Vote Choice of Indian Voters
Guided or Independent
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6170908 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shreyas Sardesai (Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, corresponding author), Vibha Attri (Centre for the Study of Developing Societies) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 276-285 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Indian Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2321-0230 • E-ISSN: 2321-7472 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2321023017727985 |
| OpenAlex | W2761055213 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
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
Contingent vote · Demographic economics · Economics · Group voting ticket · Independence (probability theory · National election · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Ranked voting system · Spoilt vote · Voting · Voting behavior · Law · South Asian Cinema and Culture · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |