Does age make a difference?
Do old candidates win less often?
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The number of winning candidates as a % of
candidates in the age group
Candidates
The number of candidates in each
age group
LokSabha(2004onwards)
2%
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Win %
The number of winning candidates as a % of
candidates in the age group
Candidates
The number of candidates in each
age group
Assemblyelections(2004onwards)
On the other hand, which party
has the most losses in Lok Sabha
elections?
… but, some of the data is in PDFs
This is in Excel, but watch out for errors
Parties are mis-spelt
MADMK
MAMAK
MDMK
Party names change
AIADMK
ADMK
ADK
Parties restructure
INC(I)
INC
Constituency names mis-spelt
BHADRACHALAM
BHADRACHELAM
BHADRAHCALAM
State names mis-spelt
MadhyaPradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Gender codes vary
Punjab uses ‘W’ instead of ‘F’
Number of columns vary
2008-2012 elections use
two columns for number of voters
Format of files vary
There’s enough data out there.
The tools you have that are good enough.
Let’s get people to see elections.