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They Elect Not To Vote

Mumbai South and Bangalore South, constituencies of the rich and powerful, saw low voter turnout despite those ad campaigns. Why? An <i >Outlook</i>-AC Nielsen poll took the pulse of the indifference.

Outlook-AC Nielsen opinion poll
They Elect Not To Vote

Mumbai South and Bangalore South, constituencies of the rich and powerful, saw low voter turnout despite those ad campaigns. Why? AnOutlook-AC Nielsen poll took the pulse of the indifference.

Reasons for not voting in these elections... 
Bang
alore
Mumbai
Name not on voters list 
43
22
My voter ID card had errors
2
22
I don't have voter ID, it’s a complicated process
19
5
I went on a long weekend/ holiday 
12
12
It doesn't matter who wins 
4
3
No good candidates 
2
3
I was too busy/ lazy
6
6

43% in Bangalore said their name was not on the voters list


Which party did you intend to vote for?
INC
35
60
BJP 
44
7
BSP
5
2
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
-
3
Shiv Sena
-
28
SP
1
-
JD(S)
14
Independents
1
0

Which of the elections matters the most to you?
Municipal elections
26
40
Assembly elections
52
42
Lok Sabha elections
14
16
None of the above
8
2

Did you intend to vote at all in these elections?
Yes
88
87
No
12
13

Have you planned for voting in the next elections?
Yes
94
89
No
2
-
Can't say
4
11

Would you have voted if you could by SMS or online?
Yes
54 48
No
24 26
Can't say
21 26

Did campaigns like ‘Jaago Re’ have any impact?
Yes
54
61
No
24
27
Can't say
21
11

Should voting be made compulsory?
Yes
88
71
No
6
15
Can't say
6
14

All figures in percentage

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Methodology:
The survey by AC Nielsen was through face-to-face interviews. In Mumbai South, 825 people were contacted, of whom 210 who didn’t vote were interviewed. In Bangalore South, 1,247 were contacted, of whom 217 who didn’t vote were interviewed. The fieldwork was done on May 4-5.

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