An analysis of EC’s election results data for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Goa throws up interesting details in voting patterns

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Election results declared Saturday showed how the winners—BJP in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and Congress in Punjab—made big inroads in certain proles of seats, irrespective of vote-bank or caste politics. Photo: AFP

A mapping of election results on top of data that characterizes the socioeconomic prole of constituencies provides interesting details on how the winners made big inroads in certain proles of seats. Here are 12 voting patterns seen in four states: Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Goa.

Uttar Pradesh