Master Data: Election Year Count of Political Parties for all States
The Dataset shows the election year-wise and state-wise total count of parties in the different categories including party type for each
Note: Data is as per the source and some columns may be empty where data was not provided by the source.
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Dataset - Master Data: Election Year Count of Political Parties for all States
Master Data: Election Year Count of Political Parties for all States
The Dataset shows the election year-wise and state-wise total count of parties in the different categories including party type for each
Note: Data is as per the source and some columns may be empty where data was not provided by the source.
Rows: 1156
Columns: 7
Time period: 1951, 1955, 1957, 1960 to 1962, 1964 to 1965, 1967 to 1972, 1974 to 1975, 1977 to 1980, 1982 to 1985, 1987 to 2026
Last Updated: 13 May 2026
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year
month
state
party_type
parties_count
unit
note
2026
West Bengal
National Party
4
parties_count in absolute number
2026
West Bengal
Registered Unrecognised Party
49
parties_count in absolute number
2026
West Bengal
State Party
2
parties_count in absolute number
2026
West Bengal
State Party - Other States
6
parties_count in absolute number
2026
Tamil Nadu
National Party
5
parties_count in absolute number
2026
Tamil Nadu
Registered Unrecognised Party
89
parties_count in absolute number
2026
Tamil Nadu
State Party
6
parties_count in absolute number
2026
Tamil Nadu
State Party - Other States
4
parties_count in absolute number
2026
Puducherry
National Party
3
parties_count in absolute number
2026
Puducherry
Registered Unrecognised Party
14
parties_count in absolute number
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Number of Rows1156
Number of Columns7
Time Period1951, 1955, 1957, 1960 to 1962, 1964 to 1965, 1967 to 1972, 1974 to 1975, 1977 to 1980, 1982 to 1985, 1987 to 2026
The calendar year to which the political party statistics pertain.
month
String
3
8
The month within the year that the record refers to, when reported at a monthly level of detail.
state
String
31
1156
The Indian state for which the political party counts are reported.
party_type
String
6
1139
The classification of political parties being counted, such as national parties, state parties, or registered unrecognised parties.
parties_count
Int64
79
1156
The absolute number of political parties of the specified type recorded for the state and year.
unit
String
1
1156
The measurement unit for the party count, indicating values are expressed in absolute numbers.
note
String
1
0
Optional remarks or clarifications providing additional context for the record.
Citation
Election Commission of India. (2026). Master Data: Election Year Count of Political Parties for all States [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/14713