A perusal of urban voting trends in the NES 2009 survey hints at the weakening of the urban voter base of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Many among the urban poor prefer the Congress-led United...
National Election Study 2009
Mining data from the National Election Study, this paper cites evidence to show that the perception of the central government mattered for those who voted for the United Progressive Alliance, but not...
In the elections to the lone seat in the Lok Sabha from Mizoram, the Congress continued to enjoy the support that helped it win in the December 2008 assembly elections. Voters privileged the...
An apparent lack of enthusiasm for either of the two main political parties in Goa was evident in the Lok Sabha elections. This negative opinion of the nature of governance in the state, combined...
In Arunachal Pradesh, the past trend of favouring the party heading the state government in the parliamentary elections continued in 2009. One departure was the more intense nature of competition...
Appendix I Appendix III All India Lok Sabha Results with Changeover Summary of State-wise Lok Sabha Results 2009 for UPA and NDA State State Name Total Turnout UPA NDA Other Parties Party Seats...
The voters in Kerala privileged the performance of the state government while voting in the 15th Lok Sabha elections. The internal squabbles within the dominant party and within the Left Democratic...
The issues raised in the 2009 Lok Sabha election campaign by the major alliances and the response of voters to them present a mixed picture. The National Election Study 2009 survey indicates that...
The Congress improved significantly on its electoral performance in Punjab as compared to the previous Lok Sabha elections. The slender lead in terms of votes polled enabled the Congress to march...
The results of the 15th Lok Sabha elections in the two parliamentary constituencies of Meghalaya were on expected lines - with the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party retaining their zones of...
The robust victory of the ruling Janata Dal (United)-Bharatiya Janata Party combine in Bihar owes much to the developmental policies adopted by the Nitish Kumar-led government. That said, the victory...
The Nagaland People's Front won the lone Lok Sabha seat in the state, defeating prominent Congress and Trinamool Congress rivals. It was, in a sense, an endorsement for Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio's...
If one were to go by the National Election Study 2009, the democratic upsurge and the contentious issues of the 1990s appear to have had their day. Electoral politics in India in the new century has...
Generalisations on the political behaviour of Muslims in India abound though little empirical evidence is offered in support. Two common perceptions are that more of the Muslims vote than any other...
Appendix IV Lok Sabha Results Changeover from 2004 to 2009 Party Seats SeatsWon Seats Change Vote (%) Vote Change Party Seats SeatsWon Seats Change Vote (%) Vote Change Andhra Pradesh JKNC 3 3 1 19...
