Antara Banerjee holds Bachelors in English language and literature from University of Calcutta and Masters in Public policy and Governance from Azim Premji University, Bangalore. Prior to joining Lokniti as an intern, she worked with Arghyam on natural source of water management issues in tribal areas of remote Andhra Pradesh. She has also worked as a research intern with Mahatma Seva Mission, a West Bengal based NGO worked for health related issues in remote village areas and was the content editor of a regional social science based magazine etc. Her areas of interest include Understanding Voter Psychology, Election in India, Electoral violence and Qualitative and quantitative data analysis.