How do you access Kapoor & Magesan 2018 data?

Kapoor & Magesan 2018 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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APSR 2018

Independent Candidates and Political Representation in India (replication)

Name: Independent Candidates and Political Representation in India (replication)
Creator: American Political Science Review

This package is used to reproduce Kapoor & Magesan (2018) findings on Indian elections/politics.

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Sacha Kapoor; Arvind Magesan · 2018 · APSR Dataverse

elections

Host / institution

APSR Dataverse · American Political Science Review

Geography

India, parliamentary constituency

Time coverage

Election periods around candidate-deposit changes

Update frequency

Article package (2018)

What this is best for

Constituency-level election data on independent candidacies, turnout, and representation

Main limitations

License NR; variable list partly inferred from abstract

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is Kapoor & Magesan 2018 used for?: Constituency-level election data on independent candidacies, turnout, and representation
How do you access Kapoor & Magesan 2018 data?: Kapoor & Magesan 2018 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 Kapoor & Magesan 2018 cover?: Geography: India, parliamentary constituency. Time coverage: Election periods around candidate-deposit changes.
What are the main limitations of Kapoor & Magesan 2018?: License NR; variable list partly inferred from abstract

Guides for using this data

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

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Variables6

Live-fetched www.cambridge.org (2026-07-09): Independent Candidates and Political Representation in India | American Political Science Review | C. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

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Name / code	Description	Group
Independent candidates	Counts of independent contestants	Candidates
Turnout	Constituency voter turnout	Electorate
Vote shares	Party and candidate vote shares	Results
Coalition outcomes	Coalition-related election outcomes	Results
Ethnic-party outcomes	Ethnic party performance measures	Parties
Constituency	Parliamentary constituency identity	Geography

Formats

replication package · online appendix PDF

Technical tags

replication packageconstituency-level

Example uses

Electoral rules and representation

Academic identifiers

Data DOI: 10.7910/DVN/AJHFHU

Paper DOI: 10.1017/S0003055418000199

Open access portal Data DOI Documentation Open paper

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.