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Shreyas Sardesai
Shreyas Sardesai is Research Associate at Lokniti-CSDS.
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After four phases, six takeaways: Women’s voting patterns, the dips in voter turnoutSubscriber Only
May 16, 2024 07:15 IST
It seems the final turnout of Election 2024 will not be too different than in 2019. However, the causes for this seem more localised this time
Thu, May 16, 2024
What phase 1 voter turnout says about BJP’s chances at the pollsSubscriber Only
April 25, 2024 08:00 IST
It is too early to tell if these are indications of disenchantment of three of the four ‘castes’ posited by the Prime Minister — farmers, youth women and the poor — but a mass of observations pointing in a similar direction can be worrying signs for the BJP.
Thu, Apr 25, 2024
Explained: Over 2 decades, growing proportion of voters who decide choice lateSubscriber Only
November 09, 2021 04:00 IST
An analysis of the responses shows that most voters finalised their choice only during or after the campaign period, and not before. This tendency was always strong in Assembly elections, but has increased in the last decade.
Tue, Nov 09, 2021
Trends in use of social media in India since 2014: growth across platforms, user profileSubscriber Only
June 22, 2021 04:10 IST
As social media companies face intense pressure from the government to comply with its new IT rules or face consequences, a look at the reach of SM platforms and what's at stake for them, their users and the government.
Tue, Jun 22, 2021
When Aadhaar-related problems lead to denial of rations and benefits: what the data showSubscriber Only
April 17, 2021 01:13 IST
Have people been denied foodgrains due to non-possession of an Aadhaar ID or because their Aadhaar biometric details didn't match? Here's data from a Lokniti-CSDS study
Sun, Apr 18, 2021
Decoding the close Bihar election 2020 verdictSubscriber Only
November 12, 2020 03:42 IST
Bihar Assembly election results 2020: Held against the backdrop of the pandemic, the Bihar contest was also one of the closest in recent times. In this post-poll survey, Lokniti-CSDS unpacks the many aspects of NDA’s narrow victory over the Mahagathbandhan — caste & community, confidence in Modi, and women voting more for NDA.
Thu, Nov 19, 2020
Delhi assembly election results: Power to buses, AAP benefits reached almost allSubscriber Only
February 15, 2020 03:26 IST
As many as 77%, or over three-fourths of the 3,335 voters interviewed reported that their household has been getting decreased electricity bills during the last few months.
Sat, Feb 15, 2020
Stunning gender gap: Women voters powered AAP’s landslide in DelhiSubscriber Only
February 14, 2020 04:35 IST
According to the poll-eve survey conducted by Lokniti-CSDS, available exclusively to The Indian Express, women were 11 percentage points more likely to have voted for AAP in this Assembly election than men, 60% to 49%.
Sat, Feb 15, 2020
Delhi Assembly elections: Vikas mattered most; backing CAA did not mean backing BJPSubscriber Only
February 13, 2020 01:47 IST
An election-eve survey conducted by Lokniti-CSDS among 3,335 voters of Delhi in the final week of campaigning found that for an overwhelming majority of voters, issues of governance, performance and service delivery mattered the most.
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
Delhi Assembly elections: Shaheen Bagh had resonance but not impact, BJP overestimated gainsSubscriber Only
February 13, 2020 01:28 IST
Such was the obsession of the BJP with Shaheen Bagh that in the last two weeks of campaigning, not a day might have passed without some BJP leader or the other referring to the protest in their election speeches.
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
Delhi commuters as votersSubscriber Only
December 13, 2019 02:52 IST
More support for free bus rides for women than for free Metro rides, dissatisfaction with Metro fares, endorsement of higher traffic challans — findings of a survey of 2,298 Delhi voters conducted by Lokniti-CSDS.
Fri, Dec 13, 2019
Delhi governance survey: Testing the twin pillars of health and educationSubscriber Only
December 11, 2019 03:23 IST
From mohalla clinics to parent-teacher meetings in government schools — over the last five years, the AAP government has often emphasised on its focus on two key areas, health and education. To what extent has it succeeded? A survey of 2,298 Delhi voters by Lokniti-CSDS attempts to find out
Wed, Dec 11, 2019
Capital worry: PollutionSubscriber Only
December 10, 2019 04:48 IST
A survey of 2,298 Delhi voters by Lokniti-CSDS suggests that bad air will emerge as a key factor when people step out to vote in a few months. A look at how people assessed the AAP government’s performance on this front.
Tue, Dec 10, 2019
The anti-Left of Tripura and their one-way votingSubscriber Only
March 05, 2018 05:32 IST
Two in every five voters call themselves anti-Left, Nine in 10 of them say they voted for BJP-IPFT
Mon, Mar 05, 2018
Meghalaya and Nagaland: Behind fractured verdicts, affinity for local candidates rather than partiesSubscriber Only
March 05, 2018 05:25 IST
Voters in both states appear to have had other considerations when they made their choice — leadership being least important.
Mon, Mar 05, 2018
Poor dump Left for Trinamool, Muslims solidly behind DidiSubscriber Only
May 22, 2016 00:17 IST
Some unhappiness, but no real anti-incumbency; TMC scores high on delivery of social goods
Sun, May 22, 2016
Assam Assembly polls: How BJP tackled ST status demandSubscriber Only
May 21, 2016 02:03 IST
The BJP’s wooing of these 6 communities came with the risk of alienating the Scheduled Tribe Bodos and Rabhas, who are apprehensive that extending ST status to these communities might affect their benefits.
Sat, May 21, 2016
Assam Assembly polls: Unprecedented Hindu consolidation around BJPSubscriber Only
May 21, 2016 01:39 IST
In state where outcomes are generally seen in terms of ethnicities, religious identity has emerged as the main determinant of choice.
Sat, May 21, 2016
Bihar post-poll survey: Both caste and development, viewed through identity lensSubscriber Only
November 10, 2015 00:54 IST
While the upper castes overwhelmingly voted for the NDA, Yadavs, Muslims and Kurmis stood behind the maha gathbandhan.
Tue, Nov 10, 2015
Bihar post-poll survey: Why did Lalu’s party fare better than Nitish’s despite the latter’s immense popularity?Subscriber Only
November 10, 2015 00:34 IST
Nitish Kumar’s core vote transfers better than Lalu’s does
Tue, Nov 10, 2015
As Nitish Kumar gained likes, ‘har har Modi’ became ‘arhar Modi’Subscriber Only
November 10, 2015 00:03 IST
Nitish gained popularity among Yadavs, lower OBCs, Muslims, and supporters of other parties.
Tue, Nov 10, 2015
In Bihar, caste comes across as more relevant than last time but development still comes firstSubscriber Only
October 07, 2015 00:48 IST
While development and related concerns are still the main issues in Bihar elections, caste and community considerations too remain relevant.
Wed, Oct 07, 2015
30 seats, 2,079 respondents: How Lokniti survey was doneSubscriber Only
October 07, 2015 00:42 IST
Field investigators asked the respondents, face to face, a detailed set of questions which could take up to 20-25 minutes. The achieved sample largely matches the actual demographic profile of the population in Bihar.
Wed, Oct 07, 2015
Just behind on personal appeal, PM Modi has an edge in New DelhiSubscriber Only
October 07, 2015 00:16 IST
A victory in Bihar next month may again tempt many to conclude that it was nothing but Modi that tilted the scales in the NDA’s favour.
Wed, Oct 07, 2015
Three reasons why Nitish Kumar lost half his charm in five yearsSubscriber Only
October 07, 2015 00:05 IST
No other leader in Bihar comes close to Nitish Kumar as the choice for chief minister.
Wed, Oct 07, 2015Journalism of Courage
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