Ac Name
AC Type
Polling Station No.
Respondent ID
Q1: While talking to people about recent election to the Vidhan Sabha, we find some people were not able to vote. How about you? Were you able to cast your vote or not?
Q1a: (If voted), whom did you vote for?
Q1b(1): (If voted) whosoever you did vote for, what was it uppermost in your mind? Why did you vote for him/her?(1st)
Q1b(2): (If voted) whosoever you did vote for, what was it uppermost in your mind? Why did you vote for him/her?(2nd)
Q1c: (If voted), When did you finally make up your mind about who to vote for - on the day of voting, a day or two before voting, after the campaign began or even before campaign began?
Q1d: (If voted) Was your finger correctly marked?
Q1e: (If voted) While voting, did the election officer asked you to produce any proof for identification?
Q1f: (If yes to Q 1e), What did you show him as a proof for identification?
Q1g: (If not voted), What was the main reason due to which you could not vote in this election?
Q2: Now I shall ask you about previous assembly election held six months back (February 2005), were you able to vote?
Q2a: (If yes), Whom did you vote for? (February 2005)
Q2b: (If not voted), What was the main reason due to which you could not vote in this election?
Q3: Now let us talk about the election campaign during this election. How interested were you in the election campaign - a great deal, somewhat or not at all?
Q4(a): Did you attend any election meetings?
Q4(b): Did you participate in election rallies and processions?
Q4(c): Did door to door campaigning?
Q4(d): Did you give or collect donations?
Q4(e): Did you distribute pamphlets or pasted posters?
Q5: Did any candidate, party worker or canvasser come to your house during the campaign to ask for your vote?
Q6: Who would you prefer as the next Chief Minister of Bihar?
Q7: In deciding whom to vote for, did you consult someone?
Q7a: (If yes) whose opinion mattered to you most?
Q8: Do you realize that you did, by and large, cast your vote on your own decision or your decision was influenced by others opinion?
Q9: In your opinion, all the members of your family voted for the same candidate or voted differently
Q10: Is your family associated with any political party?
Q10a: (If Yes) Which party?
Q11: Do you or your family have any relationship with any of the candidates contesting this election?
Q11a: (If Yes) Which party?
Q12: The way election held this time, to what extent, there were malpractices - several malpractices, to some extent or no malpractices at all?
Q13. If we compare this election with the election held six months back, in your opinion, malpractices in your locality, have increased or decreased or no malpractices occur at all.
Q13a: (If increased, decreased or same as before) what kind of malpractices occurred?
Q14: During the past five years, could you get benefit of any scheme/plan of the government?
Q15: Which party do you consider the best to take care of the interest of your caste - community?
Q16. What is your opinion; vote be cast on the basis of caste-community consideration?
Q17: Suppose all the candidates had fought independently, which candidate would you have voted for?
Q18: Have you been a traditional party supporter?
Q19: Which party did form the government after Feb. election?
Q20: Who was the governor after Feb. election?
Q21: People have varying opinion regarding President rule. Some people think, it was neutral; others say it favoured some party, what is your opinion in this regard?
Q21a: If favoured some party, which party do you think got maximum favour?
Q22: Who do you think was most responsible for president rule?
Q23a: In your opinion Congress, RJD and LJNSP enter in coalition government or not?
Q23b: In your opinion JD (U) and LJNSP enter in coalition government or not?
Q23c: In your opinion BJP, JD (U) and LJNSP enter in coalition government or not?
Q23d: In your opinio Congress, RJD and JD (U) enter in coalition government or not?
Q24: What do you think about the imposition of Presidents rule after Feb. 2005 election?
Q25: Have you heard about the verdict of the Supreme Court on the dissolution of Bihar Assembly?
Q25a: (If 2 in Q25) What have you heard about? What was the verdict?
Q26a: During President rule, how following things have taken place? Security of common people
Q26b: During President rule, how following things have taken place? Electricity supply
Q26c During President rule, how following things have taken place? Corruption
Q26d: During President rule, how following things have taken place? Goondagardi/Rangdari
Q27: Some people think that during President rule the business of government was better than RJD. Others say it was worse than RJD government. What is your opinion?
Q28: What is the biggest problem of your village/town/city?
Q28a: Which party do you consider the best to solve this problem?
Q29: What is your opinion regarding the one and a half year old UPA government in the centre?
Q30: If we compare UPA government with its predecessor BJP led NDA government, which one do you think being good?
Q31: To what extent do you hail the decision of Ramvilas Paswan not to contest the election with Congress - RJD as correct?
Q32: What is your opinion regarding the coalition government?
Q33a: What is your opinion on security of common people during the past 15 years in the Laloo/Rabri regime?
Q33b: What is your opinion on condition of roads during the past 15 years in the Laloo/Rabri regime?
Q33c: What is your opinion on electricity supply during the past 15 years in the Laloo/Rabri regime?
Q33d: What is your opinion on corruption during the past 15 years in the Laloo/Rabri regime?
Q33e: What is your opinion on dignity of poor during the past 15 years in the Laloo/Rabri regime?
Q33f: What is your opinion on security of Muslims during the past 15 years in the Laloo/Rabri regime?
Q33g: What is your opinion on power to backward people during the past 15 years in the Laloo/Rabri regime?
Q34. What is your opinion regarding the Laoo/Rabri regime &&..?
Q35a: Among Ram Vilas Paswan, Laloo Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar, who is good for the development of whole Bihar?
Q35b: Among Ram Vilas Paswan, Laloo Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar, who is better for good leadership?
Q35c: Among Ram Vilas Paswan, Laloo Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar, who is most reliable?
Q35d: Among Ram Vilas Paswan, Laloo Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar, who is experienced and powerful leader?
Q35e: Among Ram Vilas Paswan, Laloo Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar, who is good for the welfare of Dalits and downtrodden?
Q35f: Among Ram Vilas Paswan, Laloo Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar, who is good for the development of poor?
Q36: In overall context, who among the leaders of Bihar- Ramvilas Paswan, Laloo Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar is better than others?
Q37(1): Is kidnapping/goondagardi issue important for you?
Q37(2): Is caste/community consideration issue important for you?
Q37(3): Is work/employment issue important for you?
Q37(4): Is corruption/rangdari issue important for you?
Q37(5): Is development of the state issue important for you?
Q38: Which one of the issues was the most important?
Q39: To what extent do you agree with Ramvilas Paswan view regarding Muslim Chief Minister in Bihar?
Q40: To what extent do you hail decision of Ramvilas Paswan correct for not extending support to any party to form the government after Feb 2005 election?
Q41: What is your opinion regarding situation in Bihar in the past 10-15 years?
Q42: What do you feel of being Bihari?
Q43: Would you like that your children grow up and earn livelihood in Bihar in the years to come?
Q44: Suppose, there are ten steps in a ladder, where do you find Bihar?
Q45: How regularly do you read the newspaper?
Q46: How regularly do you listen to the news in the Radio?
Q47: How regularly do you watch news in the TV?
Q48(a) How often do you do these religious things? Pooja-path/Namaj/Pararthana
Q48(b) How often do you do these religious things? Temple/Mosque/Gurudwara/Church
Q48a(a): How many times do you do Katha/Bhajan-Kirtan/Satsang/Congregession/Church service?
Q48a(b): How many times do you give donation for religious work/purpose?
Q48a(c): How many times do you take Vrat/Upwas/Roja/Fast?
Q49: suppose, you had to vote taking party into consideration and not the candidate, which party would you have voted for?
Q50: Should RJD government be given yet another chance?
B1: Age
B2: Gender
B3: How educated are you?
B3a: What is the level of Education of your Father?
B3a: What is the level of Education of your Mother?
B4: What is your occupation?
B4a: (If the respondent is not main earner) What is the occupation of Main earner?
B4b: What is the occupation of your Father?
B5: What is your caste/jati-biradari?
B5a: What is your caste group?
B6: What is your religion?
B7: Do you have photo I-Card?
B7a: (If yes), When did you get voter I-card?
B8: Locality
B8a: (If Town/City), Type of house
B8b: (If village), Type of house
B10: Number of rooms
B11a: No. of Adults
B11b: No. of Children
B12: Do you have toilets in your house?
B13(a): Do you or your family member have Car/Jeep/Van
B13(b): Do you or your family member have Tractor
B13(c): Do you or your family member have Television
B13(d): Do you or your family member have Cable TV
B13(e): Do you or your family member have Scooter/Motorcycle/Moped
B13(f): Do you or your family member have Telephone
B13(g): Do you or your family member have Mobile phone
B13(h): Do you or your family member have Electric fan/Cooler
B13(i): Do you or your family member have Cycle
B13(j): Do you or your family member have Radio/Transistor
B13(k): Do you or your family member have Pumping set
B13(l): Do you or your family member have Fridge
B13(m): Do you or your family member have Camera
B13(n): How many number of Goat/sheep do you or your family member have?
B13(o): How many number of cows/buffalo do you or your family member have?
B14: Source of drinking water
B15: Source of Light
B16: Source of Fuel
B17: Total monthly income of the family
Eq1: How many calls were made where the interview took place?
Eq6: Were there any other people immediately present who might be listening during the interview?
Eq7: How often did the respondent check with others for information to answers for questions?
Eq8: Do you think anyone influenced the answer of respondent during the interviews?
Eq9: Were you approached by community and/or political party representatives?
Eq10: Did you feel threatened during the interview or the fieldwork?
Eq11: What proportion of the questions do you feel the respondent had difficulty answering?
Eq13(a): What was the attitude of the respondent toward you during the interview(1st)?
Eq13(b): What was the attitude of the respondent toward you during the interview(2nd)?
Eq13(c): What was the attitude of the respondent toward you during the interview(3rd)?