Hi Raphael,

Thanks for your prompt answer. While there is not any official list, I am
told that the EC gives the percentage of urban population in each
constituency. I couldn't find it in their web site though.

As for the method you suggest, I just don't have the technical skills to
pull that off.

Thanks and regards

Ravi


On 13 May 2014 14:04, Raphael Susewind <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Ravi,
>
> there are various options here, depending on what you want.
>
> I am not aware of an official list of rural/urban constituencies as
> such. But booths are classified as either urban or rural, at least on
> the electoral rolls, and probably elsewhere, too. This could be used in
> a simple counting game to see where more than a certain threshold of the
> electorate votes in urban areas according to the official ECI definition.
>
> If you are less interested in the official definition, you could try a
> GIS-based alternative and overlay the polling booth point layer
> (http://dx.doi.org/10.4119/unibi/2674065) with the MODIS rural/urban
> polygon by NaturalEarth, which is quite accurate in terms of habitation
> pattern irrespective of their official designation
> (
> http://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/50m-cultural-vectors/50m-urban-areas/
> ).
>
> Best,
> Raphael
>
> On 13.05.2014 10:08, Ravi Krishnan wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does anyone have a list of urban constituencies - defined here as those
> > with over 75% urban population?
> >
> > Thanks and regards
> >
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