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Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa was a data journalist at Hindustan Times.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Indians abroad are still vulnerable to Covid-19 exposure

According to data compiled by the United Nations in 2019, India was the leading country of origin of international migrants. It estimated that 17.5 million Indian migrants lived across the globe.

The Union government on Wednesday informed Parliament that 255 Indian citizens were infected by the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Iran, one of the countries worst hit by the infection.(AP photo)

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Updated on Mar 20, 2020 07:33 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

2 million NRIs residing in 10 countries hit by coronavirus

According to data compiled by the United Nations in 2019, India was the leading country of origin of international migrants in the world.

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Updated on Mar 19, 2020 06:50 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

Why social distancing is tough to implement

The first problem in implementing social distancing in India could be its population density itself.

Social distancing has been recommended as a preventive measure against coronavirus.

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Updated on Mar 18, 2020 03:07 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAbhishek Jha and Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

Indian households lack proper hand-wash facilities, shows data

The survey covered at least 600,000 households across India. Other than interviewing members of the households, the enumerators were tasked with seeing the place where members of the household most often wash their hands.

Students wearing facemasks wash their hands before attending a class at a governement-run high school in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, on March 4, 2020, as part of health measures taken against the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. -(AFP photo)

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Updated on Mar 06, 2020 05:09 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

AAP got maximum support from slums and resettlement colonies, shows booth-level data

A Hindustan Times analysis of booth-wise votes suggests that the answer could be the class background of voters.

Sure, AAP had support from all sections of Delhi’s population, but it is the city-state’s poorest voters, who gave it the biggest lead vis-à-vis the BJP.(Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Feb 19, 2020 07:55 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa & Roshan Kishore

3 charts that explain the BJP’s gain, and crushing defeat in Delhi elections

A booth-level analysis of the election results shows that there may have been some reason for the BJP to be positive about its prospects.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 64.5% of the total booths in 2020 elections. While this is a nine percentage point decline from the 73.6% of the booths it won in 2015, it is still a very high figure.(Amal KS/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Feb 18, 2020 12:48 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

Arvind Kejriwal’s party wins more seats in close contests than it did in 2015

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has won 62 out of 70 assembly constituencies (ACs) in Delhi with a 53.5% vote share.

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal (C)(Hindustan Times photo)

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Updated on Feb 12, 2020 03:19 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

Five factors behind Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP’s sweep 2.0 in Delhi assembly election

With 53.6& vote share, the AAP swept Delhi again, winning 62 seats. We take a look at the five factors that led to AAP’s stellar performance

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal(Photo: Rajiv Tyagi / Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Feb 12, 2020 09:12 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa and Abhishek Jha

Delhi assembly election 2020: Candidate wealth data shows AAP has evolved since 2013

AAP made its electoral debut in the Delhi assembly elections in December 2013. It won 28 seats with a vote share of 29% and formed a government with outside support from the Congress.

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Admi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal along with other senior leaders(Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Feb 06, 2020 07:46 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa and Roshan Kishore

Delhi Assembly Election 2020: Why Delhi is a difficult terrain for the BJP

Number Theory: Statistics suggest that the BJP should be a clear favourite in the Feb 8 Delhi assembly election. Yet, it is being seen as an underdog in Delhi polls.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an election rally ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, at Dwarka, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.(PTI)

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Updated on Sep 22, 2020 09:51 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRoshan Kishore and Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

Delhi Assembly Election 2020: Highest share of candidates with criminal cases, 36% are crorepatis, shows ADR report

Of the 672 candidates contesting the election, nearly 20% have a criminal case against them. This is the highest share of such candidates at least since the 2008 assembly elections,

Supporters during a BJP election rally ahead of the Delhi assembly election, in New Delhi, Saturday, February 1, 2020.(Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Feb 03, 2020 09:32 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa, New Delhi

Transport database raises privacy concerns

Red flags: Traffic violators’ pictures and personal details such as addresses and phone numbers are available on a central open-access database on internet.

The database also stores records such as details of every registered vehicle and driving licence holder as well as those related to notices issued for violating traffic rules. HT accessed these images from the database and blurred the number to protect the privacy of vehicle owners.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Jan 27, 2020 02:59 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAnisha Dutta and Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

Congress, BJP’s incomes surged ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha polls

The BJP reported an income of Rs 2410 crore in 2018-19, nearly 135% more than its income in the previous financial year.

The Congress reported Rs 918 crore of income in 2018-19, which is 361% more than its income in the previous financial year.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Jan 10, 2020 09:45 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

Trials in fast-track courts last longer than regular ones: Data

The data shows that of the more than 28,000 trials completed in India’s fast-track courts in 2018, only 22% took less than a year to complete. This is the lowest among all kinds of courts for which the data is given.

The report gives the duration-wise break-up of criminal and civil cases disposed of by various courts.(Getty Images/Picture for representation)

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Updated on Jan 10, 2020 06:44 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

Theft most common crime in Delhi, shows NCRB data

According to NCRB data, of the 249,000 criminal cases filed by the state police in 2018, nearly 80% were related to theft; one-third of all thefts in India were in Delhi.

Delhi’s share in the country’s theft cases has increased by nearly five times in a decade, according to latest NCRB data.(HT File / Representational Photo)

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Updated on Jan 09, 2020 04:53 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

64% Maharashtra ministers have self-declared criminal cases against them: ADR

At 64%, Maharashtra has the fifth highest share of ministers with declared criminal cases – after Kerala, Bihar, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thakeray greets his cabinet Ministers as he arrives for a group photograph at the premise of Vidhan Bhawan, in Nagpur.(File photo: PTI)

india news

Updated on Jan 07, 2020 05:14 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

Two factors that may determine who wins Delhi Assembly Elections 2020

The Congress, which ruled Delhi for three consecutive terms until 2013, drew a blank in both Lok Sabha and state elections since.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal(Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Aug 20, 2020 01:29 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAbhishek Jha and Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

Entrenched biases and poor training may explain alleged police excesses

However, the police in many states have also been accused of using excessive force on protesters. In Uttar Pradesh, there are reports and allegations that the police targeted Muslim protesters, even attacking some Muslim neighbourhoods and houses.

Demonstrators throw stones at police during a protest against citizenship law.(REUTERS)

india news

Updated on Jan 02, 2020 01:25 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

In election with fewer close contests, spoilers hurt BJP more than alliance

A candidate finishing in third place is considered a spoiler in an assembly constituency if his or her vote share is more than the victory margin.

Even a simple addition of the BJP and the AJSU votes suggests that an alliance between the two could not have been enough to cross the halfway mark.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 24, 2019 12:37 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

Surge in tribal support key to victory for JMM-led alliance

An analysis by regions shows that the biggest reason for the BJP’s political reversal is a surge in support for the JMM alliance in Scheduled Tribe (ST) dominated regions of the state.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led alliance, which also includes the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), has won 47 ACs, 22 more than what these parties won in 2014.(PTI)

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Updated on Dec 24, 2019 12:12 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByAbhishek Jha and Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

Will a single party get majority for the first time in Jharkhand? | Analysis

In fact, even before Jharkhand was created, no party had been able to muster a majority in the 81 assembly constituencies (ACs) which were carved out of Bihar to form the new state since 1990.

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Updated on Nov 30, 2019 06:03 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa and Abhishek Jha

Jharkhand assembly election 2019: How politics has evolved in Jharkhand in two decades

The analysis shows that political equations which matter in Jharkhand today had started manifesting themselves before the state was created.

Jharkhand would complete two decades of its formation in November 2020.

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Updated on Nov 28, 2019 06:09 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAbhishek Jha and Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa, New Delhi

BJP got Rs 743 cr in donations, 3 times more than what other parties received

The Rs 743 crore of the BJP was the highest it received in such donations in at least 16 years, according to data compiled by election and political party watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

The Rs 743 crore received by the BJP is over three times more than the combined amount received in such donations by all other six national parties, including the Congress.(Nitin Kanotra/HT File Photo)

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Updated on Nov 13, 2019 08:16 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

Not just winter, bad air troubles Delhi, neighbouring cities round the year

Delhi and its neighbouring cities – Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad – were among the most polluted cities in the world round the year in 2018, a Hindustan Times analysis with data from airvisual.com shows.

Commuters on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway amid heavy smog, in Gurugram, on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.(Yogendra Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Nov 06, 2019 11:17 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

BJP faces pressure to repeat 2014 Lok Sabha performance in Jharkhand polls

Previously, BJP won 11 Lok Sabha seats (of 14) on its own and had a lead in 57 ACs. Its alliance partner, All Jharkhand Students’ Union Party (AJSUP) won one and had a lead in six ACs.

An assembly constituency (AC) wise breakup of the 2019 Lok Sabha results suggests that the BJP should easily get a majority in the Jharkhand assembly.(PTI)

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Updated on Nov 02, 2019 05:23 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

Best post-Diwali air in Delhi in 3 years? Not quite

The number of monitoring stations in Delhi has grown from seven to 36 in last five years. This means that Delhi’s average AQI the day after Diwali in 2015, for instance, represents data from only seven localities, while the average AQI the day after Diwali this year represents about five times more localities, making a comparison between the two defective.

A man covers his face amid dense haze and low visibility at Rajpath, in New Delhi, October 31, 2019.(Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Published on Oct 31, 2019 11:20 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa, New Delhi

‘Very poor’: Capital flouts cracker rules

By midnight on Sunday, the noxious fumes pushed the level of PM2.5 ultra-fine particles, which take the heaviest toll on human health among all air pollutants, to almost 18 times of what is considered safe to breathe.

Thousands of people in the national capital violated time restrictions and burst banned firecrackers, defying appeals from health experts, political leaders, and the Supreme Court. Photo by Arvind Yadav ht

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Published on Oct 29, 2019 01:06 AM IST

New Delhi, Hindustan Times | ByJoydeep Thakur, Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa and Soumya Pillai

In Haryana, just 6,877 extra votes could have helped BJP get majority on its own

In a first-past-the-post system, a party has to just finish first in order to win a seat. Let us assume that the candidates A and B, which finished first and second, have 100 and 90 votes in a constituency.

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Updated on Oct 26, 2019 03:57 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

Beyond the Jat, Dalit regions, Congress also gains in other parts of Haryana

In the 17 seats reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes (SC), the Congress has won seven, a gain of three seats over 2014. The BJP’s tally has gone down from nine to five.

Congress supporters celebrate a party candidate's win in the Assembly election in Karnal on Thursday.(Photo: PTI)

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Updated on Oct 25, 2019 05:54 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

Haryana assembly elections 2019: 21 constituencies with tight races could hold key to power

Among the 21 constituencies where the lead is less than 5%, the BJP and the Congress are leading in 8 and 10.

Votes being counted at a counting centre in Gurugram on Thursday, October 24, 2019(Yogendra Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Oct 24, 2019 04:31 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

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Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa was a data journalist at Hindustan Times.

According to data compiled by the United Nations in 2019, India was the leading country of origin of international migrants. It estimated that 17.5 million Indian migrants lived across the globe.

According to data compiled by the United Nations in 2019, India was the leading country of origin of international migrants in the world.

The first problem in implementing social distancing in India could be its population density itself.

The survey covered at least 600,000 households across India. Other than interviewing members of the households, the enumerators were tasked with seeing the place where members of the household most often wash their hands.

A Hindustan Times analysis of booth-wise votes suggests that the answer could be the class background of voters.

A booth-level analysis of the election results shows that there may have been some reason for the BJP to be positive about its prospects.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has won 62 out of 70 assembly constituencies (ACs) in Delhi with a 53.5% vote share.

With 53.6& vote share, the AAP swept Delhi again, winning 62 seats. We take a look at the five factors that led to AAP’s stellar performance

AAP made its electoral debut in the Delhi assembly elections in December 2013. It won 28 seats with a vote share of 29% and formed a government with outside support from the Congress.

Number Theory: Statistics suggest that the BJP should be a clear favourite in the Feb 8 Delhi assembly election. Yet, it is being seen as an underdog in Delhi polls.

Of the 672 candidates contesting the election, nearly 20% have a criminal case against them. This is the highest share of such candidates at least since the 2008 assembly elections,

Red flags: Traffic violators’ pictures and personal details such as addresses and phone numbers are available on a central open-access database on internet.

The BJP reported an income of Rs 2410 crore in 2018-19, nearly 135% more than its income in the previous financial year.

The data shows that of the more than 28,000 trials completed in India’s fast-track courts in 2018, only 22% took less than a year to complete. This is the lowest among all kinds of courts for which the data is given.

According to NCRB data, of the 249,000 criminal cases filed by the state police in 2018, nearly 80% were related to theft; one-third of all thefts in India were in Delhi.

At 64%, Maharashtra has the fifth highest share of ministers with declared criminal cases – after Kerala, Bihar, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

The Congress, which ruled Delhi for three consecutive terms until 2013, drew a blank in both Lok Sabha and state elections since.

However, the police in many states have also been accused of using excessive force on protesters. In Uttar Pradesh, there are reports and allegations that the police targeted Muslim protesters, even attacking some Muslim neighbourhoods and houses.

A candidate finishing in third place is considered a spoiler in an assembly constituency if his or her vote share is more than the victory margin.

An analysis by regions shows that the biggest reason for the BJP’s political reversal is a surge in support for the JMM alliance in Scheduled Tribe (ST) dominated regions of the state.

In fact, even before Jharkhand was created, no party had been able to muster a majority in the 81 assembly constituencies (ACs) which were carved out of Bihar to form the new state since 1990.

The analysis shows that political equations which matter in Jharkhand today had started manifesting themselves before the state was created.

The Rs 743 crore of the BJP was the highest it received in such donations in at least 16 years, according to data compiled by election and political party watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

Delhi and its neighbouring cities – Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad – were among the most polluted cities in the world round the year in 2018, a Hindustan Times analysis with data from airvisual.com shows.

Previously, BJP won 11 Lok Sabha seats (of 14) on its own and had a lead in 57 ACs. Its alliance partner, All Jharkhand Students’ Union Party (AJSUP) won one and had a lead in six ACs.

By midnight on Sunday, the noxious fumes pushed the level of PM2.5 ultra-fine particles, which take the heaviest toll on human health among all air pollutants, to almost 18 times of what is considered safe to breathe.

In a first-past-the-post system, a party has to just finish first in order to win a seat. Let us assume that the candidates A and B, which finished first and second, have 100 and 90 votes in a constituency.

In the 17 seats reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes (SC), the Congress has won seven, a gain of three seats over 2014. The BJP’s tally has gone down from nine to five.

Among the 21 constituencies where the lead is less than 5%, the BJP and the Congress are leading in 8 and 10.

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