Research

Think Politically publishes original research on Tamil Nadu elections: constituency-level result analysis, turnout studies, booth-organisation data, and long-run vote-share trends. Everything here is built from primary sources — Election Commission of India results, our own constituency fieldwork, and published rolls — and is the same evidence base we use in live campaign work.

Published research

• Tamil Nadu Election Data Report 2026 — our flagship report: constituency-level results, swing-seat analysis, and turnout patterns from the 2026 assembly election.
• Tamil Nadu Election Data: Key Findings 2026 — the headline findings in summary form, covering the record 85.1% turnout and what it changed.
• 2026 Tamil Nadu Election Results: Analysis & Campaign Lessons — full result breakdown with campaign lessons for 2031 aspirants.
• DMK vs AIADMK Vote Share 2011–2026 — fifteen years of head-to-head vote-share movement across four assembly cycles.
• What Won the 2026 Election: Constituency-Level Analysis — the case-study view: which operational factors separated winners from losers.

How this research is produced

Result data is compiled from ECI declarations and cross-verified against constituency returns. Field observations come from booths and constituencies where Think Politically ran or observed operations during the 2026 cycle. Where we estimate rather than measure, the report says so explicitly. Questions about methodology or data access are welcome via the contact page; practical guides built on this research live in our resources section.