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Analysis of the General Trends in the 15Th Lok Sabha Analysis of the General Trends in the 15th Lok Sabha A PROJECT REPORT for the course CSP 301: DESIGN PRACTICES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Submitted by – Palas (2011CS10239) Abhishek Nimesh (2011CS10203) Lokesh Yadav (2011CS10226) Viswateja G (2011CS10260) BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE Certified that this Project Report “Analysis of the General Trends in the 15th Lok Sabha” is the bonafide work of “PALAS,ABHISHEK NIMESH,VISWA TEJA, LOKESH YADAV” , who carried out the project work under my supervision. Signature: ……………………………. Name: ……………………………. Date: ……………………………. Table of Contents Section I – The Home Page Section II – Parliamentry composition Analysis Section III – Do Your Own Analysis Section IV – Clashing State and Political parties on the same Visualisation Section V – Find Your MP Section VI – Hypothesis Corner Introduction Governance is a development issue and good governance is a key requirement for effective and inclusive development. Governance is about the way that decisions are made in villages, towns, cities, provinces, and countries. For those in government, it is the exercise of authority to manage the affairs of a constituency. While the government normally has the final say when it comes to public policies, programs, laws, and regulations, it is not the only player. Citizens, civil society organisations, and the private sector also have a role to play. Governance is about how government, civil society, and the private sector work together. Governance tells us HOW the government functions, WHO is involved in the policy process, and WHERE the effects, both positive and negative, of political activity, are distributed in a society. Which is why, the analysis of the governmental body that shapes the future of our nation is of supreme importance. Change stems from awareness, and awareness through information. This report is a modest attempt to analyze, without bias, and with accuracy, the trends in the composition of the Indian Parliament. Structure of the analysis We built a complete website, that enables the viewer to both see the findings with a quick glance and to do his/her own analysis , if preferred. Using Google Charts and Java Applets, we made an interactive and attractive environment to attract the user to discover the patterns in the Parliament and hence make informed conclusions. Section I THE HOME PAGE Key Features : - A side-scrollable galley of images and interesting facts, to capture the attention of the user, and to present main findings succinctly. - The sidebar has links to the report and references and also the contact details. Section 2 Parliamentry Composition Analysis In this section, we analyse the composition of the Indian Parliament – how the members of the parliament are distributed age-wise, gender-wise and according to a plethora of other factors. State wise distribution of the MP’s – Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra , West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar are at the forefront. This measure is directly linked to the size of the states – the bigger the state, the more the number of constituencies, and hence, more MP’s. An overwhelming majority of only two parties – Indian National Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party. The parties that immediately follow are state parties, pointing to the large electoral power of these states. In almost all states, the orange bar representing the age group of 50-60 peaks. Clearly, the average age composition of the Parliament is on the higher side. A massive contrast in the Gender Composition – Male MP’s predominate. A single way to empower the stand of women in the parliament is by the means of a reservation for them but that bill has also not received any justice till now even after been circling around in the parliament for last 10 years just because for the bill to pass in the parliament there is a requirement of 2/3rd majority and which is very hard to get when the lok sabha is already dominated by male members. Graduate level is the most common level of education among MP’s. However , a significant portion have meager educational qualifications , bringing up the question as to if they are knowledgable enough to do their task of running the whole country. Section III Do Your Own Analysis A section where you can view data visualisations and make your own conclusions. The user can select whether to do the comparison state-wise or party wise and then the criteria – Age Attendance, Educational Qualification Questions Asked Debates Private Member Bills Tables, Column Charts and Maps are the methods of data visualization. State-Wise Comparison Intensity map of age distribution. Darker areas represent higher average age. Intensity map of attendance distribution. Darker areas represent higher average attendance. Intensity map of educational qualification distribution. Darker areas represent states with better education levels. Intensity map of questions asked. Darker areas represent higher average number of questions. Intensity map of private members bills. Darker areas represent higher number of bills passed. Intensity map of debates. Darker areas represent higher number of debates. Other Methods of Data Visualisation - Table and Chart Observations and Remarks – There are very few Mps which have are of the age group of 30-40 . The majority of people belong to the age group 50-60. Reason being that there is a minimum age for the being nominated as an MP and parties generally prefer candidates who have some experience and exert influence in the local regions. The bigger states have more MP’s, and hence more electoral power. The average age of MPs is lowest in the region near Delhi , the reason being there is a direct influence of the major political parties having their roots set up in Delhi as well as there are colleges like Jawaharlal Nehru university and Delhi university which directly have contacts with the political parties and are the birth place of upcoming political leaders. The same trend is followed near other major cities like Mumbai and Kolkata etc. but it is not distinctly visible as the states surrounding these cities are so big in size(like Maharastra and West Bengal) that their influence is quite a lot diluted. The average attendance of states near Delhi is comparatively higher too, possibly owing to the less strenuous travel to and from the state and the capital. Party-Wise Comparison Observations and Remarks – The overall trends follow the same pattern as in the country- the age group of 50-60 is dominant in each political party, the attendance and education levels are largely similar too. There is not much contrast between political parties on these grounds. Section IV COMPILATION – CLASHING TOGETHER STATE AND PARTIES ON THE SAME VISUALISATION SECTION V – FIND YOUR MP A tool to easily find out your electoral representative and track his/her performance. Section VI - Hypothesis Corner Hypothesis – MP’s above a certain age have low attendance. Hypothesis – Smaller states have better attendance statistics. Hypothesis – Female MP’s are more educated than male MP’s. .
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