Assembly Constituency
10 = 010 Thousand Lights
17 = 017 Thiruvottiyur
25 = 025 Uthiramerur
35 = 035 Arcot
46 = 046 Polur
56 = 056 Vanur (SC)
67 = 067 Kattumannarkoil
78 = 078 Bargur
88 = 088 Salem-I
98 = 098 Tiruchengode
107 = 107 Perur
117 = 117 Kangayam
127 = 127 Ootacamund
138 = 138 Usilamapatti
147 = 147 Natham
157 = 157 Uppiliapuram (ST)
169 = 169 Sirkali (SC)
180 = 180 Peravurani
191 = 191 Pudukkottai
201 = 201 Ramanathapuram
211 = 211 Ottapidaram (SC)
222 = 223 Nanguneri
233 = 233 Vilavancode

Q1: Before you went to vote, did you know that electronic voting machines (EVM) were to be used?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes

Q2: In your opinion, was this method better, worse, or no different to the earlier method of stamping a ballot paper?
1 = 1: No difference
2 = 2: EVM worse
3 = 3: EVM better
8 = 8: Can't say/Don't know

Q3a: (If not voted) What was the main reason that you could not vote in this election?
1 = 1: Did not know I was a voter
2 = 2: Out of Station
3 = 3: Not well/too weak to go
4 = 4: Have no interest/did not feel like voting
5 = 5: Prevented by some people from voting
6 = 6: Somebody had already voted before I went to vote
7 = 7: Fear of violence at polling station
8 = 8: Others
9 = 9: Not Applicable

Q3b: (If voted) When did you finally make up your mind about who to vote for, onthe polling day, after campaign started or much before the campaign begin?
1 = 1: On polling day
2 = 2: After the candidates were announced
3 = 3: Before campaign began
8 = 8: Can't say
9 = 9: Not applicable

Q7: Did any candidate, party worker or canvasser come to your house during the campaign to ask you for your vote?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
8 = 8: Can't say/Don't know

Q8: What is your assessment of the work done by the DMK government in Tamil Nadu during the last five years. Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, or not at all satisfied?
1 = 1: Not at all
2 = 2: Somewhat Satisfied
3 = 3: Very Satisfied
8 = 8: Can't say/Don't know

Q9: Who would you prefer as the next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?
0 = 0: Can't say/Don't know
1 = 1: M. Karunanidhi
2 = 2: J. Jayalalitha
3 = 3: S. Ramdoss
4 = 4: G.K. Moopanar
5 = 5: Vazhapadi Ramamurthy
6 = 6: E.V.K.S. Elangovan
7 = 7: M.K. Stalin
8 = 8: V. Gopalaswami (Vaiko)
9 = 9: Others

Q10: Prior to this government, there was the AIADMK government led by Jayalalitha during 1991-96. Which one do you think was better? The AIADMK or the DMK government?
0 = 0: None
1 = 1: DMK
2 = 2: AIADMK
3 = 3: Both
8 = 8: Can't say/Don't know

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
1 = 1: There is no harm
2 = 2: Acceptable in special circumstances
3 = 3: Not good in any case
8 = 8: Can't say/Don't know

Q14a: Security of life and property of common man
1 = 1: Deteriorated
2 = 2: No Change
3 = 3: Improvement
8 = 8: Don't know

Q15: How do you rate the present government of Tamil Nadu in tems of corruption. Is it very corrupt, somewhat corrupt, or not corrupt at all?
1 = 1: Very Corrupt
2 = 2: Somewhat Corrupt
3 = 3: Not corrupt at all
8 = 8: Can't say/Don't know

Q16: How would you rate Karunanidhi as a leader of Tamil Nadu? Would you say he is very corrupt, somewhat corrupt, honest, or very honest?
1 = 1: Very Corrupt
2 = 2: Somewhat Corrupt
3 = 3: Honest
4 = 4: Very honest
8 = 8: Can't say/Don't know

Q18a: (If Yes) Would you like to see him as the sucdessor of Karounanidhi and the leader of the DMK?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
8 = 8: Can't say/Don't know
9 = 9: N.A.

Q19a: (If Yes in Q19) Was her disqualification justified, somewhat justified or not justified at all?
1 = 1: Not at all justified
2 = 2: Somewhat Justified
3 = 3: Justified
8 = 8: Can't say/Don't know
9 = 9: N.A.

Q19c: (If Yes in Q19b) How did it influence your voting decision?
1 = 1: In favour of AIADMK alliance
2 = 2: In favour of DMK alliance
3 = 3: Others
8 = 8: Can't say/Don't know
9 = 9: N.A.

Q20: 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 DMK supporter, AIADMK supporter, Congress supporter, supporer of any other party or supporter of no part
1 = 1: DMK supporter
2 = 2: AIADMK Supporter
3 = 3: Congress supporter
4 = 4: Supporter of any other party
5 = 5: Supprter of no particular party
8 = 8: Can't say/Don't know

B2: Gender
1 = 1: Male
2 = 2: Female
9 = 9: N.A.

B3: What is your highest level of Education?
0 = 0: Non literate
1 = 1: Below primary
2 = 2: Primary pass/Middle fail
3 = 3: Middle pass/Matric fail
4 = 4: Matric
5 = 5: Intermediate
6 = 6: Graduate or equivalent
7 = 7: Post Graduate
8 = 8: Professional degree
9 = 9: N.A.

B4: What is your exact Caste/Jati-Biradari/Tribe?
1 = 01: Brahmin
5 = 05: Vaishya
9 = 09: Other Upper Caste
11 = 11: Reddy
12 = 12: Kamma
13 = 13: Saiva Pillai
14 = 14: Saiva Muadaliar
19 = 19: Other PP
20 = 20: Thevar
21 = 21: Thatwar
25 = 25: Vokkaliga
26 = 26: Lingayat
27 = 27: Gounder
28 = 28: Vanniar/Padayatchi
29 = 29: Other Peasant OBCs
30 = 30: Bunkar
39 = 39: Other Craftsmen OBCs
41 = 41: Dhobi
42 = 42: Nai
45 = 45: Traders OBC
46 = 46: Toddy Trapers
49 = 49: Other Service OBC
50 = 50: Madigas
51 = 51: Arundhatiyar
52 = 52: Adidravidar
53 = 53: Ubravar
55 = 55: Mala
59 = 59: Other Scheduled Caste
69 = 69: Other Scheduled Tribe
70 = 70: Upper Muslim
74 = 74: OBC Muslim (Peasant+Traders)
78 = 78: Muslim no caste
86 = 86: OBC Christians
87 = 87: Dalit Christians
88 = 88: Christian no caste
95 = 95: Hindu no caste
99 = 99: N.A.

B4a: What is your Caste Group?
1 = 1: Scheduled Caste
2 = 2: Scheduled Tribe
3 = 3: Other Backward Caste (OBC)
4 = 4: General/Others
9 = 9: N.A.

B5: Which religion do you follow?
1 = 1: Hindu
2 = 2: Muslim
3 = 3: Christian
4 = 4: Sikh
5 = 5: Buddhist
6 = 6: Jain
7 = 7: Parsi
8 = 8: Others
9 = 9: N.A.

B6: Area/Locality
1 = 1: Village
2 = 2: Town
3 = 3: City (500,000+)

B6a: (If Town/City) Type of house where R lives
0 = 0: N.A.
1 = 1: House/Flat/Bunglow (5+Bedrooms)
2 = 2: House/Flat (3 or 4 Bedrooms)
3 = 3: House/Flat with 2 bedrooms
4 = 4: House/Flat with 2 Pucca rooms
5 = 5: House with 1 pucca room
6 = 6: Mainly Kutcha house
7 = 7: Slum/Jhuggi Jhopri
8 = 8: Others

B6b: (If Village) Type of house where R lives
0 = 0: 'N.A.'
1 = 1: Pucca with 5 or more dwelling rooms (both wall and roof made of pucca material)
2 = 2: Pucca with 3-4 dwelling rooms (both wall and roof made of pucca material)
3 = 3: Pucca with 1-2 dwelling rooms (both wall and roof made of pucca material)
4 = 4: Pucca-Kutcha 5 or more dwelling rooms
5 = 5: Pucca-Kutcha 3-4 dwelling rooms
6 = 6: Pucca-Kutcha 1-2 dwelling rooms
7 = 7: Kutcha with 3 or more rooms
8 = 8: Kutcha with 1-2 rooms
9 = 9: Hut (both wall and roof made from grass, leaves, mud, un-burnt brick or bamboo)