A first-of-its-kind Election Atlas of India depicts a journey of progression of parliamentary elections since independence in the changing socio-political and demographic scenario with many electoral parameters and aspects hitherto unavailable in one place. Spread over in over 488 pages in A-3 paper size format book, these parameters and aspects are depicted in the form of impressive graphs, charts and thematic maps based on GIS technology with tremendous clarity.
The statistical data tables in its data sheets contain electoral features and results of a particular parliamentary constituency covering various demographic and electoral characteristics and display the election results up to the fifth position candidates in a time-series manner. Atlas also highlights historical data about bye-elections and alterations in parliament constituencies following the delimitations and during the reorganization of states which made this section a treasure trove of this book.
The data-oriented Election Atlas of India is an attempt to unravel the statistics behind the parliamentary elections from the 1st Lok Sabha in 1952 to the 17th Lok Sabha in 2019 and duly updated for the bye-elections held till January 2022.
This Atlas also contains the messages from the head of organizations in the global election fraternity.
As a valuable information resource, this Atlas will serve as a ready reckoner not only to the politicians but also to the academicians, researchers, political scientists, media professionals, advocates of democracy and election functionaries who would find this Atlas as a must-have knowledge-worthy reference book on India’s general elections.