Political Analyst

Location

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Employment Type

Contractual

Compensation

Up to n60,000 per month (based on experience and expertise)

Experience Required

2+ years of experience as a Political Researcher

About the Role

We are looking for a Political Analyst to research, analyse and interpret political, electoral and public-opinion data. The role supports campaign and strategy decisions with accurate, timely and well-structured insights, and works closely with the core team and field units.

Key Responsibilities

- Conduct political research on constituencies, candidates, parties, issues and voter segments.
- Analyse electoral data, past results, demographic and caste or community patterns, and voting trends.
- Track and monitor political developments, policies, news and opposition activity, and prepare regular briefs.
- Design and support surveys, field studies and feedback exercises, and analyse the findings.
- Prepare reports, dashboards, presentations and briefing notes for leadership and strategy teams.
- Coordinate with field teams and researchers to collect, verify and consolidate ground-level data.
- Provide data-backed inputs for campaign strategy, messaging and resource planning.
- Maintain organised databases and ensure the accuracy and confidentiality of all research material.

Key Skills

- Secondary research and Assembly-level reporting: secondary research and preparation of detailed Assembly-level reports.
- Candidate sheets:



preparing candidate sheets, including a list of five potential candidates from each political party.
- Samikaran analysis: analysing possible candidate combinations based on political equations

(Samikaran).

Required Qualifications and Experience

- Minimum 2 years of experience as a Political Researcher or in a similar research role (political consulting, think tank, campaign research, media research or similar).
- Good understanding of Indian politics, with knowledge of Uttar Pradesh politics preferred.
- Strong analytical, research and report-writing skills.
- Proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with data analysis tools is an advantage.
- Excellent communication skills in Hindi and English.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and handle sensitive information with discretion.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Economics, Sociology, Statistics,

Journalism or a related field.

Preferred Skills

- Experience with surveys, polling or field research.
- Knowledge of data visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
- Basic knowledge of statistical methods and data interpretation.
- Willingness to travel within the state as needed.

Key Competencies

- Analytical and critical thinking
- Research rigour and attention to detail
- Political awareness
- Transparent writing and presentation
- Confidentiality and integrity
- Initiative and time management

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