Assembly Constituency
Polling Station Number
Respondent number
Q1: Before you went to vote, did you know that electronic voting machines were to be used?
Q2: In your opinion, was this method better, worse, or no different to the earlier method of stamping a ballot paper?
Q3: While talking to people about the just concluded assembly elections, we found that some people were able to vote and some were not able to vote. How about you? Were you able to vote or not?
Q3a: (If not voted) What was the main reason that you could not vote in this election?
Q3b: (If voted) When did you finally make up your mind about who to vote for, on the polling day, after campaign started or much before the campaign begin?
Q3c: (If voted) Who did you vote for?
Q4: Suppose there were no alliances and all the parties were contesting election separately, which party would you have voted for?
Q5: Did you attend any election meeting during the recent election campaign?
Q6: Did you participate in any campaign activity like canvassing, organize meeting, joining procession, collectiong money etc.?
Q7: Did any candidate, party worker or canvasser come to your house during the campaign to ask you for your vote?
Q8: What is your assessment of the work done by the AGP government in Assam during the last five years. Are you satisfied, somewhat satisfied, or not at all satisfied?
Q9:Who would you prefer as the next Chief Minister of Assam?
Q10: Prior to this AGP government, there was the Congress government in Assam. Which one do you think was better? The Congress or the AGP government?
Q11: After this election, which party or alliance would you like to form the next government in Assam?
Q12: What is your assessment of the work done by the Vajpayee government at the Centre in the last one-and-half-years. Are you satisfied, somewhat satisfied, or not at all satisfied?
Q13: Now I would like to know your opinion about the coalition government. Some people believe that there is no harm in coalition govt. Others believe that in special circumstances there is no alternative to it. While, for others, coalition governments are
Q14: How do you rate the present government of Assam in tems of corruption. Is it very corrupt, somewhat corrupt, or not corrupt at all?
Q15: Have you heard about the AGP-BJP alliance in Assam?
Q15a: (If Yes) Did you change your mind about voting after hearing about this alliance?
Q16: Influence about voting decision
Q17: Have you heard about AMDT Act?
Q17a: (If Yes) What is your opinion about this Act?
Q18: Have you heard about incident of the killing of Border Security Force (BSF) by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR)?
Q18a: (If Yes) How do you rate the Central government’s handlling of the situation?
Q19: How far has the AGP government succeeded in solving the insurgency problem in Assam, to a great extent, somewhat or not at all?
Q20: Peoples opinion are divided on insurgency issue, some people say government should suppress insurgency by any means, while others say that this problem should be solved by dialogue/negotiation. What would you say, should insurgency be suppressed or re
Q21: Thinking of how you (or your family, in the case of first time voters) have voted in previous elections, how would you describe yourself. Were you AGP supporter, Congress supporter, BJP supporter, supporer of any other party or supporter of no particu
B1: What is your age?
B2: Gender
B3: What is your highest level of education?
B4: What is your Exact Caste/Jati/Tribe?
B4a: What is your Caste Group?
B5: Which religion do you follow?
B6: Area/Locality
B6a: (If Town/City) Type of house where R lives
B6b: (If Village) Type of house where R lives
B7: What is the main occupation of the main earner of the family?
B8a: Car/Jeep/Tractor
B8a: Pumping Set
B8c: Colour TV
B8d: Scooter/Motor Cycle
B8e: Telephone
B8f: Electric fan/Cooler
B8g: Bicycle
B8h: Transistor/Radio