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Statistical Data of Kerala State Election 2021 Votes
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This collection presents the final voting data from the Kerala state legislative assembly elections held in April 2021. The results, officially declared on 2 May 2021, cover all 140 electoral constituencies within the state of Kerala, India. The data reflects the historical victory of the Left Democratic Front (LDF), who secured a second consecutive term in office. It allows analysts to closely examine ground reality voting patterns, the political strength of major alliances—LDF, United Democratic Front (UDF), and National Democratic Alliance (NDA)—and the distribution of lead margins across the districts.
Columns
The dataset contains 18 detailed columns relating to the electoral process and results:
- CONSTITUENCY: The specific geographical area/seat name (140 unique values).
- DISTRICT: The district where the constituency is situated (14 unique districts).
- LDF: The total number of votes recorded for the Left Democratic Front.
- UDF: The total number of votes recorded for the United Democratic Front.
- NDA: The total number of votes recorded for the National Democratic Alliance.
- NOTA: The count of 'None of the Above' protest votes.
- OTHERS: The aggregate number of votes obtained by all other parties and independent candidates.
- EVM VOTES: The count of votes registered via electronic voting machines.
- POSTAL VOTES: The count of votes received via postal ballot.
- TOTAL VOTES: The sum of EVM and Postal votes cast in the constituency.
- LEAD: The vote difference between the winning candidate and the runner-up.
- WINNER: The name of the winning political party (either LDF or UDF, with LDF winning 71% of the seats).
- %LDF: The percentage of total votes secured by the LDF.
- %UDF: The percentage of total votes secured by the UDF.
- %NDA: The percentage of total votes secured by the NDA.
- %NOTA: The percentage of total votes that were NOTA.
- %POSTAL: The percentage of total votes that were postal votes.
- %LEAD: The winner's lead margin as a percentage of total votes.
Distribution
The data is structured as a single file (
Kerala_election_2021.csv) and is approximately 20.86 kB in size. It includes 18 columns and 140 records, representing all electoral constituencies. The data structure is clean, with all records valid and no missing entries identified across the columns. The expected update frequency for this snapshot of past election results is never.Usage
Ideal applications for this electoral data include:
- Statistical modelling to predict political swings based on regional vote splits.
- Analyzing the effectiveness of political alliances (LDF, UDF, NDA) in specific geographic regions.
- Investigating the correlation between lead margins and total voter turnout.
- Mapping regional voting patterns across Kerala’s 14 districts.
Coverage
The geographic scope is limited to the state of Kerala, India, covering all 140 legislative assembly constituencies. The time coverage is fixed to the 2021 state election cycle. The content is derived from publicly available results released by the Election Commission of India.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
This material is invaluable for:
- Political Scientists: To study electoral behaviour and the persistence of left-wing dominance in the region.
- Academics and Students: For statistical assignments focusing on large-scale public voting data.
- Data Journalists: To generate insightful reports regarding constituency-level results and regional party performance.
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