How do you access Electoral Criminality 2004–09 data?

Electoral Criminality 2004–09 is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.

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Electoral Performance and Criminal Status of Candidates Contesting the 2004 and 2009 Parliamentary Elections to the Lok Sabha

Name: Electoral Performance and Criminal Status of Candidates Contesting the 2004 and 2009 Parliamentary Elections to the Lok Sabha
Creator: Miriam Golden

This dataset is used to study candidate criminality and electoral outcomes in 2000s India elections.

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Miriam Golden · 2015 · Harvard Dataverse / ICPSR

elections crime

Host / institution

Harvard Dataverse / ICPSR · Miriam Golden

Geography

India, constituency

Time coverage

Lok Sabha 2004 and 2009

Update frequency

Historical archive (2004, 2009 elections)

What this is best for

Candidate-level parliamentary election and criminality data for 2004 and 2009

Main limitations

License NR on Harvard; ICPSR terms may apply

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is Electoral Criminality 2004–09 used for?: Candidate-level parliamentary election and criminality data for 2004 and 2009
How do you access Electoral Criminality 2004–09 data?: Electoral Criminality 2004–09 is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does Electoral Criminality 2004–09 cover?: Geography: India, constituency. Time coverage: Lok Sabha 2004 and 2009.
What are the main limitations of Electoral Criminality 2004–09?: License NR on Harvard; ICPSR terms may apply

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

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Live-fetched www.icpsr.umich.edu (2026-07-09): Electoral Performance and Criminal Status of Candidates Contesting the 2004 and 2009 Parliamentary E. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

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Name / code	Description	Group
Candidate ID / name	Lok Sabha candidate identity	Candidates
Election results	Votes and election outcome fields	Results
Criminal charges	Declared / recorded criminal case status	Criminality
Party / constituency	Party and parliamentary constituency	Election
Year	2004 or 2009 Lok Sabha election	Time

Formats

tabular

Technical tags

candidate-levelreference

Example uses

Criminal candidates and electoral performance

Academic identifiers

Data DOI: 10.7910/DVN/26863

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Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.