Asad Tariq on Electoral Redistricting and Public Goods Provision in India

Our fourth scholar in the series is Asad Tariq , who is a doctoral candidate in Economics at the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. His research focuses on the political economy of development, with a particular interest in religion, politics and public service delivery in India. We spoke about his job market paper titled, Constituencies of Change: Electoral Redistricting and Public Goods Provision in India . We talked about the 2008 delimitation exercise, especially at the state level, gerrymandering, the median voter versus swing voters and ethnic groups, public service delivery for minorities, especially Muslims, and much more. Recorded September 5th, 2025. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links. Connect with Ideas of India

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Asad Tariq on Electoral Redistricting and Public Goods Provision in India is an episode from Ideas of India by Shruti Rajagopalan.

This episode is 38:29 long.

This episode was published on Oct 23, 2025.

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