How do you access TCPD-PPI data?

TCPD-PPI 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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TCPD-PPI · PPI

TCPD Political Parties of India (PPI)

Name: TCPD Political Parties of India (PPI)
Creator: Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University

TCPD-PPI is used to assign stable party IDs across renames for Indian national and assembly election research.

Open downloadGitHub repoCore referenceMedium

elections governance

Host / institution

GitHub · Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University

Geography

India, national and state elections

Time coverage

1962–present (party registry)

Update frequency

Versioned GitHub releases

What this is best for

Stable party identifiers across renames for Indian national and assembly elections

Main limitations

Party registry—not full candidate microdata (pair with Lok Dhaba / MyNeta)

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is TCPD-PPI used for?: Stable party identifiers across renames for Indian national and assembly elections
How do you access TCPD-PPI data?: TCPD-PPI 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 TCPD-PPI cover?: Geography: India, national and state elections. Time coverage: 1962–present (party registry).
What are the main limitations of TCPD-PPI?: Party registry—not full candidate microdata (pair with Lok Dhaba / MyNeta)

Guides for using this data

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

2 links

Variables4

Representative fields from GitHub materials (confirm full dictionary on the official portal). Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

Open official dictionary

Name / code	Description	Group
party unique ID	Party unique ID	Representative fields
party name / abbreviation history	Party name / abbreviation history	Representative fields
status	Status	Representative fields
electoral history summaries	Electoral history summaries	Representative fields

Formats

CSV · codebook

Technical tags

githubreferenceopen download

Example uses

Party continuity, mergers, and longitudinal election joins

Research and articles using this data

Verified examples that analyze, reuse, introduce, or visualize this dataset. Search matches without evidence are not published here.

3 verified sources

Scholarly works3

ReportAnalyzes data
Alliances and political stratification
Elite Politics in Rural India · 1974
Analyzes TCPD-PPI data in the context of: "Alliances and political stratification".
ReportAnalyzes data
Horizontal alliances
Elite Politics in Rural India · 1974
Analyzes TCPD-PPI data in the context of: "Horizontal alliances".
ReportAnalyzes data
Vertical alliances
Elite Politics in Rural India · 1974
Analyzes TCPD-PPI data in the context of: "Vertical alliances".

Scholarly checked:: 10 Sept 2026
Web checked:: Not checked yet

Open access portal Repository

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.