V1: Assembly Constituencies
V2: Parliamentry Constituencies
V3: Respondent number
Q1: While talking with people about the recently held assembly elections in Uttaranchal we came to know that some people were able to cast their vote but some people could not. What about yourself? Were you able to vote or not?
Q1a: (If Yes) Whom did you vote for?
Q1b: (If voted) When did you finally make up your mind about whom to vote?
Q1c: (If not voted) What is the main reason because of which you could not cast your vote during this election?
Q2: Now I will ask you about the 1999 Lok Sabha elections were you able to cast your vote or not?
Q2a: (If Yes) Whom did you vote for?
Q3: Voting do you give more importance to the party or to the candidate or to your caste community or something else??
Q4: Now I will ask you about the election campaigning during this elections. How much interest did you have this time - a great deal or somewhat or not at all?
Q5: During election campaigning parties and candidates organize various activities like meeting election meetings rallies etc. How many such meeting and rallies did you participate?
Q6: During election campaigning did any candidate, party worker or canvasser visited your house asking for your vote?
Q7: During elections, people generally participate in various type of election activities in support of their party or candidate like organizing meetings, participating in rallies, campaigning, donations etc. Did you participate in any such type of activit
Q8: What is your opinion about the over all performance of BJP coalition government at the centre (Delhi) during the last 3 years? Are you fully satisfied or somewhat satisfied or not at all satisfied?
Q9: What is your opinion about the over all performance of BJP coalition government at Uttaranchal during the last 14 months? Are you fully satisfied or somewhat satisfied or not at all satisfied?
Q10: Who would you prefer as the next chief minister of Uttaranchal?
Q11: Which political party do you think is mainly instrumental in the nation of the new state of uttaranchal. Whether it is the BJP or uttarakhand Kranti Dal or any party?
Q12: To what extent you satisfied with the creation of the new state - whether fully satisfied or somewhat satisfied or not at all satisfied with it?
Q13: It has been said that the movement for the creation of the sperate state of uttaranchal was selfborn and no political party or organisation provided it leadership. What is your opinion about it? Do you fully agree with it or somewhat agree with it or
Q14: What is your opinion about Uttarakhand Kranti Dal? Do you consider it an opportunistic organisation or a group of committed workers or a movement led by excited youth?
Q16: Since the creation of the new state of uttaranchal there has been 2 chief ministers beginning with Nityanand Swami and then Bhagat singh according to you was the better chief minister amongst the two?
Q17: To what extent do you agree with the inclusion of Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar distracts into the new state of uttaranchal? Do you fully agree with it or Somewhat agree with it or disagree with it?
Q18: Do you think that the creation of the new state has any effect on the land encroachment Mafia/ Forest encroachment/ Drug peddlers?
Q18a: (If Yes) In your view what type of effect has taken place? Whether they have become more active or whether they has become less active it has no effect on them.
Q19: Deharadun has been made the capital of the new state. Do you think that it was a correct decision?
Q20: To what extent do you agree with the new state being named as Uttaranchal? Do you fully agree with it or Somewhat agree with it or disagree with it?
Q20a: (If unjustified) Do you want the name of the new state Uttaranchal to be changed?
Q22: What in your opinion was the main election issue during the just concluded elections?
Q23a: (If not originally from Uttaranchal) You have boon residing in Uttaranchal with your family for so many years. Do you consider yourself as belonging from the hills?
Q24: Who is the MLA of your area?
Q25: About democracy people have opinion. Some people that a democratic gout is more preferable than others. But some people that in some special circumstances authoritarian gout is better than a democratic one, and some people believe that whether it is a
Q26: Do you think that your vote in the elections has any effect on the countrys governance or it makes no difference?
Q27: Do you believe in religions practises offering prayers/namas/ardaas etc.?
Q27a: (If yes) How many times do you offer it?
Q28: How regularly do you read newspapers regularly, occassionlly, rarely or never?
Q29: How regularly do you hear to news on radio regularly or occasionally or rarely or never?
Q30: How regularly do you watch news on Television-regularly, occasionally, rarely or never?
Q31: During the last few elections the party to whom you or your family members voted, which party do you consider yourself a committed supporter to be? Are you the supporter of either BJP or SP or BSP or INC or any other political party or a committed sup
Q32: Do you think that the chief ministership of B.S.Koshiari has effected your decision on whom to vote for?
Q32a: (If Yes) What type of effect it had on your?
Q33: While casting your vote in the election booth did they electoral staff put on ink mark on your finger?
B1: What is your age?
B2: Gender
B3: What is your Marital Status?
B4: What is your highest level of education
B5: Total Agricultural land
B5a: Irrigated land
B6: What is/has been the main occupation of the respondent?
B7: (If respondent is not the main earner) Main occupation of the main earner of the family?
B8: What is your Caste/Jati-biradari/Tribe?
B8a: What is your Caste group?
B9: Which religion do you follow?
B10: Area/Locality
B11a: Floor material
B11b: Wall Material
B11c: Roof Material
B12: Total number of rooms in this house
B13: Total number of family members living in this house
B14: Number of married couples living in this house
B15a: Car/Jeep/Van
B15b: Tractor
B15c: Television
B15d: Scooter/Motorcycle
B15e: Telephone
B15f: Electric fan/Cooler
B15g: Bicycle
B15h: Radio
B15i: Wrist Watch
B15j: Pumping set
B15k: Bank account
B16:Most important source of Drinking Water
B17: Most important source of lighting