Indian Elections Color Palette
Unlike the U.S., India is not a simple dichotomy of red states and blue states. Based on the 2004 elections results, you can see the splash of colors thanks to the hazaar parties; national and regional [click to enlarge]. Chances are that this color palette is going to get more enhanced this election cycle and we might just transcend into the 256 color palette that early Windows users were accustomed to. I can create a similar map based on results of upcoming elections or even as the results are streaming in.
Feel free to disagree with my color choices for parties. Requests for change in colors will be entertained as long as they are backed with solid reasons.
Created using ArcGIS 9.3 with data from Election Commission of India. Also, check out Thejesh’s mapping of the constituencies on Google Maps.
“Indian Elections Color Palette” [Short URL: http://www.ipatrix.com/?p=2908] was published Monday, March 16th, 2009 at 3:33 pm by Patrix, filed under 9rules, Fun & Weird, Photography, and tagged as colors, elections, GIS, India, maps, politics. Both comments and linkbacks are closed.
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One colorful country we are eh?!
So why's DMK such a lovely green? They suck, big time! Yes, personal hatred for messing with a bunch of us 11th graders in TN, and I speak for a large bunch of us. They ought be black :)
1 year ago replySuggestion: you should use pure R, G and B for the three largest parties to show maximum contrast, since they occupy the largest areas.
1 year ago replyIndia is also a simple dichotomy of red states and blue states (or should that be green states and orange states?) – it may be argued that the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) and the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) multiparty coalitions serve as cognates of the two parties of Duverger's law.
1 year ago replyOuch! That's harsh. But painting them black will only highlight them in the map regardless of how few seat they might win :)
1 year ago replyAnd what about the ever-fickle Third Front? It will not take long for someone's tantrums to be turned down and we'll have a fourth front and so on until we're back to square one :)
1 year ago replyheh, well, I was only half kidding about the color :)
1 year ago replyBut honestly speaking, DMK made some half-baked decision on the choice of courses we could enroll in, thus narrowing our futures down tremendously. Not that I let him, but yea :)
What are the meaning of the colors eh? At a first glance I thought this was meant to give the forms with color codes. Well anyway, does it solve the usual election problems you encounter? Just curious.
1 year ago replyGreat effort Patrix…Thanks.
1 year ago replyThe unit of analysis is an election constituency color coded by the party that won it in 2004. It is not meant to solve any problems but merely used as a graphical indicator.
1 year ago replyHmmm…that can be done but don't want to mess with party colors as well coz they've higher recognition. I will create the map and see how it comes out. But R & G are already included for CPM & INC but painting BJP blue just doesn't feel right, no?
1 year ago replycooooll
1 year ago replyI think you should put up another map: NDA, UPA, and Third Front ( as they exist now as in the date you put it up on–no one knows about tomorrow in Indian politics)
If you need help with parties, let me know.
1 year ago replyYup. That would be great. Send me the distribution. However, I can get to it only on Monday.
1 year ago replyClearly a lot of orange… thanks!
1 year ago reply