Liquor, cash, freebies swing votes: ADR survey

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  • A nationwide survey involving more than 2.7 lakh people revealed that for 41.34% respondents, distribution of liquor, cash and freebies was an important factor behind voting for a particular candidate in an election, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) Survey.
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  • ADR survey of India:
    (1) Third all-India survey commissioned by the ADR.
    (2) 86% interviewees felt that candidates with criminal background should not be in Parliament or State Assembly.
    (3) 89% were willing to vote for a candidate with criminal records if the candidate had done good work in the past.
    (4) The respondents rated the government’s performance on 31 listed issues as below average.
    (5) On a scale of one to five, the respondents gave an average of:
  • 2.58 for better public transport.
    • 2.53 on the issue of electricity for domestic use.
    • 2.52 for drinking water.
    • 2.51 for government’s performance on initiatives against river and lake water pollution.
    • 2.48 for empowerment of women and security.
    • 1.37 on eradication of corruption.
    • 1.15 on the issue of terrorism.
    • Priorities of Voters:
  1. Better employment opportunities (46.80%).
  2. Better healthcare (34.60%).
  3. Drinking water (30.50%) those were the top three priorities.
  4. Better roads (28.34%).
  5. Better public transport (27.35%).
  • Statewise:
    (1) Better healthcare was the highest priority in Assam (45.78%), Kerala (45.24%) and Rajasthan (43.13%).
    (2) Drinking water was the most important factor for the respondents in Karnataka (50.42%), Andhra Pradesh (45.25%) and Kerala (44.77%).
  • About Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR):
    (1) The ADR is a non-partisan, non-governmental organization which works in the area of electoral and political reforms.
    (2) Aims at bringing transparency and accountability in Indian politics and reducing the influence of money and muscle power in elections.
    (3) ADR has become the single data point for information of background details (criminal, financial and others) of politicians.
    (4) ADR has chosen to concentrate its efforts in the following areas:
  • Source
    The hindu




Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 26th Mar 2019
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