How do you access TCPD Rajya Sabha data?

TCPD Rajya Sabha 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-RSD

TCPD Rajya Sabha Dataset (TCPD-RSD)

Name: TCPD Rajya Sabha Dataset (TCPD-RSD)
Creator: Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University

TCPD Rajya Sabha data are used to study upper-house membership, parties, and state representation over time.

Open downloadGitHub repoMedium

elections governance

Host / institution

GitHub · Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University

Geography

India, state (representation)

Time coverage

1952–2022 (release window)

Update frequency

Versioned GitHub release

What this is best for

Upper-house composition and party strength over time

Main limitations

GitHub release packaging may lag newest RS by-elections

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is TCPD Rajya Sabha used for?: Upper-house composition and party strength over time
How do you access TCPD Rajya Sabha data?: TCPD Rajya Sabha 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 Rajya Sabha cover?: Geography: India, state (representation). Time coverage: 1952–2022 (release window).
What are the main limitations of TCPD Rajya Sabha?: GitHub release packaging may lag newest RS by-elections

Guides for using this data

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

1 link

PortalTCPD Rajya Sabha GitHubgithub.com/tcpd/rs-data-release

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.

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Name / code	Description	Group
member identifiers	Member identifiers	Representative fields
party	Party	Representative fields
state of election	State of election	Representative fields
term dates	Term dates	Representative fields

Formats

CSV · documentation

Technical tags

githubopen download

Example uses

Coalition politics and state representation in Rajya Sabha

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

Journal articleAnalyzes data
Shankar, Ravi, (7 April 1920–11 Dec. 2012), musician and composer; MP (Member of Rajya Sabha) India, since 1986
Who Was Who · 2007
Analyzes TCPD Rajya Sabha data in the context of: "Shankar, Ravi, (7 April 1920–11 Dec. 2012), musician and composer; MP (Member of Rajya Sabha) India, since 1986".
ReportAnalyzes data
Claims of Representation
Rekha Saxena · The Rajya Sabha · 2026
Analyzes TCPD Rajya Sabha data in the context of: "Claims of Representation".
ReportAnalyzes data
Rajya Sabha
Rekha Saxena · The Rajya Sabha · 2026
Analyzes TCPD Rajya Sabha data in the context of: "Rajya Sabha".

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

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