Hindustan Times launches ‘Election Special’ section in its mobile application

Delhi: Hindustan Times, the newspaper of the HT Media Group, has launched the "Elections Special", an engaging section in its mobile application designed with the aim to help India uncover its political landscape from inception to the present.

The newly launched section in the mobile application allows readers to explore pivotal events, learn about leaders, milestones, and delve into the evolution of Indian politics.

The sections:

• Explore the Eras: The entire electoral landscape has been divided into 6 eras – The Nehruvian Era (1952-1957-1962), The Opposition Rallies (1969-1971-1977), The Party at its Peak (1980-1984), The Saffron Right Rises (1989-1991-1996), The Era of Stable Coalitions (1999-2004-2009), and The Return of One Party Dominance (2014-2019).

• Charts & Graphs: This section is designed with the aim to allow readers to navigate numbers behind the election, visualise historical election data pertaining to seats, vote share, state-wise trends, party performance, candidates, voter turnout, and more.

• Election FAQs: In this section, readers can ask election-related questions about a party, state, MPs, and Prime Ministers.

• From the Archives: Readers can delve into the tapestry of India’s democratic evolution with curated archives of Election history. 

• Live Layer: Readers can find the latest news, updates, election schedules, data stories, analysis to stay up-to-date on all electoral developments.