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Ananay Agarwal
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How the incumbency factor played out in assembly polls

Wave elections have the effect of upsetting past trends and affect the quantum of political experience cumulated by elected representatives in their respective state assemblies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing BJP workers before filing nomination papers from Varanasi, said there was an unprecedented pro-incumbency wave in the country.(HT file)
Updated on Mar 14, 2022 12:36 PM IST
ByGilles Verniers, , New Delhi

In state elections, when incumbents had a high success ratio

In this article, we use an original dataset, derived from Election Commission data and the results of the 2021 state elections, to explore the performance of incumbent candidates and turncoats

Activists of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) allied with BJP celebrate after crossing the halfway mark during counting day of Assam assembly election in Guwahati on Sunday, May 2. (File photo)
Updated on May 05, 2021 10:39 AM IST
ByBasim-U-Nissa, Ananay Agarwal and Gilles Verniers
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