Votes in a Name by Diagram Chasing

We take you through how we sifted nearly 350,000 candidates who stood for elections in India to find those that sounded…awkwardly similar to each other. Is it a coincidence that Raghul Gandhi appears on the same ballot as the more prominent Rahul Gandhi?

We don't know that for sure, but we do know that sometimes, such similar-sounding candidates can affect electoral outcomes.

But how do we look for them? And how confusing can these names get? An illustrated and interactive dive into namesake candidates and how to find them.