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Punjab has seen nearly five percentage point drop in the voter turnout in the just-concluded assembly elections. Does a drop in voter turnout indicate anti-incumbency, or is it the opposite?
Voters of Punjab have largely ensured that, at least, inside the state, they don’t often back candidates with a criminal record. On the other hand, the power of wealth in the state’s politics seems more entrenched than ever.
India Today’s Data Intelligence Unit (DIU) crunched some numbers to get a sense of such assembly constituencies. Our analysis found that political loyalty in nearly 63 per cent of the seats kept changing elections after election.
Candidates who won in 2019 Lok Sabha polls are worth about Rs 112 billion combined, while candidates who won in Uttar Pradesh in 2017 hold around Rs 23 billion in assets.
The assembly election in Uttar Pradesh will be conducted in seven phases starting on February 10.