Nineteenth Lok Sabha verdict in Kerala: factors and Issues
By: Josukutty, C.A
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BookPublisher: Social Science in Perspective Description: 11(3 & 4), Jul-Dec, 2019: p. 304-318.Subject(s): India - Kerala - Politics and government
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Social Science in PerspectiveSummary: This paper attempts to examine the factors and forces that influenced the voting behavior of people in the 19th Lok Sabha elections in Kerala. This is primarily on empirical study. Data for this was collected by the Survey research center of the Department of Political Science, University of kerala in April 2019 from a total of 2000 respondents spread over 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala through systematic random sampling with the help of a closed ended questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed to get the opinion and of people a wide range of issues such as important factors that influenced voting, major campaign issues, performance of the central and state government, preferred Prime Ministerial candidate, and the controversy over the entry of women into sabarimala temple. The 19the Lok Sabha endict gave the UDF a sweep of 19 seats and LDF was limited to one seat. The UDF increased its vote share by almost ten percent compared to the 2016 Assembly elections. There was a deficit of almost eight percent for the LDF compared to the 2016 Assembly elections. The BJP could increase its vote share only by one percent
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This paper attempts to examine the factors and forces that influenced the voting behavior of people in the 19th Lok Sabha elections in Kerala. This is primarily on empirical study. Data for this was collected by the Survey research center of the Department of Political Science, University of kerala in April 2019 from a total of 2000 respondents spread over 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala through systematic random sampling with the help of a closed ended questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed to get the opinion and of people a wide range of issues such as important factors that influenced voting, major campaign issues, performance of the central and state government, preferred Prime Ministerial candidate, and the controversy over the entry of women into sabarimala temple. The 19the Lok Sabha endict gave the UDF a sweep of 19 seats and LDF was limited to one seat. The UDF increased its vote share by almost ten percent compared to the 2016 Assembly elections. There was a deficit of almost eight percent for the LDF compared to the 2016 Assembly elections. The BJP could increase its vote share only by one percent
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