Finding loopholes before they become disasters
CockroachConstitution is India's civic accountability platform. It combines a public grievance system, constituency intelligence, governance transparency and corruption analytics into one place — so citizens can build data-driven public accountability.
Why “cockroach”?
Cockroaches get into every hidden corner. So can citizens. When thousands of small voices inspect every ward, department and promise, inefficiency and corruption have nowhere left to hide. Small voices, big accountability.
How it works
Citizens report
Anyone reports a problem, loophole or corruption case in about 30 seconds — with location and evidence.
Auto-tagged
Every report is mapped to a department, constituency and ward, so accountability is never ambiguous.
AI triages
Severity, public impact and corruption probability are estimated instantly to surface what matters.
Data goes public
Reports feed live heatmaps, constituency dashboards and India-wide leaderboards.
What we stand for
Non-partisan
We measure governance quality and outcomes — not personalities or parties. Data over noise.
Evidence-first
Verifiable, factual reports only. Citizen investigators and verifiers keep the record honest.
Safe to speak up
Whistleblower mode lets citizens expose corruption without revealing their identity.
This is a civic-tech movement, not a trolling or political-hate platform. Reports must be responsible and verifiable. The goal is better governance — for everyone, regardless of who is in power.
Where our data comes from
This platform carries no modelled, estimated or placeholder data. Everything is either live from a public API, verified from official records, or reported by a real citizen.
- Live data
Air quality & weather
US AQI, PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, ozone, CO, temperature, humidity and wind — pulled live from the free Open-Meteo public API for each constituency's coordinates, with 6-month trends.
- Verified
MPs, parties & constituencies
Sitting Lok Sabha members and their parties are the real results of the 2024 general election (Election Commission of India).
- Live feed
Complaints
The complaint feed contains only real citizen submissions. It starts empty and fills as people report issues — nothing is seeded.
- Not connected
MP accountability metrics
Attendance, criminal cases and ratings have no free public API. We never attach invented numbers to a real, named person — these are shown as 'source not connected'.
Where this is heading
This release covers constituency dashboards, real MP profiles, live air-quality and weather data, the complaint system with department tagging, public voting, maps and the public feed. It is built to extend toward the full vision — evidence analysis, ward-level heatmaps, the AI civic intelligence engine, citizen reputation, “Cockroach Investigations”, and a mobile app — and to add more public datasets (PRS, ADR/MyNeta, CPCB) as stable feeds become available.
Frequently asked questions
Answers to common questions about reporting civic issues, our data sources, and how the platform stays honest.
How do I report a civic issue in India on CockroachConstitution?
Sign in with Google, then describe the issue in one line, write a short factual description, pick the category and your Lok Sabha constituency, and submit. The whole flow takes about 30 seconds. The report is auto-tagged to the responsible government department, geo-tagged to the constituency, and AI estimates its severity instantly. You can post anonymously even when signed in — your account stays private and is only used to prevent spam.
Is reporting anonymous?
Yes — every signed-in citizen can toggle Whistleblower mode at submit time. Your name is never shown publicly. The system records your account ID server-side only for moderation against abuse and spam. We recommend Whistleblower mode for any corruption report.
How does CockroachConstitution decide which department a complaint goes to?
Every complaint is auto-tagged to one of 10 real Indian government departments — Police, Municipal Corporation, Revenue, Registration & Stamps, Land Records, Electricity Board, Water Board, Transport / RTA, Health & Hospitals, or Tax & Assessment — using a fixed category-to-department mapping. A water complaint goes to the Water Board, an electricity complaint to the Electricity Board, a corruption report to Revenue, and so on. The tagging is deterministic so accountability is never ambiguous.
Where does the air-quality data come from? Is it real-time?
Air quality and weather are pulled live from Open-Meteo, a free public API. For every Lok Sabha constituency we fetch the current US Air Quality Index (AQI), PM2.5, PM10, NO₂, SO₂, ozone, CO, temperature, humidity, wind and a 6-month trend, on demand. Readings are cached for 6 hours to keep the platform fast and free. Nothing is modelled or estimated — what you see is what Open-Meteo's monitoring stations report.
Who are the MPs and MLAs shown on the platform?
Sitting Lok Sabha MPs are the real 2024 general election winners across the tracked constituencies (Election Commission of India). For pilot Vidhan Sabha (assembly) segments — currently the seven inside Hyderabad Lok Sabha — the MLAs are the real Telangana 2023 election winners. We verify every name and party before publishing and never fabricate accountability metrics about a named person.
Why are MP attendance, criminal cases and ratings shown as 'source not connected'?
Because there is no free public API for those metrics. Organisations like PRS Legislative Research and ADR/MyNeta publish this data, but it isn't machine-accessible. We refuse to attach invented numbers to a real, named representative — so those fields stay honestly empty until a verified feed is connected.
Is CockroachConstitution affiliated with any political party?
No. CockroachConstitution is a non-partisan civic-tech project. We track governance quality and outcomes, not personalities. The platform is built to be useful regardless of who is in power, and we don't accept funding or content direction from any party.
How do I find my Lok Sabha constituency on the platform?
Go to the Constituencies page and use the search box, or pick your state from the filter dropdown. Each constituency has its own dashboard with the sitting MP, live air quality, and the live citizen complaint record. If you don't see your constituency tracked yet, the platform is expanding — assembly-level coverage rolls out first inside the tracked Lok Sabha areas.
Is the platform free to use?
Yes — free for citizens to read, report, and share. The platform runs on free tiers (Vercel, Supabase, Open-Meteo) and accepts no advertising. The only thing you need to report is a Google sign-in (to prevent spam) and 30 seconds of your time.
Can government departments respond to complaints?
Yes — every complaint has a public status timeline (Submitted → Acknowledged → In Progress → Resolved / Ignored). Departments or verified representatives can respond and update status. Resolution rates per department and per constituency are tracked publicly on the Departments and Leaderboards pages, so unresponsiveness is visible too.
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