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Anjishnu Das
Anjishnu Das works on the Political Pulse team at The Indian Express. He writes research- and data-oriented stories on politics. He previously worked at The Times of India from 2018 to 2023
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Delimitation debate: Amid populous North vs lean South, there are alternativesSubscriber Only
March 18, 2025 17:06 IST
Linking delimitation to fertility rates and revenue generation, to variations on proportional representation and reforming the Rajya Sabha, the suggestions over the years.
Tue, Mar 18, 2025
Fifty years ago, delimitation saw similar concerns, about Tamil Nadu share to seat number increase, formulaSubscriber Only
March 09, 2025 14:13 IST
When delimitation Bill was moved in 1972 — based on a formula that Stalin has said should be adhered to — MPs across party lines debated ideal Parliament strength, and if increasing Assembly seats was the answer.
Mon, Mar 10, 2025
Amid three-language war, data shows only one-fourth Indians are multilingualSubscriber Only
March 01, 2025 13:00 IST
As per 2011 Census, while 43.63% of Indians say Hindi is their mother tongue, it is spoken by less than 5% of population in 12 states and UTs, including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
Sun, Mar 02, 2025
As Stalin says ‘sword’ hanging over South states, what are the delimitation stakesSubscriber Only
February 26, 2025 11:51 IST
The fear raised by the DMK chief mirrors that of other southern states, that in a delimitation exercise carried out without a change in the total number of seats, they may lose out due to lower populations.
Wed, Feb 26, 2025
What a government study reveals about the state of panchayats in IndiaSubscriber Only
February 23, 2025 13:41 IST
Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu have topped the Panchayat Devolution Index for 2024, while UP and Bihar have recorded the biggest improvements.
Mon, Feb 24, 2025
How duration of Lok Sabha, Assembly sessions has shrunk: What the numbers saySubscriber Only
February 17, 2025 10:44 IST
The number of Bills passed by the Lok Sabha, however, has varied, with shorter sessions in recent years producing more Bills than considerably longer sessions in the past.
Mon, Feb 17, 2025
President’s rule imposed in Manipur: What is the provision, its historySubscriber Only
February 11, 2025 17:47 IST
What is the process of imposing President’s Rule? How has this tool been used in the past? Are there guidelines to ensure that the Centre’s power is not abused?
Sun, Feb 16, 2025
AAP average victory margin in Delhi still higher than BJP’s, barring SC seatsSubscriber Only
February 11, 2025 16:33 IST
Data shows that in reserved seats, voters who detached from the AAP not only voted for the BJP, but a major chunk also went with the Congress
Tue, Feb 11, 2025
How rural votes in Delhi deserted AAP, brought about its exit from powerSubscriber Only
February 08, 2025 19:42 IST
After the AAP swept all 18 in 2015 and won 17 in 2020, the BJP came back to win 13 this time. This supplemented BJP dominance of urban seats as well
Sun, Feb 09, 2025
Arvind Kejriwal among top AAP losers as Congress gets more votes than BJP’s winning margin in 13 seatsSubscriber Only
February 08, 2025 16:13 IST
Also affected were AAP’s Manish Sisodia, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Somnath Bharti and Durgesh Pathak
Sun, Feb 09, 2025
Delhi Election Results 2025 LIVE Updates: Who will be the next Delhi CM? Where will AAP and Kejriwal go from here?Subscriber Only
February 08, 2025 07:34 IST
Delhi Election Results 2025 Constituency Wise LIVE Updates: Could the next Delhi CM be Parvesh Verma, the son of late Delhi CM Sahib Singh Verma, or one of the two woman Lok Sabha MPs? .
Sun, Feb 09, 2025
Who will win Delhi, BJP or AAP? 5 things to watch out for todaySubscriber Only
February 07, 2025 18:11 IST
BJP vote share has been climbing, AAP has held steady among women, Dalits, middle class, and Congress has been negligible. How much the pendulum swings will determine which party ends up where
Sat, Feb 08, 2025
Delhi exit polls: How accurate were they in the last three elections?Subscriber Only
February 05, 2025 12:06 IST
The exit polls were off the mark in predicting AAP’s debut performance in 2013, and though they were correct in estimating AAP's majorities in 2015 and 2020, they failed to capture the extent of the victories of the Arvind Kejriwal-led party.
Wed, Feb 05, 2025
AAP’s shrinking margins offer BJP its silver lining in DelhiSubscriber Only
February 04, 2025 07:11 IST
In 61 of 67 seats AAP retained between 2015 and 2020, its vote shares or margins fell in a majority of seats. In almost all, BJP gained.
Tue, Feb 04, 2025
Decode Politics: Big sops for middle class in Budget, but who makes up India’s middle classSubscriber Only
February 01, 2025 13:42 IST
Rejigging the income tax slabs in 2025-26 Budget, FM Sitharaman declares that no income tax would be payable up to annual income of Rs 12 lakh, announcing that the govt would thus forgo Rs 1 lakh crore in direct tax revenues
Sun, Feb 02, 2025
Why President, Modi, Kejriwal, everyone is talking middle class in DelhiSubscriber Only
January 24, 2025 11:50 IST
There is no uniform definition of middle class and estimates vary depending on different studies. However, that the Capital has among the highest proportion of middle class is one constant.
Fri, Jan 31, 2025
Who are the 20 ‘unknowns’ taking on Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi: AAP vs BJP, also AAP (Peoples) vs BLPSubscriber Only
January 21, 2025 13:34 IST
The Assembly constituency has the most candidates of any of Delhi’s 70 seats. But that has almost always been the case in this high-profile seat
Tue, Jan 21, 2025
In poll-bound Delhi, rural joblessness twice national average, education brightest spotSubscriber Only
January 18, 2025 18:35 IST
As AAP govt seeks votes on health and education agenda, on several health indicators such as stunting among children and insurance, concerns remain
Mon, Jan 20, 2025
Mosque-temple rows and elections: A look at 11 disputed sitesSubscriber Only
January 10, 2025 19:09 IST
While there is one such site in poll-bound Delhi, apart from one each in Rajasthan, MP and Karnataka, seven are in UP, the state seeing a rash of fresh claims.
Sat, Jan 11, 2025
A short history of Delhi polls: BJP has ruled Capital only once, kept out first by Congress, then AAPSubscriber Only
January 07, 2025 15:27 IST
Though the AAP has never won a Delhi Lok Sabha seat, it remains the party to beat in Assembly polls, winning last time by 15%-point vote share margin. But BJP vote share has been rising, from 33% in 2013 to 39% in 2020.
Tue, Jan 07, 2025
‘Richest’ CM Chandrababu Naidu’s draws almost entirely on one asset, Mamata records sharpest declineSubscriber Only
January 02, 2025 07:25 IST
Of 31 CMs, six record a decline between latest election and one preceding it, four declare zero income, nine list professions other than politics or social work as source of income.
Sun, Jan 05, 2025
50%-plus margins: 5 such seats in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, all for BJP; just 198 overall since IndependenceSubscriber Only
December 29, 2024 14:22 IST
In India’s electoral history, two seats have been won by a vote-share margin exceeding 90%, one of them being Anantnag; the late P A Sangma holds record for most such results
Mon, Dec 30, 2024
From Cong’s dominance to AAP’s, how Delhi’s SC-reserved Assembly seats have evaded BJPSubscriber Only
December 26, 2024 17:37 IST
With row over Ambedkar likely to play out in the polls, what will worry BJP is that its best performance in the 12 SC seats in the Capital was back in 1993, when it last won power in Delhi
Thu, Dec 26, 2024
In Winter Session, LS productivity ninth lowest since 2014, from 135% in Budget Session to 52%Subscriber Only
December 22, 2024 07:29 IST
Of the time spent functioning, just 23 hours in Lok Sabha and 9 in Rajya Sabha were dedicated to legislative business. Much of the time was spent on a discussion marking 75 years of the Constitution
Tue, Dec 24, 2024
As South worries over ageing population, how pension schemes may further skew balanceSubscriber Only
December 19, 2024 08:44 IST
Not only do southern states have higher proportions of senior citizens, they also provide among the largest monthly old-age pensions, on top of what the uniform amount the Centre provides
Thu, Dec 19, 2024Journalism of Courage
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