Established in February 2000, Datanet India Private Limited is an Information Technology enabled Services (ITeS) company that operates in the socio-economic and electoral information sphere. The company made its debut with the launch of www.Indiastat.com on 14th November 2000, a comprehensive platform providing extensive secondary level socioeconomic statistical information on India and its various states.
Datanet ventured into election data analysis in 2009. On September 2012, Datanet extended its services to the election domain with the launch of www.electionsinindia.com, a site dedicated to delivering essential electoral data for both assembly and parliamentary elections at the polling station level. Acknowledging the importance of interlinking microlevel electoral and demographic data, Datanet began to map villages and towns for each parliamentary and assembly constituency in accordance with the 2008 Delimitation.
Additionally, Datanet also provides live election updates to numerous renowned news channels through the News Broadcasters and Digital Association (NBDA) during several elections.
Beyond digital platforms, Datanet also published several pivotal electoral books, including:
1. 'India Elects': The publication uniquely compares the 2009 and 2014 parliamentary election results through maps, tables, and charts. The book was inaugurated by Dr. S. Y. Quraishi, former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), and presented to former CEC Shri V. S. Sampath by the editor and director of Datanet, Dr. R K Thukral on 26 August 2014.
2. 'Election Atlas of India' (First edition, October 2017): This pioneering atlas covers elections from 1952-2014, illustrating India's electoral progression amidst evolving sociopolitical and demographic contexts. The content is presented through striking graphs, charts, and GIS technology-based thematic maps. Dr. Nasim Zaidi, former CEC, penned the foreword and the book was presented to former CEC Shri O.P. Rawat by Dr. R K Thukral on 30 January, 2018.
3. 'Election Atlas of India' (Second edition, January 2022): An extension of the first edition, this book continues to depict India's electoral journey with additional content from international democracy and electoral organizations. It was presented to former CEC Shri Sushil Chandra by Dr. R K Thukral on 25 April, 2022.
4. 'Constituency Factbook': This publication focuses on the parliamentary constituency - Lok Sabha level, offering a wealth of demographic, electoral, and historical election data at the parliamentary constituency level. One Constituency Factbook serves only one particular parliamentary constituency of India. Out of 543 Parliamentary Constituencies 520 Constituency Factbook of India are available at present.
5. 'Assembly Factbook': This book delivers in-depth demographic and electoral details along with historical election results at the assembly level. One Assembly Factbook serves only one particular assembly constituency of India. Out of 4123 Assembly Constituencies 3714 Assembly Factbook of India are available at present.
With a commitment to non-partisan operations, Datanet India offers unbiased services guided by a team of field experts under the leadership of Dr. R.K. Thukral, a professional with significant expertise in socio-economic and electoral data, knowledge resources, and research.
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Indiastat has been widely cited by researchers.
