IISER Pune Study Reveals How Voter Turnout Impacts Election Victory Margins in Pune

1. Scientists at IISER Pune have developed a statistical model linking voter turnout to margin of victory in elections.
2. The study, titled “Universal Statistics of Competition in Democratic Elections,” analyzed data from 581 elections across 34 countries.
3. Led by Professor M.S. Santhanam, the team used a Random Voting Model to simulate voting patterns with accurate predictions.
4. The research, published in Physical Review Letters, emphasizes the impact of voter behavior on election outcomes.
5. The study was supported by SERB and the Department of Science and Technology, with computational analysis on the PARAM Brahma supercomputer.
6. Deviations in elections in Ethiopia and Belarus were identified, suggesting potential electoral irregularities.
7. The model could be a valuable tool in detecting election malpractice globally.

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