Assembly Constituencies
3 = 03: BARHAIT (ST)
6 = 06: MAHESHPUR (ST)
9 = 09: JAMTARA
13 = 13: MADHUPUR
16 = 16: POREYAHAT
18 = 18: MAHAGAMA
21 = 21: BARHI
23 = 23: RAMGARH
26 = 26: SIMARIA (SC)
28 = 28: DHANWAR
32 = 32: GIRIDIH
35 = 35: BERMO
37 = 37: CHANDANKIYARI (SC)
39 = 39: NIRSA
42 = 42: TUNDI
45 = 45: GHATSILA (ST)
48 = 48: JAMSHEDPUR EAST
51 = 51: SERAIKELLA (ST)
55 = 55: MANOHARPUR (ST)
59 = 59: TORPA (ST)
62 = 62: KHIJRI (ST)
64 = 64: HATIA
68 = 68: GUMLA (ST)
71 = 71: KOLEBIRA (ST)
75 = 75: PANKI
78 = 78: CHHATARPUR (SC)
80 = 80: GARHWA

Q1: In talking to people about this Vidhan Sabha election, we came to know that some people were not able to vote. What about you - did you vote or did you not vote in this election?
1 = 1: Could not vote
2 = 2: Voted
8 = 8: No response (NR)

Q1a: (If voted) Whom did you vote for?
1 = 01: Congress
2 = 02: JMM
3 = 03: RJD
4 = 04: BJP
5 = 05: AJSU
6 = 06: JVM
7 = 07: LJP
8 = 08: JDU
9 = 09: NCP
10 = 10: BSP
11 = 11: CPI
12 = 12: CPI-M
13 = 13: AITC
14 = 14: AAP
15 = 15: Shiv Sena
16 = 16: SUCI-C
17 = 17: CPI-ML-L
18 = 18: AIMIM
19 = 19: BTP
20 = 20: API
21 = 21: RPI-A
22 = 22: GGP
23 = 23: IUML
24 = 24: AMB
25 = 25: Jharkhand party
85 = 85: Other smaller party
90 = 90: Independents
95 = 95: NOTA
98 = 98: Can't say
99 = 99: N.A.

Q1b: (If voted) When did you finally make up your mind about whom to vote for?
1 = 1: On the day of voting
2 = 2: A day or two before voting
3 = 3: Earlier, during the campaign
4 = 4: Even before the campaign started
5 = 5: After candidates were declared
6 = 6: After campaigned by Modi
7 = 7: Others
8 = 8: Can't say/No response
9 = 9: N.A.

Q1c: (If voted) In deciding who to vote, were you guided by anyone?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
8 = 8: Can't say
9 = 9: N.A.

Q1d: (If yes in Q1c) Whose advice did you pay attention to/go by the most?
1 = 01: Local Political Leader
2 = 02: Husband/wife
3 = 03: Other family members
4 = 04: Caste/community leaders/church
5 = 05: Friends/neighbours
6 = 06: Co-workers/colleagues
7 = 07: Village Pradhan/Sarpanch
97 = 97: Others
98 = 98: Can’t say /No response
99 = 99: N.A.

Q1e: (If not voted) What was the main reason due to which you could not vote in this election?
1 = 01: Out of station
2 = 02: Not well
3 = 03: No interest/did not feel like voting
4 = 04: Prevented /Fear of violence
5 = 05: Fear of violance
6 = 06: No identity card/ identity proof
7 = 07: No good choice of candidate
8 = 08: Someone had voted in place of me before I went to vote
9 = 09: My village boycotted the election
10 = 10: My name was not in voter list
11 = 11: No development in the locality
12 = 12: Others
98 = 98: Can’t say /No response
99 = 99: N.A.

Q2: What was the single most important issue for you while voting in this election?
2 = 02: Poverty/the gap between rich and poor/inequality
11 = 11: Want the government to return/pro-incumbent
18 = 18: Roads, bridges, transport, bus service
25 = 25: Farmers’ problems/crisis in the farm sector
26 = 26: Crop prices/not getting the right price for crops
27 = 27: Communalism, religious tension, atrocities against minorities, Hindutva, protection of Hindu religion
28 = 28: Casteism, caste based discrimination, violence against lower castes, dalits/atrocities
35 = 35: Lack of cleanliness, sanitation/problem of sewers, drains
36 = 36: Intolerance/curbs on freedom of expression
49 = 49: Violence in the name of cow protection
60 = 60 Chotanagpur and Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act

Q3: What mattered to you more while deciding whom to vote for in the recent election - party, local candidate or the chief ministerial candidate of a party?
1 = 1: Party
2 = 2: Candidate
3 = 3: Chief ministerial candidate
4 = 4: Narendra Modi
5 = 5: Sonia Gandhi/Rahul Gandhi
7 = 7: Other
8 = 8: No opinion
9 = 9: Did not vote

Q4: After this election who would you prefer as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand?
1 = 01: Raghubar Das
2 = 02: Arjun Munda
3 = 03: Laxman Gilua
4 = 04: Dinesh Oraon
5 = 05: Annapurna Devi
6 = 06: Jayant Sinha
7 = 07: Anyone from BJP
8 = 08: Sudesh Mahto
9 = 09: Chandra Prakash Choudhary
10 = 10: Amit Mahato
11 = 11: Anyone from AJSU
12 = 12: Hemant Soren
13 = 13: Shibu Soren
14 = 14: Anyone from JMM
15 = 15: Rameshwar Oraon
16 = 16: Subodh Kant Sahay
17 = 17: Gourav Vallabh
18 = 18: Anyone from Congress
19 = 19: Abhay Kumar Singh
20 = 20: Satyanand Bhakta
21 = 21: Anyone from RJD
22 = 22: Babulal Marandi
23 = 23: Pradip Yadav
24 = 24: Saryu Rai
25 = 25: Madhu Koda
26 = 26: Yashwant Sinha
95 = 95: Any party
97 = 97: Any leader not mentioned above
98 = 98: No answer

Q5a: During the elections people participate in various activities. In the recent elections, did you attend election campaign?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
8 = 8: No response

Q6: Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the performance of the ruling BJP state government in Jharkhand?
1 = 1: 1. Fully satisfied
2 = 2: Somewhat satisfied
3 = 3: Somewhat dissatisfied
4 = 4: Fully dissatisfied
8 = 8: No response

Q8a: And during the campaign, did Congress party contact you through phone call, recorded voice call, Whatsapp or SMS?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: No phone

Q9: Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the performance of the Narendra Modi-led BJP-NDA government over the last six months?
1 = 1: Fully satisfied
2 = 2: Somewhat satisfied
3 = 3: Somewhat dissatisfied
4 = 4: Fully dissatisfied
8 = 8: No response

Q10: In this Assembly election did you vote looking at the work of the Raghubar Das government or the work of the Narendra Modi government?
1 = 1: Raghubar Das
2 = 2: Narendra Modi
3 = 3: Both
4 = 4: MLA’s work
5 = 5: Others
7 = 7: Can't say
8 = 8: No response

Q11: Which party did you vote during the Lok Sabha elections held in May this year?
1 = 01: Congress
2 = 02: JMM
3 = 03: RJD
4 = 04: BJP
5 = 05: AJSU
6 = 06: JVM
7 = 07: LJP
8 = 08: JDU
9 = 09: NCP
10 = 10: BSP
11 = 11: CPI
12 = 12: CPI-M
13 = 13: AITC
14 = 14: AAP
15 = 15: Shiv Sena
16 = 16: SUCI-C
17 = 17: CPI-ML-L
18 = 18: AIMIM
19 = 19: BTP
20 = 20: API
21 = 21: RPI-A
22 = 22: GGP
23 = 23: IUML
24 = 24: AMB
25 = 25: Jharkhand party
85 = 85: Other smaller party
90 = 90: Independents
95 = 95: NOTA
97 = 97: Did not vote/was not a voter
98 = 98: Can't say

Q13a: Have you ever been denied food grains/ration that you were supposed to get because you didn’t have your Aadhaar card/number or your biometrics didn’t match or because of some technical glitches or the server being down?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: Not a beneficiary

Q14: (Ask only in villages) Are people in your area getting more jobs than before under MNREGA or less?
1 = 1: More
2 = 2: Less
3 = 3: Same as before
4 = 4: Not at all
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: N.A.

Q15a: Has the new industries increased or decreased in Jharkhand during the last five years?
1 = 1: Increased
2 = 2: Decreased
3 = 3: As high as before
4 = 4: As low as before
8 = 8: Don't know

Q16: Thinking of how you (or your family, in the case of first time voters) have voted in 2 to 3 assembly elections, how would you describe yourself? Which party’s supporter have you been mostly?
1 = 01: Congress
2 = 02: JMM
3 = 03: RJD
4 = 04: BJP
5 = 05: AJSU
6 = 06: JVM
7 = 07: LJP
8 = 08: JDU
9 = 09: NCP
10 = 10: BSP
11 = 11: CPI
12 = 12: CPI-M
13 = 13: AITC
14 = 14: AAP
15 = 15: Shiv Sena
16 = 16: SUCI-C
17 = 17: CPI-ML-L
18 = 18: AIMIM
19 = 19: BTP
20 = 20: API
21 = 21: RPI-A
22 = 22: GGP
23 = 23: IUML
24 = 24: AMB
25 = 25: Jharkhand party
85 = 85: Other smaller party
90 = 90: Independents
94 = 94: Not a supporter of anyone party
95 = 95: NOTA
98 = 98: Can't say

Q17: People have different opinions regarding the Naxalites. I will read out some of those. Please tell me, with which one do you agree most?
1 = 1: The naxalite spread needless violence
2 = 2: The naxalites struggle for the rights of the poor
3 = 3: The demands of naxalites are genuine but their methods are wrong
8 = 8: No opinion

Q18a: Do you agree or disagree with this statement - Although, Jharkhand was formed for the tribals but the benefit of its formation has gone to the upper caste/ people?
1 = 1: Fully agree
2 = 2: Somewhat agree
3 = 3: Somewhat disagree
4 = 4: Fully disagree
7 = 7: Can't say
8 = 8: No response

Q19a: Do you think conditions of the hospitals have improved or deteriorated in the last five years?
1 = 1: Improved
2 = 2: Deteriorated
3 = 3: As good
4 = 4: As bad
8 = 8: No response

Q20: Have you heard/read about forests rights act?
1 = 1: Not heard
2 = 2: Heard

Q20a: (If heard in Q20) Have you or any other member of your household claimed your right to cultivation/habitation of the forest land under this act?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
7 = 7: Don't know
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: N.A.

Q21a: How much do you trust the people from Adivasi community – a lot, somewhat, not much or not at all?
1 = 1: A lot
2 = 2: Somewhat
3 = 3: Not much
4 = 4: Not at all
7 = 7: Can't say
8 = 8: No response

Q22a: In the last five years, have you or someone from your family benefited Dal Bhat Yojana?
1 = 1: Benefitted
2 = 2: Not benefitted

Q22a(a): (If benefited) And who would you give credit for it - Central govt., State govt., Local politicians party worker, or Local bureaucrat/Government officer?
1 = 1: Central government
2 = 2: State government
3 = 3: Local politicians
4 = 4: Local officer
5 = 5: Others
7 = 7: Can't say
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: N.A.

Q24: Have you received any direct transfers from government schemes? For example many programmes, such as NREGA wages, student scholarships, pensions and LPG subsidy where the government has started to directly transfer money into bank accounts?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
7 = 7: Can't say
8 = 8: No response

Q24a: (If yes in Q24) Can you tell me which government is transferring this money to your account - state or central?
1 = 1: State government
2 = 2: Central government
3 = 3: Both
7 = 7: Can't say
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: N.A.

Q24b: (If yes in Q24 ) Do you prefer receiving this money directly into your bank account, or does it make life easier to receive the money directly?
1 = 1: Prefer receiving in bank account
2 = 2: Prefers receiving money directly
3 = 3: Either way not a problem
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: N.A.

Q25a: (If Yes in Q25) From which government did you receive the money - state government or central government?
1 = 1: State government
2 = 2: Central government
3 = 3: Both
7 = 7: Don't know
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: N.A.

Q27a: (If benefitted from Kisan Samman Nidhi in Q26f) From where did you get to know about it – from party workers, phone call or whatsapp, a booth at a rally or through newspaper/tv/hoardings?
1 = 1: Party workers
2 = 2: Phone/Whatsapp
3 = 3: Booth at rally
4 = 4: Newspaper/TV/Hoardings
5 = 5: Others
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: N.A.

Q27b: (If benefitted from Kisan Samman Nidhi in Q26f) How many times have you received money under Kisan Samman Nidhi so far – once, twice or thrice?
1 = 1: Once
2 = 2: Twice
3 = 3: Thrice
4 = 4: Many installments in one go
5 = 5: Others
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: N.A.

Q27c: (If benefitted from Kisan Samman Nidhi in Q26f) How much money have you received so far in total?
0 = 0000: No response
1 = 0001: N.A.

Q28c: (If using the Ujjwala cylinder in Q28b) Have you got the cylinder refilled?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
3 = 3: Yes but expensive
4 = 4: No it is expensive
7 = 7: Don't know
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: N.A.

Q29: In the last few years, state and central government have started loan waiver schemes. From where have you come to know about such schemes mostly?
1 = 01: Government advertisements/public hoardings
2 = 02: Government officers
3 = 03: Workers of ruling parties
4 = 04: Beneficiaries
5 = 05: Newspapers/ TV/Radio
6 = 06: Neighbours/people
7 = 07: Panchayat Members/Sarpanch/Municipal Council members
8 = 08: Phone call/WhatsApp message
9 = 09: Internet
98 = 98: No response
99 = 99: Other means

Q30: What is your opinion about the recent judgment given by the Supreme Court in the Ayodhya matter? Do you think it was right or wrong?
1 = 1: Fully right
2 = 2: Somewhat right
3 = 3: Somewhat wrong
4 = 4: Fully wrong
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: No opinion

Q31a: According to you has the Jharkhand government succeeded or failed in looking after the interests of farmers?
1 = 1: Fully succeeded
2 = 2: Somewhat succeeded
3 = 3: Somewhat failed
4 = 4: Fully failed
8 = 8: No response

Q32a: Do you like or dislike Hemant Soren?
1 = 1: Fully like
2 = 2: Somewhat like
3 = 3: Somewhat dislike
4 = 4: Fully dislike
8 = 8: No opinion
9 = 9: Not heard

Q34a: Do you consider Pathhalgarhi to be right or wrong?
1 = 1: Fully right
2 = 2: Somewhat right
3 = 3: Somewhat wrong
4 = 4: Fully wrong
7 = 7: Don't know
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: N.A.

Q35a: Do you support or oppose the proposal to amend the Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act and the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act?
1 = 1: Fully support
2 = 2: Somewhat support
3 = 3: Somewhat oppose
4 = 4: Fully oppose
8 = 8: No opinion
9 = 9: N.A.

Q36: Which political party of Jharkhand do you dislike the most?
1 = 01: Congress
2 = 02: JMM
3 = 03: RJD
4 = 04: BJP
5 = 05: AJSU
6 = 06: JVM
7 = 07: LJP
8 = 08: JDU
9 = 09: NCP
10 = 10: BSP
11 = 11: CPI
12 = 12: CPI-M
13 = 13: AITC
14 = 14: AAP
15 = 15: Shiv Sena
16 = 16: SUCI-C
17 = 17: CPI-ML-L
18 = 18: AIMIM
19 = 19: BTP
20 = 20: API
21 = 21: RPI-A
22 = 22: GGP
23 = 23: IUML
24 = 24: AMB
25 = 25: Jharkhand party
85 = 85: Other smaller party
90 = 90: Independents
92 = 92: Like all
93 = 93: Line none
95 = 95: NOTA
98 = 98: No response

Q37: According to you which party is going to win the Jharkhand election?
1 = 1: Congress/JMM/RJD
2 = 2: BJP
3 = 3: AJSU
4 = 4: Others
5 = 5: No one/hung assembly
8 = 8: No opinion

Q38: Is the Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram active in your area?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
8 = 8: Don't know

Q39a: Sometimes there are incidents where a mob/crowd tries to give punishment to the culprit/criminal. In your opinion how correct/right is it of the mob to punish the accused in a case cow smuggling – correct or wrong?
1 = 1: Fully right
2 = 2: Somewhat right
3 = 3: Somewhat wrong
4 = 4: Fully wrong
8 = 8: No response

Q40: There is talk of bringing a law to curb incidents of mob lynching? Do you support or oppose such a law?
1 = 1: Fully support
2 = 2: Somewhat support
3 = 3: Somewhat oppose
4 = 4: Fully oppose
8 = 8: No opinion

Q41: Should the current BJP government in Jharkhand get another chance?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
8 = 8: No response/Can't say

Z1: What is your age?
95 = 95: 95 years and above
98 = 98: No response

Z2: Gender
1 = 1: Male
2 = 2: Female
3 = 3: Others

Z3: Up to what level have you studied?
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/ College no degree
6 = 6: Graduate or equivalent
7 = 7: Post Graduate
8 = 8: Professional Degrees and Higher Research
9 = 9: No information

Z4: What is your main occupation?
20 = 20: Elected Officials: Top central/state level
21 = 21: Elected Officials: District level elected officials
29 = 29: Other administrative, managerial and clerical workers
50 = 50: Mechanics, machine tool operators, drivers
69 = 69: Other semi-skilled and unskilled workers

Z4a: (To be asked only to those who said their occupation is farming in Z4) How often do you get the right price for your crop/s where you usually sell it - always, many times, sometimes, rarely or never?
1 = 1: Always
2 = 2: Many times
3 = 3: Sometimes
4 = 4: Rarely
5 = 5: Don’t sell
6 = 6: Never
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: N.A.

Z4b: Are you the main earner of your household?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
8 = 8: Did not answer

Z5: Does any member of your family live outside Jharkhand in some other state?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes

Z5a: (If yes in Z5) So has that person/s gone outside Jharkhand for employment or education or something else?
1 = 1: Employment
2 = 2: Education
3 = 3: Both employment and education
4 = 4: Marriage
5 = 5: Other reasons
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: N.A.

Z7: Are you married?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
3 = 3: Divorced
4 = 4: Widowed
5 = 5: Separated
8 = 8: Did not answer

Z8a: What is your caste group – SC, ST, OBC or General?
1 = 1: Scheduled Caste (SC)
2 = 2: Scheduled Tribe (ST)
3 = 3: Other Backward Classes (OBC)
4 = 4: Other
9 = 9: N.A.

Z8b: And what is your Caste/Jati-biradari/Tribe name?
792 = 792: Muslim OBC and Lower caste (for Kashmir)
870 = 870: Christians No Caste/Other Christians

Z9: What is your religion?
0 = 0: Sarna
1 = 1: Hindu
2 = 2: Muslim
3 = 3: Christian
4 = 4: Sikh
5 = 5: Buddhist/neo-Buddhist
6 = 6: Jain
7 = 7: Parsi
8 = 8: No religion
9 = 9: Others

Z10a: How often do you do pooja/namaz/prayer/read path – daily, weekly, only on festivals, rarely or never?
1 = 1: Daily
2 = 2: Weekly
3 = 3: Only on festivals
4 = 4: Rarely
5 = 5: Never
8 = 8: No response

Z11: Which ration card do you have?
1 = 1: Above Poverty Line
2 = 2: Below Poverty Line
3 = 3: Antyodaya
4 = 4: Annapurna
5 = 5: Do not have a ration card
6 = 6: Had, but lost it
7 = 7: Others

Z12a: How often do you watch television – almost everyday, at least once a week, few times a month, very little or never?
1 = 1: Almost everyday
2 = 2: At least once a week
3 = 3: Few times a month
4 = 4: Very little
5 = 5: Never
8 = 8: No response

Z13a: How often do you use Facebook - many times a day, once or twice a day, a few days a week, a few days a month, very less or never?
1 = 1: Many times a day
2 = 2: Once or twice a day
3 = 3: A few days a week
4 = 4: A few days a month
5 = 5: Very less
6 = 6: Never
7 = 7: Don’t have an account
8 = 8: No response

Z14: What kind of mobile phone do you have- a simple phone or a smart phone with a touch screen?
1 = 1: Simple phone
2 = 2: Smart phone
3 = 3: Both
4 = 4: Do not have a phone
8 = 8: No answer

Z14a: (If respondent has a mobile phone) Does you phone have an internet connection?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
8 = 8: No answer
9 = 9: N.A.

Z15: Are you vegetarian, vegetarian but eat eggs or non-vegetarian who eats fish/meat?
1 = 1; Vegetarian
2 = 2: Vegetarian but eat eggs
3 = 3: Non-vegetarian (meat/fish eating)
8 = 8: No response

Z16: Area/locality
1 = 1: Village
2 = 2: Town (50,000-1 lakh )
3 = 3: Small City ( 1-5 lakh)
4 = 4: Big City(Above 5 lakh)

Z16a: (If Town/City/Metropolitan) Type of house where Respondent lives (own or rented)
1 = 1: House/Flat/Bunglow
2 = 2: House/Flat with 5 or more rooms
3 = 3: House/Flat with 4 rooms
4 = 4: House/Flat with 3 rooms
5 = 5: House with 2 rooms
6 = 6: House with 1 room
7 = 7: Mainly a kutcha house
8 = 8: Slum/jhuggi/jhopdi
9 = 9: N.A.

Z16b: (If village) Type of house where Respondent lives (own or rented)
1 = 1: Pucca
2 = 2: Pucca-Kutcha
3 = 3: Kutcha
4 = 4: Hut
9 = 9: N.A.

Z17: Total number of family members (Adults)
0 = 0: Blank/NA
1 = 1: One
2 = 2: Two
3 = 3: Three
4 = 4: Four
5 = 5: Five
6 = 6: Six
7 = 7: Seven
8 = 8: Eight
9 = 9: Nine and above

Z20: What’s your monthly household income after putting together the income of all members?
1 = 01: Upto 1,000
2 = 02: 1,001 to 2,000
3 = 03: 2,001 to 3,000
4 = 04: 3,001 to 5,000
5 = 05: 5,001 to 7,500
6 = 06: 7,501 to 10,000
7 = 07: 10,001 to 15,000
8 = 08: 15,001 to 20,000
9 = 09: 20,001 to 30,000
10 = 10: 30,001 to 50,000
11 = 11: Over 50,000
98 = 98: No answer

E1: During the interview did you at any time feel that the respondent was answering the questions under some fear or pressure?
1 = 1: Yes
2 = 2: No
3 = 3: Could not tell

1 = 1: Yes
2 = 2: No