Vol. 9 No. 1 (2021)
Space and Culture, India

Reviews

Assembly Elections of India, 2021: Revisiting Assam

Published 2021-06-24

Pranjit Kumar Sarma
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Mangaldai College,Mangaldoi, Assam

Rituparna Bhattacharyya
Senior Fellow, Advance HE (formerly Higher Education Academy),UK Research Consultant and Editor-in-Chief (Joint), Space and Culture, India

Abstract

In India,  Assembly Elections were held in Assam, West Bengal, Kerela, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the first half of 2021. Driving this study is an attempt to analyse the election results of the state of Assam where Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies, Mitrajot or National Democratic Alliance (NDA), successfully defeated the Indian National Congress (INC), and its allies, Mahajot (Grand Alliance). Drawing primarily upon secondary data and applying GIS techniques, the study makes a critical analogy of how Mitrajot managed to accomplish victory.

 

Keywords

Assembly Elections 2021, Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, GIS Techniques, India

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