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Vote Choice of Indian Voters: Guided or Independent?

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  • Shreyas Sardesai
  • Vibha Attri

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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.

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  • Shreyas Sardesai & Vibha Attri, 2017. "Vote Choice of Indian Voters: Guided or Independent?," Studies in Indian Politics, , vol. 5(2), pages 276-285, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indpol:v:5:y:2017:i:2:p:276-285
    DOI: 10.1177/2321023017727985
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