How do you access Lok Dhaba data?

Lok Dhaba 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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Lok Dhaba · TCPD

Lok Dhaba

Name: Lok Dhaba
Creator: TCPD / Ashoka University

Lok Dhaba is used for long-run research on Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha election results and careers.

Open downloadLargeGood starting dataset

elections

Host / institution

TCPD / Ashoka University · TCPD / Ashoka University

Geography

India, constituency

Time coverage

From 1962 onward (LS & VS)

Update frequency

Research archive updates

What this is best for

Long-run legislative politics research dataset

Main limitations

Academic packaging; always cross-check contested cells

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is Lok Dhaba used for?: Long-run legislative politics research dataset
How do you access Lok Dhaba data?: Lok Dhaba 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 Lok Dhaba cover?: Geography: India, constituency. Time coverage: From 1962 onward (LS & VS).
What are the main limitations of Lok Dhaba?: Academic packaging; always cross-check contested cells

Guides for using this data

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

1 link

PortalLok Dhaba (TCPD)lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/

Variables3

Live-fetched lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in (2026-07-09): Lok Dhaba. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

Sourced from live host documentation

Open official dictionary

Name / code	Description	Group
Election results	Constituency results over time	Results
Constituency history	Historical constituency identity	Geography
Candidate / party trajectories	Candidate and party careers	Politics

Formats

datasets

Technical tags

research archivedownloadable

Example uses

Party systems and incumbent trajectories

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
FAIRsharing record for: Lok Dhaba
FAIRsharing Team · FAIRsharing.org · 2026
Analyzes Lok Dhaba data in the context of: "FAIRsharing record for: Lok Dhaba".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
DECODING THE BALLOT: PREDICTING INDIAN GENERAL ELECTIONS WITH MACHINE LEARNING
Gaurav R. Mandhyan, Shreea Bose · International Journal of Advanced Research · 2024
Analyzes Lok Dhaba data in the context of: "DECODING THE BALLOT: PREDICTING INDIAN GENERAL ELECTIONS WITH MACHINE LEARNING".
Working paperAnalyzes data
Decoding the Ballot: Predicting Indian General Elections With Machine Learning
Gaurav R. Mandhyan, Shreea Bose · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025
Analyzes Lok Dhaba data in the context of: "Decoding the Ballot: Predicting Indian General Elections With Machine Learning".

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

Open access portal

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.