CSDS was one of the first Indian organisations to venture into the field of election studies and surveys, long before they became the norm in India. It conducted its first survey-based research of an election in 1965 during the state assembly elections in Kerala. Since then, CSDS and Lokniti (since 1995) have conducted election studies during almost all national elections (barring four) and several state elections that have taken place (post-1995) in the world’s largest democracy. In addition to these Lokniti has also conducted several theme-based studies related to Indian politics and democracy. This has meant that today, outside Western Europe and North America, our Data Unit’s holdings might constitute one of the largest archives of survey data on political behaviour and attitudes, spanning nearly five decades.
The CSDS Data Unit also has data on the election results of all national and state elections held in India since 1952. Official results for all elections are available at the constituency level and can be aggregated and analysed at various levels such as state, region, districts, etc. Our Data Unit, thus, provides a unique mix of aggregate and survey data sets.
The data at the CSDS Data Unit is available for social scientists, teachers, students, policy makers and journalists who want to enhance their understanding of the theoretical and empirical foundations of their research question.
Terms and Conditions:
Category I (Free access):
Category II (Subsidized access):
Category III (South Asian users):
Category IV (non-South Asian users):
Rate list for survey data
The rates listed below are rates per table. A Bivariate table is considered as one table. A Multivariate table is considered as two tables.
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Up to 10 tables |
From 11 to 50 tables |
More than 50 tables |
I |
Free access |
Free access |
Free access |
II |
Rs 200 |
Rs 150 |
Rs 100 |
III |
Rs 750 |
Rs 650 |
Rs 500 |
IV |
$ 80 USD |
$ 65 USD |
$ 50 USD |
To access data please fill in the Application Form for data usage online, or download and send it to Lokniti, CSDS Data Unit, CSDS, 29, Rajpur Road, Delhi-110054, India