Master Data: Election Year and State-wise Candidates Contesting, Nominations Filed , Rejected, Forfeited Deposits etc in all Assembly Constituencies
The Dataset shows the election year-wise and state-wise summary of candidates in election by gender in the form of different categories including contesting candidate, forfeited deposits, nominations filed, nominations rejected, etc.
Note: Data is as per the source and some columns may be empty where data was not provided by the source.
Master Data: Election Year and State-wise Candidates Contesting, Nominations Filed , Rejected, Forfeited Deposits etc in all Assembly Constituencies
The Dataset shows the election year-wise and state-wise summary of candidates in election by gender in the form of different categories including contesting candidate, forfeited deposits, nominations filed, nominations rejected, etc.
Note: Data is as per the source and some columns may be empty where data was not provided by the source.
Rows: 5415
Columns: 8
Time period: 1951, 1955, 1957, 1960 to 1962, 1964, 1967 to 1969, 1971 to 1972, 1977, 1979 to 1980, 1983 to 1985, 1987 to 1989, 1995 to 2026
Last Updated: 13 May 2026
Data preview
year
month
state
category
gender
value
unit
note
2026
West Bengal
Forfeited Deposits
Female
295
value in absolute number
2026
West Bengal
Forfeited Deposits
Male
2003
value in absolute number
2026
West Bengal
Forfeited Deposits
Third Gender
0
value in absolute number
2026
West Bengal
Forfeited Deposits
Total
2298
value in absolute number
2026
West Bengal
Nominations Filed
Female
422
value in absolute number
2026
West Bengal
Nominations Filed
Male
2682
value in absolute number
2026
West Bengal
Nominations Filed
Third Gender
0
value in absolute number
2026
West Bengal
Nominations Filed
Total
3104
value in absolute number
2026
West Bengal
Nominations Rejected
Female
25
value in absolute number
2026
West Bengal
Nominations Rejected
Male
97
value in absolute number
Sample from the dataset, for your reference.
Metadata
Number of Rows5415
Number of Columns8
Time Period1951, 1955, 1957, 1960 to 1962, 1964, 1967 to 1969, 1971 to 1972, 1977, 1979 to 1980, 1983 to 1985, 1987 to 1989, 1995 to 2026
The calendar year to which the electoral candidate statistics pertain.
month
String
3
30
The month associated with the record where applicable, such as for elections held in a specific month; may be null.
state
String
31
5415
The state or union territory to which the candidate statistics pertain.
category
String
5
5415
The electoral process stage or metric being measured, such as nominations filed or deposits forfeited by candidates.
gender
String
4
5415
The gender breakdown of the candidate count: female, male, third gender, or a total across all genders.
value
Float64
1463
5415
The absolute number of candidates for the given state, year, category, and gender.
unit
String
1
5415
The unit of measurement for the reported value, expressed as an absolute count.
note
String
3
30
Supplementary remarks or clarifications about the record, where provided; may be null.
Citation
Election Commission of India. (2026). Master Data: Election Year and State-wise Candidates Contesting, Nominations Filed , Rejected, Forfeited Deposits etc in all Assembly Constituencies [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/14711