Vote Choice of Indian Voters: Guided or Independent?

Shreyas Sardesai and Vibha Attri

Studies in Indian Politics, 2017, vol. 5, issue 2, 276-285

Abstract: The article probes the independence of vote choice among Indian voters during national elections. Analyzing Lokniti’s election survey data it highlights that even as a majority of voters take an independent call on who they are going to vote for, there is still a significant proportion that votes according to someone else’s advice. While this counsel has always come from a family member mostly, voters are increasingly paying attention to a community leaders’ opinion as well, particularly those voters who belong to marginalized and minority social groups. Dependent voting is also more prevalent among women and voters in socio-economically backward states.

Keywords: India; voters; advice; heed; follow; guided; influenced; independent (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1177/2321023017727985

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