The Election Commission of India has implemented a technology-driven system to streamline the generation and sharing of Index Cards and statistical reports following elections. This initiative replaces the previous manual processes, which were time-consuming and often resulted in delays. The upgraded system leverages automation and data integration to accelerate reporting and improve accessibility of election-related data for researchers, policymakers, journalists, and the public. The Index Card, a non-statutory statistical reporting format, serves as the foundation for generating various statistical reports covering multiple dimensions of election data at the constituency level. While these reports are for academic and research purposes only, and based on secondary data, the primary election data remains with the Returning Officers. The new system aims to improve the efficiency of data dissemination and promote deeper electoral research, strengthening democratic discourse.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission: The primary organization responsible for streamlining Index Card and Statistical Reports.
Index Card: A nonstatutory, postelection Statistical Reporting Format developed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to promote accessibility of electionrelated data.
Statistical Reports: Reports generated from the Index Cards, covering various electoral data points for Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi - the source of the information.
05 JUN 2025: Date of the press release.
Gyanesh Kumar: Chief Election Commissioner; Chairman of the Election Commission.
Sukhbir Singh Sandhu: Election Commissioner.
Vivek Joshi: Election Commissioner.
Election Commission of India: The full name of the Election Commission, abbreviated as ECI.
ECI: Abbreviation for Election Commission of India.
Lok Sabha elections: Elections for the lower house of the Indian Parliament.
State Assembly elections: Elections for the legislative assemblies of individual states in India.
StatePCACwise: Variable included in Statistical Reports, pertaining to elector details.
Registered Unrecognized Political Parties: A category of political parties, abbreviated as RUPPs.
RUPPs: Abbreviation for Registered Unrecognized Political Parties.
Returning Officers: Officials responsible for maintaining the primary and final data in statutory forms.
PKGDHRP: Likely an internal identifier, followed by Release ID: 2134158
2134158: Release ID number associated with the announcement.
Election Commission
Election Commission also streamlining Index Card
and Statistical Reports for faster sharing
Posted On: 05 JUN 2025 3:46PM by PIB Delhi
The Election Commission under the Chairmanship of the Chief Election Commissioner Shri. Gyanesh Kumar
and Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi has streamlined, technology-
driven system to generate Index Cards and various statistical reports after the conduct of the elections. This
upgraded mechanism replaces the traditional manual methods, which were often time-consuming and prone to
delays. By leveraging automation and data integration, the new system ensures faster reporting.
The Index Card is a non-statutory, post-election Statistical Reporting Format developed as a suo moto
initiative by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to promote accessibility of election-related data at the
constituency level for all stakeholders, including researchers, academia, policymakers, journalists, and the
general public. Designed to disseminate data across multiple dimensions—such as candidates, electors, votes
polled, votes counted, party-wise and candidate-wise vote share, gender-based voting patterns, regional
variations, and performance of political parties—the Index Card forms the foundation for generating about 35
Statistical Reports for Lok Sabha elections and 14 for State Assembly elections. These reports cover variables
like State/PC/AC-wise elector details, number of polling stations, state and constituency-wise voter turnout,
participation of women electors, performance of national/state parties and Registered Unrecognized Political
Parties (RUPPs), winning candidates' analysis, detailed constituency-wise results, and summary data reports.
This rich, data-driven resource enhances the capacity for deep electoral research contributing to a stronger
democratic discourse. However, these statistical reports are meant solely for academic and research purposes
and are based on secondary data from Index Cards, while the primary and final data remains in the statutory
forms maintained by the concerned Returning Officers.
Earlier, this information was manually filled at the Constituency level using various statutory formats in
Physical Index Cards. These physical Index Cards were subsequently used for data entry into the online
system to facilitate the generation of statistical reports. This manual, multi-layered process was time-
consuming and frequently led to delays in data availability and dissemination.
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