political Stability in Assam by Jubakshi Chakravorty
December 23, 2021
Exploring the Representation of Women in Haryana State Politics by Ojas Arora
November 29, 2021
Southern Leaders : An Analysis of the Tenures of Chief Ministers of South India (Part 1 – Andhra Pradesh) by Aishwarya Sunaad
November 24, 2021
Demonstrating Women Under-representation in Kerala state politics by Ananay Agarwal
October 31, 2021
High Activism and Low Political Participation of Women in Assam by Niharika Mehrotra
September 13, 2021
Women Politicians in Tamil Nadu by Shreyashree Nayak
August 28, 2021
Exploring Governors’ Data by Ananay Agarwal and Neelesh Agrawal
August 6, 2021
Using Dashboards to visualise data by Mayank Goel
June 30, 2021
State Assembly Terms and Chief Ministerial Tenures: Mapping Churn and Continuance Among Chief Ministers in India by Prachi Arya
June 23, 2021
Surf: An Entity Mapping and Resolution System for Indian Names by Ananay Agarwal and S.V. Sai Vikas
June 2, 2021
An Analysis of the Criminal Background of Political Candidates in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu by Prashasti Agarwal
May 21, 2021
How do caste and religion affect the political representation of women in Kerala? by Shreya Shreya
May 18, 2021
Caste Demography of the Two Major Alliances in the 2021 Tamil Nadu State Elections by Pulari Baskar
May 11, 2021
Battlegrounds: Analyzing national and state level parties’ performances in Assam and West Bengal in the 21st century by Aishwarya Sunaad and Shoaib Mirza
May 4, 2021
Kerala: An analysis of newcomers, turncoats and the stable political class by Aishwarya Sunaad, Basim Nissa and Priyamvada Trivedi
April 23, 2021
Woman Power : Trends in the performance of women candidates in Assam and West Bengal over the years by Aishwarya Sunaad
April 12, 2021
Analysing the TCPD-ICoM Dataset by Keya Gupta and Saloni Bhogale
April 5, 2021
New Waves: Looking at the trend of newcomers in Assam’s politics by Aishwarya Sunaad, Ananay Agarwal and Priyamvada Trivedi
March 20, 2021
The Fates of Defectors: Looking at the trend of political defections in West Bengal by Aishwarya Sunaad, Ananay Agarwal and Priyamvada Trivedi
March 12, 2021
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