1st Survey Report

A Study on

Voters Behaviour in Haryana: Awareness and Participation

CONTENTS

Chapter Contents Page Acknowledgement CRRID Team Contents I Introduction 1-14 II Rationale, Objectives and

Methodology of Study 15-20 III Registered Voters Awareness

and Participation in Election as 21-78 per Stratified Representative Random Sample

IV Eligible but Non-Registered Voters

Awareness and Participation in 79-132 Election as per Stratified Representative Random Sample

V Summary of Findings 133-141 VI Suggestions 142-144 Annexure 145-191

CRRID TEAM

Prof. Sucha Singh Gill Director General Dr. P P Balan Principal Coordinator Study Team Shri. Manoj Kumar Teotia Project Coordinator Sh. Hans Lal Asst. Project Coordinator Sh. Kuldeep Singh Field Coordinator Ms. Rajneesh Field Assistant Administration Section Ms. Priti Real Member Secretary Shri. Sandipan Sharma Account Officer Mrs. Gursharan Kaur Computer work Ms. Kanika Joshi Data Entry Operator Ms. Nisha Typist Photostat Shri. Braham Singh Photostat Field study team Supervisors Mr. Narinder Kumar Mr. Jagjeet Singh Mr. Ashutosh Mr. Bhupinder Singh Mr. Karamvir Sharma Mr. Mukesh Kumar Mr. Pal Singh Mr. Rajinder Singh Field Investigators Mr. Ravinder Kumar Mr. Gurdev Singh Mr. Bharat Kumar Ms. Baljinder Kaur Ms. Nitu Ms. Sonu Mr. Davinder Ms. Tripta Mr. Sudhir Mr. Devraj Mr. Jasdeep Ms. Kiran Mr. Kamal Sharma Mr. Goverdhan Mr. Ramesh chander Ms. Sarika Ms. Sunaina Mr. Jai Ram Ms. Sheetal Ms. Madhvi Mr. Sunil Kumar Mr. Ankit Mr. Rajinder Saini Mrs. Nirmala Ms. Poonam

Acknowledgements

We are immensely grateful to Smt. Sumita Misra, IAS, Chief Electoral Officer, Government of Haryana for assigning this study to our institute. She has been a constant source of inspiration to the entire project team of CRRID. We are also grateful to Shri S. K Setia, Additional Chief Electoral Officer for regularly interacting with us and facilitating data collection from all the constituencies in the state and finalization of report. We also express our gratitude to Shri Gulshan Gandhi, Additional Chief Electoral Officer, Shri Prakash Lal, Shri Mahender Kumar and Shri Ashish and Shri Vijay Kumar from head office in Chandigarh for discussions on various aspects of this study and making clarifications and suggestions at various stages of this study. The Officers at the District level were very cooperative during the data collection. We are thankful to them for providing required information and facilitating our interaction with various stakeholders. We express our gratitude to all the respondents for having fruitful interaction on various important issues. We are grateful to Dr. Sucha Singh Gill, Director-General, CRRID for taking keen interest in the study and facilitating its completion. We are thankful to Dr. P. P. Balan, Professor cum Director, CRRID for constantly inspiring the research team and facilitating the study. We thank all the research team and investigators for collecting data/information. We acknowledge with thanks the contribution of the team members, especially Ms Kanika Joshi and Ms Nisha who managed massive data pertaining to the study. We are grateful to them for data processing and helping in analyzing the data in desirable formats. We are thankful to our colleagues in account department for helping the research team in maintaining smooth flow of funds throughout the study and facilitating timely release of funds for the salary of field staff. We are also thankful to Shri Braham Singh for Xeroxing of questionnaires and the report.

Manoj Kumar Teotia Hanslal

Kuldeep Singh Rajnish Kumari

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Chapter-I

Introduction

Our constitution has adopted adult sufferage. It is the most powerful instrument devised by man for breaking down social and economic injustice and destroying the walls that imprison men minds. This can be achieved only if our people are aware of their rights and responsibilities and this is the task of dedicated leaders to teach the people.

(Dr. S. Radhakrishan) The above mentioned quotation of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan reproduced here

from the book on Electoral System in India: Need for Reform published

about two decades back speaks volumes on need of awareness of people in

India about their rights and responsibilities to use adult sufferage and

improve electoral system. According to S. Y. Quraishi, Chief Election

Commissioner of India India enjoys the distinction of being the largest and

most vibrant democracy. Our electoral systems and methods have

continuously strengthened and added religions to the democratic credentials

of India. According to Urvashi Gulati, Chief Secretary, Government of

Haryana Elections in India are events involving massive political mobilization

and the organizational complicity is on an amazing scale. Elections have

been very aptly described as festivals of democracy. They reflect the

mandate, sentiments and aspiration of the people in a democracy.

The election process in India, one of the largest democratic in the world, is a

gigantic task. The lack of efforts by eligible voters to get registered for

voting and non involvement and apathy of electorates from various sections

of society has been a matter of serious concern in India. The election

commissions of India has found that new voters (18+) are missing from the

electoral roll in a big way year after year. In certain cases the level of their

enrollment is as low as 20 to 25%. In addition there are other typical

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apathetic behavioral issues relating to getting registered for voting and even

not to vote despite having electoral photo, identity card. Haryana is not

exception to the general apathetic voting behavior pattern.

The democratic election process largely depends on electoral registration

process. The trends in the electorate, women participation in polling and

candidature, participation of reserved candidates belonging to under

privileged sections and participation of youths in democratic process are

determined by percentage of registered and non- registered voters of the

same categories.

The study of voters behavior acquires immense significance in Haryana in

the context of the recent campaigns by the office of the Chief Electoral

Officer to register eligible unregistered voters and sensitize the adults about

the importance of voters Identity card and casting the vote through

Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The issues relating to these and socio

economic and political factors behind choice and preferences of potential

voters for getting registered on electoral roll and later vote are also

recognized important realms for study of voting behavior. The caste is an

important feature of our society. This makes the study of voters behavior

even unique as voters belonging to different castes tend to behave

differently as far as electoral registration and then voting is concerned.

In Haryana there are 10 Parliamentary Constituencies and each comprises 9

assembly segments. Out of these 10, 2 parliamentary constituencies are

reserved for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, and out of 90

assembly constituencies 17 are reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates. In

addition the State has 5 Rajya Sabha seats. In India elections of both Lok

Sabha and Vidhan Sabha were conducted simultaneously till 1967 a year

after the formation of Haryana state in 1966. In Haryana 1st Vidhan Sabha

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and 4th Lok Sabha Elections were held in 1967. But after that both the

elections were held in same year in 1991, 1996 and 2009 only. 1991

onwards the total electorate in Vidhan Sabha elections have been more than

the Lok Sabha electorates in Haryana. Similarly women electors in Vidhan

Sabha elections have been more than the Lok Sabha elections in the same

periods.

Table 1 Haryana at a Glance (01.12.2011)

1 Geographical Area 44.212 Sq.Kms. 2 Population (census 2001) Male 113.28 Lacs Female 97.55 Lacs Total 210.3 Lacs 3 Divisions 4 4 Districts 21 5 Sub- Divisions 54 6 Tehsils 71 7 Blocks 119 8 Villages 6764 9 Towns 106 Constituencies General Reserved for Sc Total 10 Parliamentary 8 2 10 11 Assembly 73 17 90 12 Average PC size 1324942 Electors 13 Average AC Size 147216 Electors 14 Polling stations (PSs) Total PS 15515 Average Size of PS 824 Urban PS 3905 Rural PS 11610 Polling Stations locations (PSLs) Urban PSLs 1802 Rural PSLs 7657 15 Final Electoral roll 2010 (as on 15.09.2010) Electors Male Female Total General 6946495 5834409 12780904 service 59950 31394 91344 Grand total 7006445 5865803 12872248 16 Draft Electoral roll 2011 (as on 10.11.2010) Electors Male Female Total General 7211154 6038267 13249421 Service 58162 31092 89254 Grand total 7269316 6069359 13338675 17 EPIC coverage About 100% Photo coverage About 100% Source: Office of CEO, Haryana Electors in Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha Elections in Haryana

The trend in number of electors in Lok Sabha Elections in Haryana since

1967 has been given in Table 2.

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Table 2

Electors in Lok Sabha Elections in Haryana Year of Elections Lok Sabha Electors (%)

Male (%) Female (%) Total 1967 4th 2329529 (53.1) 2057182 (46.9) 4386711 (100%) 1971 5th 2529211 (53.04) 2239529 (46.96) 4768740 (100%) 1977 6th 3047804 (52.85) 2718850 (47.15) 5766654 (100%) 1980 7th 3675810 (53.17) 3237155 (46.83) 6912965 (100%) 1984 8th 4142298 (53.62) 3583648 (46.38) 7725946 (100%) 1989 9th 5197963 (53.94) 4438725 (46.06) 9636688 (100%) 1991 10th 5242284 (53.9) 4483613 (46.10) 9725897 (100%) 1996 11th 6005913 (53.85) 5146943 (46.15) 11152856 (100%) 1998 12th 5978903 (53.93) 5107992 (46.07) 11086895 (100%) 1999 13th 6015380 (54.49) 5023575 (46.51) 11038955 (100%) 2004 14th 6660631 (54.06) 5659926 (45.94) 12320557 (100%) 2009 15th 6589293 (54.51) 5498450 (45.49) 12087743 (100%)

Source: Compendium of General Elections to Lok Sabha (1967 to 2009) in Haryana (Book)

Electors in LOK SABHA Elections in Haryana

1208774312320557

110389551109689511152856

97258979636688

77259466912965

57666544768740

4386711

0

2000000

4000000

6000000

8000000

10000000

12000000

14000000

1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009

Years of Election

Tota

l

Female Electors

27188503237155

3583648

44836135023575

549845056599265146943 5107992

4438725

22395292057182

0

1000000

2000000

3000000

4000000

5000000

6000000

1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009

Year of Election

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Female %age

46.9 46.9647.15

46.83

46.3846.06 46.1 46.15 46.07

46.51

45.94

45.49

44.5

45

45.5

46

46.5

47

47.5

1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009

Years of election

The number of Lok Sabha electors shows good growth trends in the state.

Since 1967 the number of electors seems to have almost tripled. But at the

same time the number of women electors have also grown considerably

which is a healthy sign for a democratic country with patriarchal social

patterns. The trend in number of electors in Vidhan Sabha Elections is

given in Table 3.

Table 3 Electors in Vidhan Sabha Elections in Haryana

Year of Elections Vidhan Sabha Electors Total (%) Male (%) Female (%)

1967 1st 2330439 (53.11) 2057541 (46.89) 4387980 (100%) 1968 2nd 2422419 (53.12) 2130120 (46.79) 4551539 (100%) 1972 3rd 2691546 (52.87) 2399536 (47.13) 5091082 (100%) 1977 4th 3151697 (53.07) 2787124 (46.93) 5938821 (100%) 1982 5th 3813249 (53.32) 3339032 (46.68) 7152281 (100%) 1987 6th 4640677 (53.34) 4059951 (46.66) 8700628 (100)% 1991 7th 5247486 (53.92) 4484426 (46.04) 9731912 (100%) 1996 8th 6008407 (53.86 5146835 (46.14) 11155242 (100%) 2000 9th 6080339 (54.58) 5072844 (45.48) 11153183 (100%) 2005 10th 6903732 (54.21) 5832156 (45.79) 12735888 (100%) 2009 11th 7149715 (54.51) 5967250 (45.44) 13116965 (100%)

Source: Compendium of General Elections to Lok Sabha (1967 to 2009) in Haryana (Book)

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Electors in Vidhan Sabha Elections in Haryana

4387980 45515395091082

59388217152281

87006289731912

11155242 11153183

1311696512735888

0

2000000

4000000

6000000

8000000

10000000

12000000

14000000

1967 1968 1972 1977 1982 1987 1991 1996 2000 2005 2009

Years of election

20575412130120 2399536

2787124

3339032

40599514484426

5146835 5072844

5832156 5967250

0

1000000

2000000

3000000

4000000

5000000

6000000

1967 1968 1972 1977 1982 1987 1991 1996 2000 2005 2009

Years of election

Female Electors

46.8946.79

47.13

46.9346.68 46.66

46.0446.14

45.4845.79

45.44

44.5

45

45.5

46

46.5

47

47.5

1967 1968 1972 1977 1982 1987 1991 1996 2000 2005 2009year of Elections

Female Electors

The number of Vidhan Sabha electors also shows good growth trends in the

state. Since 1967 the number of electors has tripled and at the same time

the number of women electors has also grown in almost same fashion.

Although the number of women electors have grown considerably in Lok

Sabha as well as Vidhan Sabha elections, but there share in total electors

has almost stagnated near 46%. In addition to other socio cultural factors

this could be due to the lower sex ratio in the state. In Draft Electoral Roll

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published on 10.11.2011, there were 13338675 electors comprising

7269316 males and females 6069359.

Voters turn out in Lok Sabha Elections

Voters turn out during Lok Sabha elections in Haryana held have varied from

63.68% in 13th Lok Sabha Elections in 1999 to 73.26% in 6th Lok Sabha

Elections 1977. Table 4 shows voters turn out in Haryana since 4th Lok

Sabha Elections in 1967. Table 4

Voters turn out in Lok Sabha Elections in Haryana Lok Sabha Elections

Years Total electors Number of Persons Voted

Turn out %age

4th 1967 4386711 3185295 72.61% 5th 1971 4768740 3063699 64.35% 6th 1977 5766654 4224405 73.26% 7th 1980 6912965 4476526 64.76% 8th 1984 7725946 5163799 66.84% 9th 1989 9636688 6207111 64.41% 10th 1991 9725897 6403796 65.84% 11th 1996 11152856 7860863 70.48% 12th 1998 11086895 7649088 68.99% 13th 1999 11038955 7029964 63.68% 14th 2004 12320557 8097064 65.72% 15th 2009 12087743 8156553 67.48% Source: Compendium of General Elections to Lok Sabha (1967 to 2009) in Haryana (Book)

72.61%

64.35%

73.26%

64.76%

66.84%

64.41%65.84%

70.48%

68.99%

63.68%

65.72%

67.48%

58.00%

60.00%62.00%64.00%66.00%68.00%70.00%72.00%

74.00%

1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009Election Year

Turn out %age in Lok sabha

The total electors in 15th Lok Sabha elections held in 2009 decreased after

14th Lok Sabha elections held in 2004. But at the same time the number of

voters and turnout percentage grew in the 15th LS election. The total number

of electors also declined in 12th and slightly 13th Lok Sabha elections held in

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1998 and 1999 which could largely be due to the apathy about elections held

very frequently. The 13th Lok Sabha election has lowest voters turn out

percentage.

Voters turn out in Vidhan Sabha Elections. Voters turn out in the elections of legislative Assembly of Haryana varied

from 57.26% (lowest) in 2nd Vidhan Sabha election of Haryana in 1968 to

72.65% in 1st Vidhan Sabha election held in 1967. This land mark was

almost touched in the last Vidhan Sabha Elections in 2009 which had voters

turn out at 72.35%. The Table 5 shows voters turn out in Vidhan Sabha

elections in Haryana since 1967. Table 5

Voters Turn out in Vidhan Sabha Elections in Haryana Vidhan Sabha election

Years Total electors Number of persons

Turn out %age

1st 1967 4387980 3187946 72.65% 2nd 1968 4552539 2606667 57.26% 3rd 1972 5091082 3587048 70.46% 4th 1977 5938821 3828060 64.46% 5th 1982 7152281 4997435 69.87% 6th 1987 8700628 6198644 71.24% 7th 1991 9731912 6409673 65.86% 8th 1996 11155242 7868951 70.54% 9th 2000 11153183 7696396 69.01% 10th 2005 12735888 9164625 71.96% 11th 2009 13116965 9490092 72.35% Source: Compendium of General Elections to Lok Sabha (1967 to 2009) in Haryana (Book)

Turn out % age in Vidhan sabha

64.46%69.87% 71.24%

65.86%70.54% 69.01% 71.96%

72.35%70.46%

57.26%

72.65%

0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%80.00%

1967 1968 1972 1977 1982 1987 1991 1996 2000 2005 2009

Election Years

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Eligible electors (18 + age group) Haryana Government has been trying to register all the eligible electors. The

electoral roll process conducted in 2011 counted 13338675 electors

comprising 7269316 males & 6069359 females electors in Haryana. The

registration of eligible electorate is therefore a continuous process and a

major task against the office of electoral officers through field officers. The

projected population of eligible persons (18 + age group) is 15016960,

which is 58.51% of the total projected population for the year 2011.

However the total number of electors registered in the final publication of

rolls is 13338675 which is 51.9 % of the total projected population. It means

there are about 1678285 eligible electors not registered. The percentage of

registrations of eligible electors differs from district to district as shown as

Table 6.

Table 6

District-wise Percentage of Electors Registered to the Total Eligible Voters Sr. no. Name of district Elector- population %age

Haryana state 51.6 1. Faridabad 47.8 2. Mewat 45.3 3. Sonepat 46.2 4. Palwal 46.9 5. Panipat 47.4 6. Panchkula 47.6 7. Yamunanagar 50.6 8. Jhajjar 51.1 9. Karnal 51.1 10. Hisar 52.4 11. Bhiwani 53.0 12. Ambala 52.1 13. Jind 53.6 14. Kaithal 53.7 15. Kurukshetra 52.7 16. Rewari 52.5 17. Gurgaon 53.6 18. Rohtak 56.8 19. Fatehabad 54.8 20. Mahendragarh 56.6 21. Sirsa 57.7

Source: Office of CEO, Haryana

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Sirsa district has the highest Elector- population %age ratio in the state at

57.7%. It is followed by Mahendragarh at 56.6%, Fatehabad at 54.8% and

Rohtak at 56.8%. Among the districts having lowest Elector- population

%age ratio, Faridabad district has lowest ratio at 47.8%, Mewat and

Sonepat have bit high percentage ratio at 45.3% and 46.2% respectively.

During the revision of electoral rolls the assistance and cooperation of the

Residential Welfare Associations [RWAs] Municipal

Corporation/Council/Committee Gram Panchayats, and Committees is sought

to ensure the correctness of the voters lists.

Institutional Mechanism The institutional mechanism for operation and maintenance of electoral

process is crucial for strengthening democratic process. In Haryana, the

Chief Electoral Officer, is the head of the election machinery who is assisted

by an Additional/Joint Chief Electoral Officer, a Deputy Chief Electoral

Officer, two Assistant Chief Electoral Officers, besides the

Superintendent/Deputy Superintendents and other ministerial staff. The

District staff, viz., the District Election Officer, the Deputy District Election

Officer, the Returning Officers, the Assistant Returning Officers, Electoral

Registration Officers, Assistant Electoral Registration Officers, Election

Tehsildar, Election Naib Tehsildar and other staff also assist the Chief

Electoral Officer in holding General Elections/Bye-elections to Parliament and

the State Legislative Assembly, Presidential elections, Biennial elections to

Rajya Sabha, Preparation of Electoral Roll and Electors Photo Identity Cards.

The organizational structure of the department of election is given below:

The Chart given bellow shows the Functions and Duties of Department of Election, Haryana.

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Department of Elections, Haryana Administrative Setup

[Head Office] Chief Electoral Officer

Joint Chief Electoral Officer

Deputy Chief Electoral Officer

Assistant Chief Electoral Officers

Superintendent

Deputy

Superintendents

Assistants

Steno/Clerks

Class IV Technical Staff

AGM

System Analyst

Programmer

Jr.Programmer

Data Entry Operator

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Administrative Setup [Field Office]

District Election Officer

Deputy District Election Officer

Election Tehsildar/Naib Tehsildar

Assistant/Election Kanungo

Clerk

Class IV

Technical Staff

Jr.Programmer

Data Entry Operator

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Some Landmark Developments for Strengthening Democratic Process in Haryana

After Delimitation of the Constituencies held in 1974, the number of

Parliamentary constituencies rose to 10 including 2 parliamentary

constituencies reserved for SC in Haryana.

Electors Photo Identity card (EPIC) was introduced for the first time in

elections for the identification purpose of the electors in 1996 in 11th

Lok Sabha.

Electronic Voting Machine (EVMs) was introduced for the first time in

two Parliamentary Constituencies of Haryana State namely KARNAL

and ROHTAK in 1999 in 13th Lok Sabha Elections.

In 2008, the delimitation of the constituencies held again, after

delimitation total number of Parliamentary Constituencies remained

same as 10 including 2 reserved for SC in Haryana State.

Photo Electoral Roll was used for the first time in 2 Assembly segments

of the Haryana State -one of Ambala (SC) PC and one of Sonipat PC in

2004 in 14th Lok Sabha Elections.

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Photo Electoral Roll was used for the first time in all the 10

Parliamentary constituencies of the Haryana State in 2009 in 15th Lok

Sabha Elections.

The chapter plan of the present study is as bellow:

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Rationale, Objectives and Methodology of Study

Chapter 3: Registered Voters Awareness and Participation in Election as per

Stratified Representative Random Sample

Chapter 4: Eligible but Non-registered Registered Voters Awareness and

Participation in Election as per Stratified Representative Random Sample

Chapter 5: Summary of Findings

Chapter 6: Suggestions

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Chapter-II

RATIONALE, OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY OF STUDY

Rationale

The study of the voters behavior in Haryana was required to highlight any

grey areas in the electoral enrollment/ registration process to initiate

corrective measures for further improving delivery of electoral services to

promote registration and participation of eligible voters in the election

process in Haryana. The assessment of the performance of the electoral

machinery involved at village and town levels in registering the voters;

evaluation of the process involved in addressing the gaps in information on

electoral registration services, capacity building and advocacy/ awareness

etc; are some of the crucial aspects of the study. An effort has also been

made to understand the process of community participation in electoral

process. Last but not least factors which improve or obstruct the process of

registration of electorates will be highlighted to identifying the measures for

improvement in covering 100% voters registration. The study aims to

assess the behavior (awareness and participation) of registered voters and

eligible but non- registered voters (who have completed 18 years of age/

are eligible to vote) in the state Haryana.

Objectives

The main objectives of the study are:-

To assess the electoral enrollment process to suggest corrective measures for further improving delivery of electoral services;

To describe the behavioral patterns of the electorate relating to the democratic process

To explore emerging behavioral patterns among the voters of various age groups, social groups and gender groups etc;

To study the performance of the electoral machinery involved at village and town levels in registration of electors;

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To evaluate the process involved in addressing the gaps in information on electoral enrollment services, capacity building and

advocacy/awareness etc;

To assess factors which improve or obstruct the process of registration of voters and identifying the measures to improvement 100% voters

registration;

To assess election awareness and knowledge among voters and non registered voters;

To assess the participation of the electors in the elections;

Methodology

A study of voters behaviour in Haryana: awareness and

participation is based on primary and secondary data collected from field

and headquarters of chief electoral officer. The primary data has been

collected from all the 90 Assembly constituencies in Haryana. Out of the

total respondents, 50.93 percent respondents were registered voters and

49.07 percent were eligible but non-registered voters who were interviewed.

Two municipal wards and two gram panchayats have been selected in from

each Legislative Assembly constituency.

Sample

Stratified representative random sample All 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Haryana ; Two municipal wards and two gram panchayats from each

constituency;

44 respondents were interviewed from each constituency. Out of the total respondents, 50 percent were interviewed from urban areas and

50 percent from rural areas.

The selection of gram panchayats: first gram panchayat close to the constituency headquarter and second for away from the same.

Socio economic parameters considered

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The sample size of the study has been described in the Table II.1:

Table II.1

District wise number of constituencies and sample covered District No. of

constituency Sample covered

Rural Urban Total Panchkula 2 44 (2.20) 44 (2.31) 88 (2.25) Ambala 4 105 (5.26) 67 (3.51) 172 (4.40) Yamuna Nagar 4 92 (4.61) 84 (4.40) 176 (4.51) Kurukshetra 4 88 (4.41) 87 (4.56) 175 (4.48) Kaithal 4 86 (4.31) 89 (4.66) 175 (4.48) Karnal 5 103 (5.16) 114 (5.97) 217 (5.56) Panipat 4 120 (6.01) 58 (3.04) 178 (4.56) Sonipat 6 132 (6.61) 129 (6.76) 261 (6.68) Jind 5 110 (5.51) 108 (5.66) 218 (5.58) Fatehabad 3 66 (3.30) 67 (3.51) 133 (3.41) Sirsa 5 103 (5.16) 114 (5.97) 217 (5.56) Hissar 7 157 (7.86) 156 (8.17) 313 (8.02) Bhiwani 6 115 (5.76) 152 (7.97) 267 (6.84) Rohtak 4 66 (3.30) 110 (5.77) 176 (4.51) Jajjar 4 96 (4.81) 59 (3.09) 155 (3.97) Mahendragarh 4 85 (4.26) 65 (3.41) 150 (3.84) Rewari 3 69 (3.45) 63 (3.30) 132 (3.38) Gurgaon 4 85 (3.76) 91 (4.77) 176 (4.51) Mewat 3 75 (3.76) 55 (2.88) 130 (3.33) Palwal 3 68 (3.41) 63 (3.30) 131 (3.35) Faridabad 6 132 (6.61) 133 (6.97) 265 (6.79) Total 90 1997 (100.0) 1908 (100.0) 3905 100.0) Table II.2 shows that out of total 3905 respondents were interviewed, 313

respondents (8.02 percent) in Hissar district, 267 respondents (6.84

percent) in Bhiwani district and 88 respondents (2.25 percent) in Panchkula

district. Out of the total respondents were interviewed, 1997 (51.14

percent) in rural area and 1908 (48.86 percent) in urban area in all districts

of Haryana state.

Table- II.2

Sample covered among registered voters and eligible non registered voters

Sr. No

Particulars Universe Sample covered

1 Registered voters 1,27,00,000 1989 (50.93) 2 Eligible non registered

voters 22,00,000 1916 (49.07)

Total 3905 (100.0)

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Sample covered

Registered voters 51%

Eligible non registered

voters49%

Haryana has 127 lakhs registered voters and 22 lakh eligible non registered

voters. The data has been collected from each of 90 Assembly

Constituencies spread over 21 Districts in 4 major divisions. The factors

such as age (particularly age group of 18 to 20), gender (male and female),

education (illiterate, middle level and highly educated groups), socio-

economic profile such as SCs, OBCs and General categories were considered

for data collection.

Table-II.3 shows that out of the total 3905 sample covered, 1989 (50.93

percent) respondents were interviewed from registered voters and 1916

(49.07 percent) respondents were interviewed from eligible non registered

voters in all districts of Haryana state.

Table- II.3 Sample covered under different categories

Category Particulars Sample covered (%) Voters Non - voters

Urban /Rural Urban 1001 (52.24%) 907(45.60%) Rural 915 (47.75%) 1082 (54.39%)

Gender wise Male 990 (51.67%) 1035 (52.03%) Female 926 (48.32%) 954 (47.96%)

Age category Age group(18-29 years) 1534 (80.06%) 487 (24.48%) Age group(30-60 years) 342 (17.82%) 1227 (61.68%) Age group(Above 50 years) 40 (2.08%) 275 (13.82%)

Socio-economic profile

SCs 410 (21.39%) 423 (21.26%) BCs 468 (24.42%) 603 (30.31%) General 1038 (54.17%) 963 (48.41%)

Physical disabled Handicapped 91 (4.74%) 36 (1.81%) Education wise Illiterate 517 (26.98%) 782 (39.31%)

literate 1399 (73.01%) 1207 (70.33) Total 1916 (100.0%) 1989 (100.0%) Source: - CRRID, Field Survey

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The table-II.3 shows the sample covered under different categories. Out of

the total 3905 respondents, 1916 (49.07 percent) were covered from those

registered in the voter list and 1989 (50.93 percent) were covered from

those eligible but not registered in the voter list.

Data Collection

The data collection has been accomplished by experienced supervisors, field

editors and field investigators. Earlier one-day training programmes were

conducted at the district headquarters in Ambala and Sirsa districts. The

concurrent monitoring of the data collection was done by the team of Centre

for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), Chandigarh. The

curriculum of one-day training programme is as following:

I. Organize one-day training programme for field investigators.

II. Pre-testing of questionnaires.

III. Group discussion after pre- testing of questionnaires.

Tools for Data Collection

Following methods were used for collection of the data:-

Questionnaire for registered voters; Questionnaire for eligible but non-registered voters; Secondary data collected from the state headquarter.

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Data Analysis

The collected data from the field, through various questionnaires and

schedules, were entered in SPSS package in computer. Analysis of data was

also done by using of SPSS package.

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Chapter III

Registered Voters Awareness and Participation in Election as per stratified Representative Random Sample

This chapter is based on the voters awareness about election, voters

participation in the elections, use of ballet papers and Electronic Voting

Machine, difficulties faced by the voters during voting in election, change in the

election environment, in all the districts of Haryana.

The socio- economic profile of respondents is as bellow:-

Table III.1 Age profile of Respondents

District Rural Urban 18-29 30-44 45-60 >60 Total 18-29 30-44 45-60 >60 Total

Panchkula 0 7 (31.8%) 9

(40.9%) 6

(27.3%) 22

(100.0%) 1

(4.5%) 13

(59.0%) 2

9.0%) 6

(27.2%) 22

(100%) Ambala 10

(16.7%) 20

(33.3%) 16

(26.7%) 14

(23.3%) 60

(100%) 0

(0%) 4

(14.3%) 17

(60.7%) 7

(25.0%) 28

(100%) Yamuna Nagar 5

(10.2%) 13

(26.5%) 15

(30.6%) 16

(32.6%) 49

(100%) 3

(9.4%) 11

(34.4%) 16

(50.0%) 2

(6.3%) 32

(100%) Kurukshetra 8

(14.2%) 16

(28.5%) 15

(26.7%) 17

(30.0%) 56

(100%) 7

(23.3%) 10

(33.3%) 7

(23.3%) 6

(20.1%) 30

(100%) Kaithal 12

(26.3%) 14

(42.4%) 4

(12.1%) 3

(9.0%) 33

(100%) 9

(16.4%) 21

(38.2%) 17

(30.9%) 8

(14.5%) 55

(100%) Karnal 23

(45.0%) 17

(33.3%) 6

(11.7%) 5

(9.8%) 51

(100%) 16

(27.1%) 13

(22.0%) 25

(42.4%) 5

(8.5%) 59

(100%) Panipat 18

(24.6%) 24

(32.8%) 24

(32.8%) 7

(9.5%) 73

(100%) 7

(41.1%) 3

(17.6%) 4

(23.5%) 3

(17.6%) 17

(100%) Sonepat 26

(35.6%) 16

(21.9%) 22

(30.1%) 9

(12.3%) 73

(100%) 31

(50.8%) 10

(16.4%) 12

(19.7%) 8

(13.1%) 61

(100%) Jind 20

(36.3%) 16

(29.0%) 15

(27.2%) 4

(7.2%) 55

(100%) 10

(19.2%) 25

(48.0%) 12

(23.0%) 5

(9.6%) 52

(100%) Fatehabad 7

(14.0%) 24

(48.0%) 15

(30.0%) 4

(8.0%) 50

(100%) 2

(16.6%) 6

(50.0%) 2

(16.6%) 2

(16.6%) 12

(100%) Sirsa 26

(35.1%) 18

(24.3%) 19

(25.3%) 11

(14.8%) 74

(100%) 18

(4.9%) 16

(37.2%) 5

(11.6%) 4

(9.3%) 43

(100%) Hisar 18

(21.4%) 37

(44.0%) 22

26.1%) 7

(8.3%) 84

(100%) 18

(20.2%) 35

(39.3%) 28

(31.4%) 8

(8.9%) 89

(100%) Bhiwani 21

(28.3%) 21

(28.3%) 21

(28.3%) 11

(14.8%) 74

(100%) 23(

26.1%) 34

(38.6%) 24

(27.2%) 7

(7.9%) 88

(100%) Rohtak 3

(8.6%) 18

(51.4%) 10

(28.6%) 4

(11.4%) 35

(100%) 5

(9.3%) 21

(38.9%) 20

(37.0%) 8

(14.8%) 54

(100%) Jhajjar 4

(7.5%) 18

(33.9%) 19

(35.8%) 12

(22.6%) 53

(100%) 4

(28.5%) 4

(28.5%) 5

(35.7%) 1

(7.1%) 14

(100%) Mahendragarh 4

(8.6%) 14

(28.5%) 17

(34.6%) 14

(28.5%) 49

(100%) 12

(57.2%) 4

(19.0%) 3

(14.3%) 2

(9.5%) 21

(100%) Rewari 3

(7.3%) 15

(36.5%) 15

(36.5%) 8

(19.5%) 41

100%) 4

(20.0%) 7

(35.0%) 7

(35.0%) 2

(35.7%) 20

(100%) Gurgaon 7

(19.4%) 14

(38.8%) 10

(27.7%) 5

(13.8%) 36

(100%) 13

(27.1%) 18

(37.5%) 9

(18.8%) 8

(16.7%) 48

(100%) Mewat 2

(7.1%) 10

(35.7%) 13

(46.4%) 3

(10.7%) 28

(100%) 13

(29.5%) 12

(27.3%) 11

(25.0%) 8

(18.2%) 44

(100%) Palwal 7

(38.8%) 4

(22.2%) 7

(38.8%) 0

(0.%0) 18

(100%) 12

(23.5%) 21

(41.1%) 14

(27.4%) 4

(7.8%) 51

(100%) Faridabad 23

(38.8%) 27

(39.7%) 13

(19.1%) 5

(7.3%) 68

(100%) 32

(47.7%) 13

(19.4%) 16

(23.8%) 6

(8.9%) 67

(100%) Total 247

(22.8%) 363

(33.5%) 307

(28.5%) 165

(15.2) 1082

(100%) 240

(25.5%) 301

(34.4%) 256

(27.8%) 110 (12.3%)

907 (100%)

Source- CRRID, Field Survey

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Age category of respondents

100%

12.30%27.80%

34.40%25.50%

100%

15.20%28.50%33.50%

22.80%

0.00%

20.00%

40.00%

60.00%

80.00%

100.00%

120.00%

18-29

30-44

45-60

>60 Total 18-29

30-44

45-60

>60 Total

Rural Urban

Table- III.1 shows that out of the total 1989 respondents, 1082 (54.4 percent)

respondents were interviewed in rural areas and 907 (45.6 percent)

respondents were interviewed in urban areas. As for as, age category is

concerned, out of 1082 respondents interviewed in rural areas, 22.8 percent

respondents belong to age group of 18 - 29 years, 33.5 percent belong to 30-

44 years old, 28.5 percent belong to 45-60 years, remaining 15.2 percent

belong to age category above 60 years. On the other hand, out of the 907

respondents were interviewed in urban areas, 25.5 percent belong to age

group of 18 -29 years, 34.4 percent belong to 45-60 years and only 12.3

percent respondents belong to above 60 years.

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Table III.2 Sex composition of Respondents

District Rural Total

Urban Total Male Female Male Female

Panchkula 9 (40.9%)

13 (59.1%)

22 (100%)

13 (59.1%)

9 (40.1%)

22 (100%)

Ambala 33 (55.0%)

27 (45.0%)

60 (100%)

13 (46.4%)

15 (53.1%)

28 (100%)

Yamuna Nagar 26 (53.1%)

23 (46.9%)

49 (100%)

15 (46.9%)

17 (53.1%)

32 (100%)

Kurukshetra 30 (53.5%)

26 (46.4%)

56 (100%)

14 (46.7%) 16(55.3%)

30 (100%)

Kaithal 26 (78.7%)

7 (21.2%)

33 (100%)

37 (67.3%)

18 (32.7%)

55 (100%)

Karnal 35 (68.6%)

16 (31.1%)

51 (100%)

31 (52.5%)

28 (47.5%)

59 (100%)

Panipat 41 (56.1%)

32 (43.8%)

73 (100%)

10 (58.8%)

7 (41.1%)

17 (100%)

Sonepat 31 (42.4%)

42 (57.5%)

73 (100%)

29 (47.5%)

32 (52.5%)

61 (100%)

Jind 41 (74.5%)

14 (25.4%)

55 (100%)

30 (57.6%)

22 (42.3%)

52 (100%)

Fatehabad 27 (54.0%)

23 (46.0%)

50 (100%)

5 (41.6%)

7 (58.3%)

12 (100%)

Sirsa 45 (60.8%)

29 (39.1%)

74 (100%)

19 (44.2%)

24 (55.8%)

43 (100%)

Hisar 35 (41.6%)

49 (58.3%)

84 (100%)

51 (57.3%)

38 (42.6%)

89 (100%)

Bhiwani 41 (55.4%)

33 (44.5%)

74 (100%)

46 (52.2%)

42 (47.7%)

88 (100%)

Rohtak 16 (45.7%)

19 (54.3%)

35 (100%)

26 (48.1%)

28 (51.9%)

54 (100%)

Jhajjar 28 (52.8%)

25 (47.1%)

53 (100%)

8 (57.1%)

6 (42.8%)

14 (100%)

Mahendragarh 24 (48.9%)

25 (51.0%)

49 (100%)

14 (66.7%)

7 (33.3%)

21 (100%)

Rewari 19 (46.3%)

22 (53.6%)

41 (100%)

8 (40.0%)

12 (60.0%)

20 (100%)

Gurgaon 20 (58.5%)

16 (44.4%)

36 (100%)

23 (47.9%)

25 (52.1%)

48 (100%)

Mewat 14 (50.0%)

14 (50.0%)

28 (100%)

14 (31.8%)

30 (68.1%)

44 (100%)

Palwal 13 (72.2%)

5 (27.7%)

18 (100%)

12 (23.5%)

39 (76.4%)

51 (100%)

Faridabad 28 (41.1%)

40 (58.8%)

68 (100%)

35 (52.2%)

32 (47.7%)

67 (100%)

Total 582 (53.8%)

500 (46.2%)

1082 (100%)

453 (49.9%)

454 (50.1%)

907 (100%)


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Sex composition of respondents

53.80%

46.20%

50.10%

49.90%

42.00%

44.00%

46.00%

48.00%

50.00%

52.00%

54.00%

56.00%

Male Female Male Female

Rural Urban

Table III.2 shows that out of the total 1082 respondents in rural areas, 53.8

percent respondents are male and remaining 46.2 percent respondents are

female. On the other hand, out of the total 907 respondents in urban areas,

49.9 percent respondents are male and remaining 50.1 percent respondents

are female.

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Table-III.3 Occupational profile of Respondents in Rural Areas

District Agriculture Service Agri- labour

Non- agri. Labour

student Household work

Retired Self business

Private service

Total

Panchkula 1 (4.5%)

3 (13.6%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

13 (59.1%)

1 (4.5%)

3 (13.6%)

1 (4.5%)

22 (100%)

Ambala 8 (13.3%)

10 (16.7%)

3 (5.0%)

3 (5.0%)

0 (0%)

19 (31.7%)

3 (5.0%)

7 (11.7%)

7 (11.7%)

60 (100%)

Yamuna Nagar

6 (12.2%)

2 (4.1%)

1 (2.0%)

5 (10.2%)

0 (0%)

23 (46.6%)

5 (10.2%)

7 (14%)

0 (0%)

49 (100%)


1 (1.5%)

1 (1.7%)

8 (14.2%)

1 (1.7%)

19 (33.9%)

4 (7.0%)

10 (17.8%)

4 (7.0%)

56 (100%)

Kaithal 6 18.6%)

2 (6.1%)

0 (0%)

8 (24.2%)

1 (3.1%)

6 (18.1%)

6 (18.2%)

2 (6.1%)

2 (6.1%)

33 (100%)

Karnal 7 (13.7%)

2 (3.8%)

1 (1.9%)

9 (17.6%)

1 (1.9%)

11 (21.5%)

5 (9.7%)

12 (23.5%)

3 (5.8%)

51 (100%)

Panipat 14 (19.1%)

2 (2.7%)

1 (1.3%)

14 (19.1%)

3 (4.1%)

25 (34.2%)

3 (4.0%)

9 (12.3%)

2 (2.7%)

73 (100%)

Sonepat 3 (4.1%)

4 (5.4%)

2 (2.7%)

5 (6.8%)

4 (5.4%)

41 (56.1%)

5 (6.7%)

6 (8.2%)

3 (4.0%)

73 (100%)

Jind 10 (18.8%)

1 (1.8%)

0 (0%)

14 (25.4%)

4 (7.2%)

12 (21.8%)

5 (9.0%)

5 (9.1%)

4 (7.2%)

55 (100%)


5 (10.0%)

5 (0.0%)

1 (2.0%)

1 (2.0%)

17 (34.8%)

0 (0%)

1 (2.0%)

0 (0%)

50 (100%)

Sirsa 16 (21.6%)

1 (1.3%)

10 (13.5%)

9 (12.1%)

6 (8.1%)

24 (32.4%)

0 (0%)

8 (10.8%)

0 (0%)

74 (100%)

Hisar 14 (16.6%)

5 (5.8%)

5 (5.9%)

2 (2.3%)

4 (4.7%)

44 (52.2%)

5 (5.8%)

5 (5.9%)

0 (0%)

84 (100%)

Bhiwani 16 (21.6%)

4 (5.3%)

6 (8.1%)

3 (4.0%)

4 (5.4%)

28 (37.7%)

7 (9.4%)

6 (8.1%)

0 (0%)

74 (100%)

Rohtak 3 (8.6%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

4 (17.1%)

3 (8.6%)

17 (48.6%)

3 (8.6%)

0 (0%)

3 (8.6%)

35 (100%)

Jhajjar 3 (5.6%)

3 (5.6%)

0 (0%)

15 (28.3%)

1 (1.8%)

24 (45.2%)

2 (3.6%)

2 (3.7%)

3 (5.5%)

53 (100%)


1 (2.0%)

3 (6.1%)

4 (8.1%)

1 (2.1%)

26 (33.0%)

4 (8.2%)

3 (6.1%)

3 (6.1%)

49 (100%)

Rewari 6 (14.6%)

0 (0%)

7 (17.0%)

4 (9.7%)

0 (0%)

18 (43.8%)

2 (4.8%)

2 (4.8%)

0 (0%)

41 (100%)

Gurgaon 3 (8.3%)

1 (2.7%)

1 (2.7%)

4 (11.1%)

4 (11.1%)

14 (38.8%)

4 (11.0%)

1 (2.7%)

4 (11.70)

36 (100%)

Mewat 0 (0%)

4 (14.3%)

0 (0%)

12 (42.9%)

0 (0%)

8 (28.5%)

4 (14.3%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

28 (100%)

Palwal 1 (5.5%)

1 (5.5%)

0 (0%)

5 (27.7%)

0 (0%)

5 (27.7%)

1 (5.5%)

2 (11.1%)

2 (11.1%)

18 (100%)

Faridabad 4 (5.8%)

3 (4.4%)

1 (1.4%)

11 (16.1%)

0 (0%)

40 (58.7%)

1 (1.4%)

3 (4.4%)

4 (5.8%)

68 (100%)

Total 153 (14.1%)

59 (5.4%)

47 (4.3%)

142 (13.1%)

38 (3.5%)

434 (40.1%)

70 (6.5%)

94 (8.7%)

45 (2.4%)

1082 (100%)


Table III.3 shows the occupational profile of respondents in rural areas. Out of the

total 1082 respondents, 14.1 percent respondents are involved in farming, only 5.4

percent respondents are in government services, 4.3 percent respondents are

agriculture labour, 13.1 percent respondents are non agricultural labour, 3.5 percent

are students, 40.1 percent respondents are involved in their domestic works, 6.5

percent respondents are retired persons, 8.7 percent respondents are doing their own

business and remaining 2.4 respondents are in private jobs.

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Table III.4

Occupational profile of Respondents in Urban Areas District Agriculture Service Agri-

labour Non- agri.

Labour

Student Household work

Retired Self business

Private service

Total

Panchkula 0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (9.1%)

1 (4.5%)

9 (40.9%)

2 (9.1%)

5 (22.7%)

2 (9.1%)

22 (100%)

Ambala 0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

14 (50.0%)

5 (17.9%)

4 (14.3%)

5 (17.9%)

28 (100%)

Yamuna Nagar

1 (3.1%)

1 (3.1%)

0 (0%)

2 (6.3%)

0 (0%)

11 (34.4%)

6 (18.8%)

7 (21.9%)

2 (6.3%)

32 (100%)


0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (6.7%)

1 (3.3%)

13 (43.3%)

4 (13.3%)

6 (20.0%)

1 (3.3%)

30 (100%)

Kaithal 1 (1.8%)

4 (7.3%)

0 (0%)

8 (14.5%)

6 (10.19)

11 (20.0%)

2 (3.6%)

17 (30.9%)

4 (7.3%)

55 (100%)

Karnal 2 (3.4%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

9 (15.3%)

0 (0%)

27 (45.8%)

3 (5.1%)

13 (22.0%)

5 (8.5%)

59 (100%)

Panipat 2 (11.8%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

6 (35.3%)

1 (5.9%)

3 (17.6%)

2 (11.8%)

1 (5.9%)

1 (5.9%)

17 (100%)

Sonepat 3 (4.9%)

1 (1.6%)

2 (3.3%)

6 (9.8%)

5 (8.2%)

25 (41.0%)

3 (4.9%)

7 (11.5%)

5 (8.2%)

61 (100%)

Jind 6 (11.4%)

1 (1.9%)

0 (0%)

4 (7.7%)

4 (7.7%)

18 (34.6%)

5 (9.6%)

6 (11.5%)

0 (0%)

52 (100%)

Fatehabad 0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (8.3%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

5 (50.0%)

2 (16.7%)

3 (25.0%)

0 (0%)

12 (100%)

Sirsa 3 (7.0%)

2 (4.7%)

4 (9.3%)

2 (4.7%)

3 (7.0%)

20 (46.5%)

0 (0%)

6 (14.0%)

1 (2.3%)

43 (100%)

Hisar 6 (6.7%)

5 (5.6%)

3 (3.4%)

1 (1.1%)

2 (2.2%)

39 (46.5%)

6 (6.7%)

17 (19.1%)

1 (1.1%)

89 (100%)

Bhiwani 10 (11.4%)

3 (3.4%)

4 (4.5%)

7 (8.0%)

10 (11.4%)

29 (33.0%)

6 (6.8%)

14 (15.9%)

1 (1.1%)

88 (100%)

Rohtak 0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (3.7%)

4 (7.4%)

2 (3.7%)

25 (46.3%)

9 (16.7%)

7 (13.0%)

0 (0%)

54 (100%)

Jhajjar 2 (14.3%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

3 (21.4%)

0 (0%)

6 (42.9%)

2 (14.3%)

1 (7.1%)

0 (0%)

14 (100%)

Mahendragarh 1 (4.8%) 0

1 (4.8%)

1 (4.8%)

2 (9.5%)

3 (14.3%)

1 (4.8%)

8 (38.1%)

1 (4.8%)

21 (100%)

Rewari 4 (20.0%) 0 0 0 0

10 (50.0%) 0

3 (15.0%)

1 (5.0%)

20 (100%)

Gurgaon 3 (6.3%)

1 (2.21) 0 0

1 (2.1%)

23 (47.9%)

1 (2.1%)

12 (25.0%)

2 (4.2%)

48 (100%)

Mewat 1 (2.3%) 0 0

1 (2.3%) 0

29 (65.9%)

3 (6.8%)

4 (9.1%)

1 (2.3%)

44 (100%)

Palwal 1 (2.0%)

1 (2.0%) 0

5 (9.8%) 0

31 (60.8%)

2 (3.9%)

7 (13.7%)

3 (5.9%)

51 (100%)

Faridabad 1 (1.5%)

2 (3.0%) 0

4 (6.0%)

8 (11.9%)

24 (35.8%)

3 (4.5%)

16 (23.9%)

2 (3.0%)

67 (100%)

Total 49 (5.4%)

21 (2.3%)

17 (1.9%)

67 (7.4%)

46 (5.1%)

383 (42.2%)

67 (7.4%)

164 (18.1%)

25 (2.8%)

907 (100%)


Table-III.4 shows the occupational profile of respondents in urban areass, out of the

total 907 respondents, only 5.4 percent respondents are agriculture/farmers, 2.3

percent respondents are in government services, 1.9 percent respondents are

agriculture laborer, 7.4 percent are students, 5.1 percent respondents are involved in

their domestic works, 42.2 percent are retired persons, 7.4 percent respondents are

doing their own business and the remaining 2.8 respondents are in private jobs.

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Table- III.5 Educational profile of Respondents in Rural areas

District illiterate Primary Middle High/ higher

Graduate Post graduate

Diploma Total

Panchkula 11 (50.0%)

3 (13.6%)

6 (27.2%)

2 (9.1%) 0 0 0

22 (100%)

Ambala 16 (26.7%)

13 (21.7%)

16 (26.7%)

6 (10.0%) 6(10.0%) 3(5.0%) 0

59 (100%)

Yamuna Nagar

20 (40.8%)

8 (16.3%)

16 (32.6%)

4 (8.1%) 1(2.4%) 0 0

49 (100%)


12 (21.4%)

10 (17.8%)

3 (5.3%)

1 (1.7%)

1 (1.7%) 0

56 (100%)

Kaithal 10 (30.3%)

3 (9.1%)

14 (42.4%)

2 (6.1%)

3 (9.1%)

1 (3.3%) 0

33 (100%)

Karnal 13 (25.4%)

8 (15.6%)

20 (39.2%)

8 (15.6%)

1 (1.9%)

1 (1.9%) 0

51 (100%)

Panipat 27 (36.9%)

10 (13.6%)

25 (34.2%)

7 (9.5%)

2 (2.7%) 0

2 (2.7%)

73 (100%)

Sonepat 38 (52.5%)

2 (2.7%)

23 (31.5%)

5 (6.8%)

3 (4.1%)

2 (2.7%) 0

73 (100%)

Jind 16 (29.1%)

8 (14.5%)

18 (32.7%)

9 (16.3%)

3 (5.4%) 0

1 (1.8%)

55 (100%)


7 (14.0%)

6 (12.0%)

3 (6.0%)

6 (12.0%)

1 (2.0%)

2 (4.0%)

50 (100%)

Sirsa 28 (37.8%)

11 (14.8%)

22 (29.7%)

9 (12.0%)

2 (2.7%)

1 (1.3%)

1 (1.3%)

74 (100%)

Hisar 42 (50.0%)

4 (84.0%)

19 (22.6%)

9 (10.7%)

7 (8.3%)

1 (1.19%)

2 (2.3%)

84 (100%)

Bhiwani 25 (33.7%)

9 (12.1%)

25 (33.7%)

7 (9.4%)

8 (10.8%) 0 0

74 (100%)

Rohtak 17 (48.6%)

2 (5.7%)

14 (40.0%)

2 (5.7%) 0 0 0

35 (100%)

Jhajjar 34 (64.15%)

3 (5.6%)

14 (26.4%)

1 (1.8%) 0

1 (1.8%) 0

53 (100%)


1 (2.4%)

8 (16.3%)

1 (2.4%)

4 (8.1%) 0 0

49 (100%)

Rewari 28 (68.2%)

1 (2.4%)

9 (21.9%) 0

2 (4.8%)

1 (2.4%) 0

41 (100%)

Gurgaon 22 (61.1%)

1 (2.7%)

6 (16.6%)

3 (8.3%)

1 (2.7%)

2 (5.5%)

1 (2.7%)

36 (100%)

Mewat 20 (71.4%)

2 (7.1%)

4 (14.2%)

2 (7.1%) 0 0 0

28 (100%)

Palwal 11 (61.1%)

1 (5.5%)

5 (27.7%)

1 (5.5%) 0 0 0

18 (100%)


11 (16.1%)

14 (20.5%)

6 (8.8%)

6 (8.8%) 0 0

68 (100%)

Total 498 (46.0%)

120 (11.1%)

294 (27.2%)

90 (8.3%)

56 (5.2%)

15 (1.4%)

9 (0.8%)

1082 (100%)


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Education profile of respondents in rural area

46.00%

11.10%

27.20%

8.30%5.20%

1.40% 0.80%0.00%5.00%

10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%40.00%45.00%50.00%

illiterate Primary Middle High/higher

Graduate Postgraduate

Diploma

Table III.5 shows that out of the total 1082 respondents in rural areas, 46

percent respondents are illiterate, 11.1 percent respondents are educated up

to primary class, 27.2 percent are educated up to middle class, 8.3 percent are

educated up to high and higher secondary and 5.2 percent respondents are

graduates and 1.4 percent respondents are post graduates.

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Table III.6 Educational profile of Respondents in Urban Areas

District illiterate Primary Middle. High/ higher Graduate P. grad. Dip. Total Panchkula 5

(22.7%) 2

(9.1%) 9

(40.9%) 1

(4.5%) 4

(8.1%) 1

(4.5%) 0 22

(100%) Ambala 8

(28.6%) 0 15

(53.6%) 0 3

(10.7%) 2

(7.1%) 0 28

(100%) Yamuna Nagar

10 (31.3%)

3 (9.4%)

10 (31.3%)

4 (12.5%)

2 (6.3%)

2 (6.3%)

1 (3.1%)

32 (100%)


6 (20.0%)

14 (46.7%)

2 (6.7%)

2 (3.3%)

1 (3.3%) 0

30 (100%)

Kaithal 12 (21.8%)

4 (7.3%)

18 (32.7%)

7 (12.7%)

7 (12.7%)

7 (12.7%) 0

55 (100%)

Karnal 14 (7.3%)

9 (15.3%)

18 (27.7%)

11 (18.6%)

1 (1.7%)

3 (5.1%)

3 (5.1%)

59 (100%)

Panipat 9 (42.9%)

1 (5.8%)

1 (5.8%)

4 (28.5%)

2 (11.7%) 0 0

17 (100%)

Sonepat 20 (32.8%)

4 (6.6%)

20 (32.8%)

12 (19.7%)

4 6.6%) 0

1 (1.6%)

61 (100%)

Jind 11 (21.1%)

5 (9.6%)

18 (34.6%)

4 (7.6%)

8 (15.3%)

3 (5.7%)

3 (5.7%)

52 (100%)

Fatehabad 4 (33.3%)

3 (25.0%)

2 (16.6%) 0 0

2 (16.6%)

1 (8.3%)

12 (100%)

Sirsa 10 (23.3%)

8 (18.6%)

13 (30.2%)

4 (9.3%)

4 (9.3%)

3 (7.0%)

1 (2.3%)

43 (100%)

Hisar 19 (21.3%)

7 (7.8%)

14 (15.7%)

13 (14.6%)

16 (17.9%)

9 (10.11%)

11 (13.1%)

89 (100%)

Bhiwani 21 (23.8%)

2 (2.2%)

32 (36.3%)

11 (12.5%)

18 (20.4%)

4 (4.5%) 0

88 (100%)

Rohtak 18 (33.3%)

8 (14.8%)

18 (33.3%)

5 (9.3%)

5 (9.3%) 0 0

54 (100%)

Jhajjar 9 (64.2%) 0

3 (21.4%)

1 (7.1%)

1 (7.1%) 0 0

14 (100%)


1 (4.8%)

6 (28.6%)

3 (14.3%)

4 (19.0%)

1 (4.8%)

1 (4.8%)

21 (100%)

Rewari 11 (55.0%)

1 (5.0%)

5 (25.0%)

1 (5.0%)

1 (5.0%)

1 (5.0%) 0

20 (100%)

Gurgaon 15 (31.3%)

1 (2.1%)

11 (22.9%)

7 (14.6%)

11 (22.9%)

2 (4.2%)

1 (2.1%)

48 (100%)

Mewat 24 (54.5%)

1 (2.3%)

9 (20.5%)

3 (6.8%)

7 (15.9%) 0 0

44 (100%)

Palwal 31 (60.7%)

3 (5.8%)

9 (17.6%)

1 (1.9%)

1 (1.9%)

5 (9.8%)

1 (1.9%)

51 (100%)


4 (5.8%)

12 (17.9%)

11 (16.4%)

12 (17.9%)

2 (2.9%)

3 (4.4%)

67 (100%)

Total 284 (31.3%)

73 (8.0%)

257 (28.3%)

105 (11.6%)

113 (12.5%)

48 (5.3%)

27 (3.0%)

907 (100%)


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Education profile of respondents in urban area

31.30%

8.00%

28.30%

11.60%

3.00%5.30%

12.50%

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

illiterate Primary Middle High/higher

Graduate Postgraduate

Diploma

Table-III.6 shows that out of the total 907 respondents in urban areas, 31.3

percent respondents are illiterate, 8.0 percent respondents are educated up to

primary class, 28.3 percent are educated up to middle class, 11.6 percent are

educated up to high and higher secondary and 12.5 percent respondents are

graduates and 5.3 percent respondents are post graduates.

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Table III.7

Economic Status of Respondents District Rural Total Urban Total

Very poor

Poor Average Middle Rich Very poor

Poor Average Middle Rich

Panch- kula

1 (4.5%)

1 (4.5%)

10 (45.5%)

8 (36.4%)

2 (9.1%)

22 (100%)

1 (4.5%)

1 (4.5%)

9 (40.9%)

7 (31.8%)

4 (18.2%)

22 (100%)

Ambala 6 (10.0%)

10 (16.7%)

25 (41.7%)

13 (21.7%)

6 (10.0%)

60 (100%)

7 (25.0%)

5 (17.9%)

11 (39.3%)

5 (17.9%) 0

28 (100%)

Yamuna Nagar

5 (10.2%)

4 (8.7%)

30 (61.2%)

9 18.4%)

1 (2.0%)

49 (100%)

4 (12.5%)

6 (18.8%)

10 (31.3%)

9 (28.1%)

3 (9.4%)

32 (100%)

Kuruk- shetra

8 (14.3%)

7 (12.5%)

25 (44.6%)

7 (12.5%)

9 (16.1%)

56 (100%)

1 (3.3%)

5 (16.7%)

15 (50.0%)

8 (26.7%)

1 (3.3%)

30 (100%)

Kaithal 10 (30.3%)

10 (30.3%)

9 (27.3%)

2 (6.1%)

2 (6.61%)

33 (100%)

8 (14.5%)

14 (25.5%)

20 (36.4%)

7 (12.7%)

6 (10.9%)

55 (100%)

Karnal 5 (9.8%)

6 (11.8%)

35 (68.6%)

2 (3.9%)

3 (5.9%)

51 (100%)

3 (5.1%)

6 (10.2%)

36 (61.0%)

15 (25.4%)

1 (1.7%)

59 (100%)

Panipat 14 (19.2%)

20 (27.3%)

29 (39.7%)

10 (13.6%) 0

73 (100%)

4 (23.5%)

4 (23.5%)

9 (52.9%) 0 0

17 (100%)

Sonepat 4 (5.4%)

20 (27.3%)

39 (53.4%)

6 (8.2%)

4 (5.4%)

73 (100%)

5 (8.2%)

10 (16.4%)

27 (44.3%)

15 (24.6%)

4 (6.6%)

61 (100%)

Jind 17 (30.9%)

11 (20.0%)

23 (41.8%)

2 (3.6%)

2 (3.6%)

55 (100%)

8 (15.4%)

7 (13.5%)

20 (38.5%)

10 (19.2%)

7 (13.5%)

52 (100%)

Fateh- abad

1 (2.0%)

11 (22.0%)

11 (22.0%)

21 (42.0%)

6 (12.0%)

50 (100%)

2 (16.7%)

1 (8.3%)

6 (50.0%)

3 (25.0%) 0

12 (100%)

Sirsa 1 (1.5%)

17 (23.0%)

7 (9.5%)

42 (56.7%)

7 (9.5%)

74 (100%) 0

6 (14.0%)

22 (51.2%)

12 (27.9%)

3 (7.0%)

43 (100%)

Hisar 1 (1.2%)

16 (19.1%)

29 (34.5%)

37 (44.1%)

1 (1.2%)

84 (100%) 0

8 (9.0%)

22 (24.7%)

54 (60.7%)

5 (5.6%)

89 (100%)

Bhiwani 11 (14.9%)

19 (25.7%)

31 (41.9%)

9 (12.2%)

4 (5.4%)

74 (100%)

16 (18.2%)

14 (15.9%)

41 (46.6%)

10 (11.4%)

7 (7.9%)

88 (100%)

Rohtak 6 (17.1%)

10 (28.6%)

11 (31.4%)

8 (22.9%) 0

35 (100%)

3 (5.6%)

9 (16.7%)

26 (48.1%)

8 (14.8%)

8 (14.8%)

54 (100%)

Jhajjar 4 (7.5%)

9 (17.0%)

30 (56.6%)

4 (7.5%)

6 (11.3%)

53 (100%)

3 (21.4%)

4 (28.6%)

6 (42.9%)

1 (7.1%) 0

14 (100%)

Mahend- ragarh

12 (24.5%)

12 (24.5%)

20 (40.8%)

3 (6.1%)

2 (4.1%)

49 (100%)

2 (9.5%)

1 (4.8%)

10 (47.6%)

4 (19.0%)

4 (19.0%)

21 (100%)

Rewari 9 (21.9%)

9 (21.9%)

17 (41.5%)

5 (12.1%)

1 (2.4%)

41 (100%)

4 (20.0%)

1 (5.0%)

10 (50.0%)

5 (25.0%) 0

20 (100%)

Gurgaon 4 (11.1%)

13 (36.1%)

9 (25.0%)

6 (16.7%)

4 (11.1%)

36 (100%)

1 (2.1%)

7 (14.6%)

16 (33.3%)

17 (35.4%)

7 (14.6%)

48 (100%)

Mewat 10 (35.7%)

10 (35.7%)

4 (14.3%)

2 (7.1%)

2 (7.1%)

28 (100%)

3 (6.8%)

12 (27.3%)

17 (37.2%)

9 (20.5%)

3 (6.8%)

44 (100%)

Palwal 1 (5.5%)

8 (44.4%)

7 (38.9%)

2 (11.1%) 0

18 (100%) 0

19 (37.3%)

25 (49.1%)

7 (13.7%) 0

51 (100%)

Farid- abad

1 (1.5 %)

22 32.4%)

39 (57.4%)

6 (8.9% 0

68 (100%)

1 (1.5%)

16 (23.9%)

42 (62.7%)

6 (8.9%)

2 (3.0%)

67 (100%)

Total 131 (11.8%)

245 (22.5%)

440 (41.0%)

204 (19.0%)

62 (5.7%)

1082 (100%)

74 (8.2%)

156 (17.2%)

400 (44.1%)

212 (23.4%)

65 (7.2%)

907 (100%)


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Table-III.7 shows the economic status of respondents in all district of Haryana

in rural areas. Out of the total 1082 respondents, 11.8 percent respondents are

economically very poor, 22.5 percent respondents are poor, 41 percent

respondents belong to economically average category, 19 percent belong to

the middle class and only 5.7 percent respondents are rich.

Economic status of respondents in urban area

65

212

400

156

74

050

100150200250300350400450

Very poor Poor Average Middle Rich

Urban

While in urban areas out of the total 907 respondents, 8.2 percent respondents

are economically very poor, 17.2 percent respondents are poor, 44.1 percent

respondents are economically average, 23.4 percent belong to economically

middle class and only 7.2 percent respondents are rich.

Economic status of respondents in rural area

62

204

440

245

131

050

100150200250300350400450500

Very poor Poor Average Middle Rich

Rural

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Table III.8

Caste profile of Respondents District Rural Total Urban Total

General SCs OBCs General SCs OBCs Panchkula 12

(54.5%) 6

(27.2%) 4

(18.1%) 22

(100%) 14

63.6%) 4

(18.1%) 4

18.1%) 22

(100%) Ambala 28

(46.7%) 12

(20.0%) 20

(33.3%) 60

(100%) 11

45.4%) 11

39.3%) 6

(21.4%) 28

(100%) Yamuna Nagar

25 (51.2%)

12 (24.4%)

12 (24.4%)

49 (100%)

19 59.4%)

4 12.5%)

9 28.1%)

61 100%)


12 (0.6%)

16 (28.5%)

56 (100%)

20 (66.7%)

1 (3.3%)

9 30.0%)

30 100%)

Kaithal 16 (48.4%)

6 (18.1%)

11 (33.3%)

33 (100%)

23 (41.8%)

7 12.7%)

25 45.5%)

55 (100%)

Karnal 22 (43.1%)

12 (23.5%)

17 (33.3%)

51 (100%)

34 57.6%)

14 23.7%)

11 18.7%)

59 100%)

Panipat 36 (49.3%)

21 (28.7%)

16 (21.9%)

73 (100%)

7 41.1%)

5 29.4%)

5 (29.4%)

17 100%)

Sonepat 27 (36.9%)

16 (21.9%)

30 (41.9%)

73 (100%)

35 57.3%)

12 19.7%)

14 (23.0%)

61 100%)

Jind 23 (41.8%)

17 (30.9%)

15 (27.2%)

55 (100%)

30 57.6%)

4 (7.6%)

18 34.6%)

52 100%)


8 (16.0%)

16 (32.0%)

50 (100%)

8 (66.6%)

3 (25.0%)

1 (8.3%)

12 100%)

Sirsa 44 (59.4%)

4 (5.4%)

26 (35.1%)

74 (100%)

24 55.8%)

3 87.0%)

16 (37.2%)

43 (100%)

Hisar 37 (44.4%)

6 (7.1%)

41 (48.8%)

84 (100%)

60 67.4%)

4 (4.4%)

25 28.8%)

89 100%)

Bhiwani 46 (62.1%)

12 16.2%)

16 (21.6%)

74 (100%)

47 53.4%)

23 26.1%)

18 20.4%)

88 100%)

Rohtak 13 37.1%)

10 (29.6%)

12 34.3%)

35 (100%)

11 20.4%)

20 37.0%)

23 42.6%)

54 100%)

Jhajjar 4 (7.5%)

25 (47.1%)

24 45.2%)

53 (100%)

8 57.1%)

3 21.4%)

3 21.4%)

14 100%)

Mahendragarh 14 28.5%)

17 34.6%)

18 36.7%)

49 (100%)

14 66.7%)

6 28.6%)

1 (4.8%)

21 (100%)

Rewari 23 56.9%)

11 (26.8%)

7 (17.1%)

41 (100%)

14 (70.0%)

2 (10.0%)

4 (20.0%)

20 100%)

Gurgaon 11 (30.5%)

12 (33.3%)

13 (36.1%)

36 (100%)

36 (75.0%)

7 (14.6%)

5 (10.4%)

48 100%)

Mewat 0 22 (78.5%) 6

(21.4%) 28

(100%) 13

(29.5%) 3

(6.8%) 28

(63.6%) 44

100%) Palwal 6

(33.3%) 10

(55.5%) 2

(11.1%) 18

(100%) 23

(45.1%) 8

(44.4%) 20

(39.2%) 51

100%) Faridabad 23

33.8%) 21

(30.8%) 24

(35.2%) 68

(100%) 45

(67.1%) 7

(10.4%) 15

(22.3%) 67

100%) Total 467

(43.4%) 272

(24.4%) 343

(32.1%) 1082

(100%) 496

(54.7%) 151

(16.6%) 260

(28.7%) 907

(100%) Source- CRRID, Field Survey

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Caste profile of respondents in rural area

OBCs,32%

SCs,25%

Gen.,43%

Table III.8 shows that out of the 1082 respondents in rural areas, 43.4

percent respondents belong General Category, 24.4 percent respondents

belong Scheduled Caste (SCs) category and the remaining 32.1 percent

respondents belong to Other Backward Classes (OBCs). This represents the

population composition of the state.

Caste profile of respondents in urban area

SCs17%

OBCs29%

General54%

In urban areas, out of total 907 respondents, 54.7 percent respondents belong

General Category, 16.6 percent respondents belong Scheduled Caste (SCs)

category and the remaining 28.7 percent respondents belong to Other

Backward Classes (OBCs).

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The awareness of the respondents regarding Legislative Assembly /Lok Sabha election is given in Table III.9;

Table III.9 Awareness about the Next Legislative Assembly election

District Rural Total Urban Total Yes No Yes No


8 (36.4%)

22 (100%)

18 (18.8%)

4 (8.2%)

22 (100%)

Ambala 28 (46.7%)

32 (53.3%)

60 (100%)

12 (42.9%)

16 (57.1%)

28 (100%)

Yamuna Nagar

18 (36.7%)

31 (63.2%)

49 (100%)

10 (31.3%)

22 (68.7%)

32 (100%)


30 (53.5%)

56 (100%)

16 (53.3%)

14 (46.7%)

30 (100%)

Kaithal 18 (54.5%)

15 (45.4%)

33 (100%)

35 (63.6%)

20 (36.4%)

55 (100%)

Karnal 25 (49.0%)

26 (50.9%)

51 (100%)

31 (52.5%)

28 (47.5%)

59 (100%)

Panipat 27 (36.9%)

46 (63.0%)

73 (100%)

8 (47.5%)

9 (52.9%)

17 (100%)

Sonepat 15 (20.5%)

58 (79.4%)

73 (100%)

24 (39.3%)

37 (60.7%)

61 (100%)

Jind 34 (61.8%)

21 (38.1%)

55 (100%)

38 (73.0%)

14 (26.9%)

52 (100%)

Fatehabad 9 (18.0%)

41 (82.0%)

50 (100%)

5 (41.6%)

7 (58.3%)

12 (100%)

Sirsa 41 (55.4%)

33 (44.5%)

74 (100%)

31 (72.1%)

12 (29.9%)

43 (100%)

Hisar 29 (34.5%)

55 (65.4%)

84 (100%)

43 (48.3%)

46 (51.6%)

89 (100%)

Bhiwani 22 (29.7%)

52 (70.2%)

74 (100%)

24 (27.2%)

64 (72.7%)

88 (100%)

Rohtak 10 (28.6%)

25 (71.4%)

35 (100%)

14 (25.9%)

40 (74.1%)

54 (100%)

Jhajjar 1 (1.8%)

52 (98.1%)

53 (100%)

4 (28.5%)

10 (71.4%)

14 (100%)


40 (81.6%)

49 (100%)

12 (57.1%)

9 (42.9%)

21 (100%)

Rewari 3 (7.3%)

38 (92.6%)

41 (100%)

6 (30.0%)

14 (70.0%)

20 (100%)

Gurgaon 19 (52.7%)

17 (47.2%)

36 (100%)

29 (60.4%)

19 (39.6%)

48 (100%)

Mewat 8 (28.5%)

20 (71.4%)

28 (100%)

19 (42.2%)

25 (56.8%)

44 (100%)

Palwal 4 (22.2%)

14 (77.7%)

18 (100%)

17 (33.3%)

34 (66.6%)

51 (100%)


44 (64.7%)

68 (100%)

44 (65.6%)

23 (34.3%)

67 (100%)

Total 384 (35.6%)

698 (64.4%)

1082 (100%)

440 (48.5%)

467 (51.5%)

907 (100%)


36

35.60%

64.40%

48.50%51.50%

0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%

Yes No Yes No

Rural Urban

Awareness about the next Legislative Assembly election

Table III.9 shows the picture of respondents awareness about forth coming

assembly election in the state. Out of the total 1082 respondent in rural areas,

35.6 percent respondents are aware about the next assembly election. On the

other hand out of the total 907 respondents in urban areas, 48.5 percent

respondents are aware about the forth coming assembly election. The

awareness about forth coming assembly election is higher in urban areas.

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Table III.10 Respondents opinion casting of vote in Election is Necessary

District Rural Total Urban Total

Yes No Cant say Yes No Cant

say

Panchkula 22

(100.0%) 0 0

22

(100%)

22

(100.0%) 0 0

22

(100%)

Ambala 58

(96.7%) 0

2

(3.3%)

60

(100%)

18

(64.3%)

7

(25.0%)

3

(10.7%)

28

(100%)

Yamuna

Nagar

48

(97.9%)

1

(2.0%) 0

49

(100%)

32

(100.0%) 0 0

31

(100%)

Kuruk-

shetra

56

(100.0%) 0 0

56

(100%)

30

(100.0%) 0 0

30

(100%)

Kaithal 33

(100.0%) 0 0

33

(100%)

55

(100.0%) 0 0

55

(100%)

Karnal 51

(100.0%) 0 0

51

(100%)

57

(96.6%)

2

(3.4%) 0

59

(100%)

Panipat 72

(98.6%) 0

1

(1.3%)

73

(100%)

17

(100.0%) 0 0

17

(100%)

Sonepat 7

(97.2%)

2

(2.7%) 0

73

(100%)

59

(96.7%)

1

(1.6%)

1

(1.6%)

61

(100%)

Jind 55

(100.0%) 0 0

55

(100%)

52

(100.0%) 0 0

52

(100%)

Fatehabad 50

(100.0%) 0 0

50

(100%)

12

(100.0%) 0 0

12

(100%)

Sirsa 74

(100.0%) 0 0

74

(100%)

40

(93.0%)

3

(7.0%) 0

43

(100%)

Hisar 83

(98.8%) 0

1

(1.1%)

84

(100%)

88

(98.8%)

1

(1.1%) 0

89

(100%)

Bhiwani 72 1 1 74 86 1 1 88

38

(97.2%) (1.3%) (1.3%) (100%) (97.7%) (1.1%) (1.1%) (100%)

Rohtak 25

(71.4%)

10

(28.6%) 0

35

(100%)

54

(100.0%) 0 0

54

(100%)

Jhajjar 52

(98.1%)

1

(1.8%) 0

53

(100%)

14

(100.0%) 0 0

14

(100%)

Mahend-

ragarh

45

(91.8%) 0

4

(8.1%)

49

(100%)

21

(100.0%) 0 0

21

(100%)

Rewari 39

(95.1%)

2

(4.8%) 0

41

(100%)

20

(100.0%) 0 0

20

(100%)

Gurgaon 33

(91.6%)

3

(8.3%) 0

36

(100%)

44

(91.7%) 0

4

(8.3%)

48

(100%)

Mewat 20

(71.4%)

2

(7.1%)

6

(21.4%)

28

(100%)

37

(84.1%)

5

(11.4%)

2

(4.5%)

44

(100%)

Palwal 16

(88.8%)

2

(11.1%) 0

18

(100%)

48

(24.1%)

1

(1.9%)

2

(3.9%)

51

(100%)

Faridabad 66

(97.05%)

1

(1.4%)

1

(1.4%)

68

(100%)

61

(91.4%)

5

(7.4%)

1

(1.7%)

67

(100%)

Total 1041

(96.5%)

25

(2.3%)

16

(1.2%)

1082

(100%)

867

(95.6%)

26

(2.9%)

14

(1.5%)

907

(100%)


Table- III.10 shows that out of the total 1082 respondents in rural areas,

96.5 percent respondent feel that casting of vote is necessary in election. On

the other hand out of the total 907 respondents in the urban areas, 95.6

percent respondents feel that casting of vote is necessary in election.

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Table III.11 Benefits of Casting of Vote in Election

District Rural Total Urban Total Yes No Cant

say Yes No Cant

say Panchkula 22(100.0%) 0 0 22(100%) 22(100.0%) 0 0 22(100%)

Ambala 52(86.7%) 5(8.3%) 3(5.0%) 60(100%) 28(100.0%) 0 0 28(100%)

Yamuna Nagar 44(89.7%) 5(10.2%) 0 49(100%) 26(81.3%) 5(15.6%) 1(3.1%) 32(100%)

Kurukshetra 51(91.7%) 5(8.9%) 0 56(100%) 26(86.6%) 2(6.7%) 2(6.7%) 30(100%)

Kaithal 33(100.0%) 0 0 33(100%) 35(100.0%) 0 0 55(100%)

Karnal 48(94.1%) 2(3.9%) 1(1.96%) 51(100%) 56(94.9%) 3(5.1%) 0 59(100%)

Panipat 70(95.8%) 2(2.7%) 1(1.3%) 73(100%) 17(100.0%) 0 0 17(100%)

Sonepat 71(97.2%) 0 2 (2.7%) 73(100%) 54(88.5%) 4(6.6%) 3(4.9%) 61(100%)

Jind 48(87.2%) 7(12.7%) 0 55(100%) 45(86.5%) 7(13.4%) 0 52(100%)

Fatehabad 50(100.0%) 0 0 50(100%) 12(12.0%) 0 0 12(100%)

Sirsa 72(97.2%) 2(2.7%) 0 74(100%) 35(81.4%) 8(18.6%) 0 43(100%)

Hisar 81(96.4%) 1(1.1%) 2(2.3%) 84(100%) 88(98.8%) 0 1(1.1%) 89(100%)

Bhiwani 70(94.5%) 2(2.7%) 2(2.7%) 74(100%) 83(94.3%) 3(34.9%) 2(2.2%) 88(100%)

Rohtak 35(100.0%) 0 0 35(100%) 53(98.1%) 1(1.9%) 0 54(100%)

Jhajjar 53(100.0%) 0 0 53(100%) 14(14.0%) 0 0 14(100%)

Mahendragarh 45(91.8%) 0 4(8.16%) 49(100%) 21(100.0%) 0 0 21(100%)

Rewari 39(95.1%) 1(2.4%) 1(2.4%) 41(100%) 20(100.0%) 0 0 20(100%)

Gurgaon 34(94.4%) 1(2.7%) 1(2.7%) 36(100%) 40(83.3%) 3(6.3%) 5(10.4%) 48(100%)

Mewat 28(100.0%) 0 0 28(100%) 39(88.6%) 2(4.5%) 3(6.8%) 44(100%)

Palwal 16(88.8%) 2(11.1%) 0 18(100%) 48(94.1%) 1(1.9%) 2(3.9%) 51(100%)

Faridabad 60(88.2%) 0 8 11.7%) 68(100%) 52(77.6%) 13(19.4%) 2(2.9%) 67(100%)

Total 1022(94.4%) 35(3.3%) 25(2.3%) 1082(100%) 834(92.0%) 52(5.7%) 21(2.3%) 907(100%)


Table III.11 shows that out of the total 1082 respondents in rural areas,

according to 94.4 percent respondents to poll their vote in election is beneficial

for them. On the other hand, out of the total 907 respondents in urban areas,

92 percent respondents feel that the polling of vote is beneficial for them.

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Table III.12 Respondents Opinion casting of Vote is their Fundamental Right

District Rural Total Urban Total Yes No Cant say Yes No Cant say

Panchkula 22(100.0%) 0 0 22(100%) 22(100.0%) 0 0 22(100%) Ambala 54(90.0%) 2(3.3%) 4(6.7%) 60(100%) 28(100.0%) 0 0 28(100%) Yamuna Nagar 49(100.0%) 0 0 49(100%) 32(100.0%) 0 0 32(100%)

Kurukshetra 53(94.6%) 1(1.7%) 2(3.5%) 56(100%) 28(93.4%) 1(3.3%) 1(3.3%) 30(100%)

Kaithal 33(100.0%) 0 0 33(100%) 55(100.0%) 0 0 55(100%)

Karnal 50(98.3% 0 1(1.96%) 51(100%) 50(100.0%) 0 0 59(100%)

Panipat 72(98.6%) 1(1.3%) 0 73(100%) 17(100.0%) 0 0 17(100%)

Sonepat 66(90.4%) 5(6.8%) 2(2.7%) 73(100%) 50(82.0%) 3(4.9%) 8(13.1%) 61(100%)

Jind 55(100.0%) 0 0 55(100%) 52(100.0%) 0 0 52(100%)

Fatehabad 50(100.0%) 0 0 50(100%) 12(100.0%) 0 0 12(100%)

Sirsa 74(100.0%) 0 0 74(100%) 41(95.3%) 2(4.7%) 0 43(100%)

Hisar 84(100.0%) 0 0 84(100%) 89(100.0%) 0 0 89(100%)

Bhiwani 73(98.6%) 0 1(1.3%) 74(100%) 84(95.5%) 1(1.1%) 3(3.4%) 88(100%)

Rohtak 35(100.0%) 0 0 35(100%) 54(100.0%) 0 0 54(100%)

Jhajjar 46(86.7%) 3(5.6%) 4(7.5%) 53(100%) 13(92.8%) 0 1(7.1%) 14(100%)

Mahendragarh 40(81.6%) 2(4.8%) 7(14.2%) 49(100%) 20(95.2%) 0 1(4.8%) 21(100%)

Rewari 38(92.6%) 2(4.8%) 1(2.4%) 41(100%) 19(95.0%) 0 1(5.0%) 20(100%)

Gurgaon 36(100.0%) 0 0 36(100%) 41(84.4%) 0 7(14.6%) 48(100%)

Mewat 16(57.1%) 0 12(42.8%) 28(100%) 34(77.3%) 0 10(22.7%) 44(100%)

Palwzzal 17(94.4%) 0 1(5.5%) 18(100%) 42(82.3%) 1(1.96%) 8(1.56%) 51(100%)

Faridabad 65(95.5%) 0 3(4.4%) 68(100%) 56(83.5%) 4(5.9%) 7(10.4%) 67(100%)

Total 1028(95.5%) 16(1.4%) 38(3.1%) 1082(100%) 848(93.5%) 12(1.3%) 47(5.2%) 907(100%)


Table III.12 shows that in out of the total 1082 respondents rural areas,

95.5 percent respondents feel that to cast their vote in election is their

fundamental right. On the other hand, out of the total 907 respondents in

urban areas, 93.5 percent respondents feel that to cast their vote in election is

their fundamental right.

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Table III.13 Training of Respondents for using EVMs

District Rural Total Urban Total Yes No Partially Yes No Partially


8 (36.3%)

0

22 (100%)

12 (54.5%)

10 (45.5%)

0

22 (100%)

Ambala 33 (55.9%)

27 (45.0%)

0

60 (100%)

11 (39.3%)

17 (60.7%)

0

28 (100%)

Yamuna Nagar

38 (77.5%)

11 (22.4%)

0

49 (100%)

29 (90.6%)

3 (9.4%)

0

32 (100%)


17 (30.3%)

1 (1.7%)

56 (100%)

26 (86.7%)

4 (13.3%)

0

30 (100%)

Kaithal 19 (57.5%)

14 (42.4%)

0

33 (100%)

30 (54.5%)

25 (45.5%)

0

55 (100%)

Karnal 18 (35.2%)

31 (60.7%)

2 (3.9%)

51 (100%)

16 (27.1%)

40 (67.8%)

3 (5.1%)

59 (100%)

Panipat 32 (43.8%)

38 (52.5%)

3 (4.10%)

73 (100%)

9 (52.9%)

7 (41.1%)

1 (5.8%)

17 (100%)

Sonepat 47 (64.3%)

21 (28.7%)

5 (6.8%)

73 (100%)

37 (60.7%)

21 (34.4%)

3 (4.9%)

61 (100%)

Jind 22 (40.0%)

33 (60.0%)

0

55 (100%)

17 (32.6%)

35 (67.3%)

0

52 (100%)


11 (22.0%)

0

50 (100%)

1 (8.3%)

11 (91.6%)

0

12 (100%)

Sirsa 55 (74.3%)

18 (24.3%)

1 (1.3%)

74 (100%)

20 (46.5%)

22 (51.2%)

1 (2.3%)

43 (100%)

Hisar 53 (63.1%)

31 (36.9%)

0

84 (100%)

67 (75.2%)

22 (24.7%)

0

89 (100%)

Bhiwani 39 (52.7%)

32 (43.2%)

3 (4.05%)

74 (100%)

45 (51.1%)

35 (39.7%)

8 (9.1%)

88 (100%)

Rohtak 22 (62.9%)

13 (37.1%)

0

35 (100%)

33 (61.1%)

16 (29.6%)

52 (9.3%)

54 (100%)

Jhajjar 32 (60.3%)

21 (39.6%)

0

53 (100%)

7 (50.0%)

4 (28.5%)

3 (21.4%)

14 (100%)


20 (48.7%)

11 (22.4%)

49 (100%)

17 (81.0%)

2 (9.5%)

2 (4.5%)

21 (100%)

Rewari 18 (43.9%)

20 (48.7%)

3 (7.3%)

41 (100%)

15 (75.0%)

3 (15.0%)

2 (10.0%)

20 (100%)

Gurgaon 6 (16.6%)

29 (80.5%)

1 (2.7%)

36 (100%) 11(22.9%)

37 (77.1%)

0

48 (100%)

Mewat 0 28 (100.0%) 0

28 (100%)

0

44 (100.0%)

0

44 (100%)

Palwal 1 (5.5%)

17 (94.4%)

0

18 (100%)

2 (3.9%)

49 (96.7%)

0

51 (100%)

Faridabad 0

67 (98.5%)

1 (1.4%)

68 (100%)

4 (5.9%)

49 (73.1%)

14 (20.8%)

67 (100%)

Total 544 (50.3%)

507 (46.8%)

31 (2.9%)

1082 (100%)

409 (45.1%)

456 (50.3%)

42 (4.6%)

907 (100%)


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50.30% 46.80%

2.90%

45.10%50.30%

4.60%

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

Yes No Partially Yes No Partially

Rural Urban

Training of respondents by use of EVM


percent respondents have received training for using EVMs in election and 46.8

percent respondents have not received training to use of EVMs in Elections.

On the other hand, out of the total 907 respondents in urban areas, 45.1

percent respondents have received the training for using of EVMs in election

and 50.3 percent respondents have not received training for of EVMs in

Elections.

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Table III.14 Awareness of Respondent about Renewal of Voter List

District Rural Total Urban Total Yes No cant say Yes No Cant say

Panchkula 18(81.8%) 2(9.11%) 2(9.11%) 22(100%) 12(54.5%) 8(36.3%) 2(9.11%) 22(100%)

Ambala 22(36.7%) 25(41.7%) 13(21.6%) 60(100%) 8(28.6%) 15(53.6%) 5(17.9) 28(100%)

Yamuna Nagar

23(46.9%) 16(32.6%) 10(20.4%) 49(100%) 21(65.6%) 13(9.4%) 8(25.0%) 32(100%)

Kurukshetra 33(58.9%) 6(10.7%) 17(30.3%) 56(100%) 17(56.7%) 10(33.3%) 37(10.0%) 30(100%)

Kaithal 18(54.5%) 1(3.03%) 14(42.4%) 33(100%) 25(45.5%) 10(18.02%) 20(36.3%) 55(100%)

Karnal 24(47.05%) 7(13.7%) 20(39.2%) 51(100%) 19(32.2%) 5(8.5%) 35(59.3%) 59(100%)

Panipat 35(47.9%) 8(10.9%) 30(41.09%) 73(100%) 11(64.7%) 5(29.4%) 1(5.8%) 17(100%)

Sonepat 45(61.6%) 21(28.7%) 7(9.5%) 73(100%) 26(42.6%) 17(27.9%) 18(29.5%) 61(100%)

Jind 23(41.8%) 1(1.8%) 31(56.3%) 55(100%) 13(25.0%) 5(1.6%) 34(65.3%) 52(100%)

Fatehabad 44(88.0%) 4(8.0%) 2(4.0%) 50(100%) 8(66.6%) 4(33.3%) 0 12(100%)

Sirsa 55(74.3%) 11(14.8%) 8(10.9%) 74(100%) 23(53.5%) 18(41.9%) 2(4.6%) 43(100%)

Hisar 48(57.1%) 26(30.9%) 10(11.9%) 84(100%) 66(74.1%) 17(19.1%) 6(6.74%) 89(100%)

Bhiwani 47(63.5%) 10(13.5%) 17(22.9%) 74(100%) 63(71.5%) 9(10.2%) 16(18.1%) 88(100%)

Rohtak 16(45.7%) 11(31.4%) 8(22.9%) 35(100%) 41(15.9%) 11(20.4%) 2(3.7%) 54(100%)

Jhajjar 19(35.8%) 32(60.3%) 2(3.7%) 53(100%) 7(50.0%) 0 7(50.0%) 14(100%)

Mahendragarh 30(61.2%) 4(8.16%) 15(30.6%) 49(100%) 17(81.0%) 0 4(19.0%) 21(100%)

Rewari 19(46.3%) 3(7.3%) 19(46.3%) 41(100%) 18(90.0%) 1(5.0%) 1(5.0%) 20(100%)

Gurgaon 11(30.5%) 22(61.1%) 3(8.3%) 36(100%) 12(25.0%) 28(58.3%) 8(16.7%) 48(100%)

Mewat 0 26(92.8%) 2(7.14%) 28(100%) 0 25 (58.1%) 18(41.8%) 43 (100%)

Palwal 1(5.5%) 14(77.7%) 3(16.6%) 18(100%) 1(1.9%) 40(78.4%) 10(19.6%) 51(100%)

Faridabad 1(1.4%) 52(76.4%) 15(22.05%) 68(100%) 20(29.8%) 23(34.3%) 24(35.8%) 67(100%)

Total 532(49.2%) 310(28.7%) 240(22.1%) 1082(100%) 428(48.9%) 254(26.5%) 225(24.4%) 907(100%)


Table III.14 shows the picture of respondents awareness about renewal of

voting list. Out of the total 1082 respondents in rural areas, 49.2 percent

respondents are aware, 28.7 percent respondents are not aware and 22.1

percent respondents say nothing about renewal of voting list. On the other

hand, out of the total 907 respondents in urban areas, 48.9 percent

respondents are aware, 26.5 percent respondents are not aware and 24.4

percent respondents say nothing about the renewal of voting list.

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Table III.15 Respondents Opinion about Legislative Assembly Voter List

District Rural Total Urban Total Correct incorrect Not seen Correct incorrect Not seen

Panchkula 12(54.5%) 1(4.5%) 9(41.0%) 22(100%) 14(63.6%) 2(9.1%) 6(27.3%) 22(100%)

Ambala 49(81.1%) 2(3.3%) 9(15.0) 60(100%) 19(67.9%) 0 9(32.1%) 28(100%)

Yamuna Nagar 38(77.5%) 3(61.0%) 8(16.3%) 49(100%) 24(75.0%) 1(3.1%) 7(21.9%) 32(100%)

Kurukshetra 38(67.8%) 1(1.8%) 17(30.4%) 56(100%) 21(70.0%) 11(10.0%) 6(20.0%) 30(100%)

Kaithal 20(60.6%) 0 13(39.4%) 33(100%) 16(29.1%) 11(20.0%) 28(50.9%) 55(100%)

Karnal 29(56.9%) 4(7.8%) 18(35.3%) 51(100%) 26(44.1%) 3(5.1%) 30(50.8%) 59(100%)

Panipat 40(54.8%) 5(6.8%) 28(38.4%) 73(100%) 16(94.1%) 0 1(5.9%) 17(100%)

Sonepat 44(60.3%) 4(5.5%) 25(34.2%) 73(100%) 29(47.5%) 4(6.6%) 28(45.9%) 61(100%)

Jind 21(38.2%) 0 34(61.9%) 55(100%) 14(26.9%) 2(3.8%) 36(69.3%) 52(100%)

Fatehabad 46(92.0%) 2(4.0%) 2(4.0%) 50(100%) 11(91.7%) 0 1(8.3%) 12(100%)

Sirsa 65(87.8%) 3(4.1%) 6(8.1%) 74(100%) 33(76.7%) 9(20.9%) 1(2.3%) 43(100%)

Hisar 71(84.5%) 1(1.2%) 12(14.3%) 84(100%) 79(88.7%) 7(7.9%) 3(3.4%) 89(100%)

Bhiwani 50(67.5%) 6(8.1%) 16(21.6%) 74(100%) 54(61.4%) 6(6.8%) 27(30.7%) 88(100%)

Rohtak 19(54.3%) 0 16(45.7%) 35(100%) 22(40.7%) 0 32(59.3%) 54(100%)

Jhajjar 13(24.5%) 7(13.2%) 33(62.3%) 53(100%) 10(71.4%) 0 4(28.6%) 14(100%)

Mahendragarh 33(67.3%) 2(4.1%) 14(28.6%) 49(100%) 15(71.4%) 0 6(28.6%) 21(100%)

Rewari 29(70.7%) 0 12(29.2%) 41(100%) 7(35.0%) 2(10.0%) 11(55.0%) 20(100%)

Gurgaon 12(33.3%) 11(30.6%) 13(36.1%) 36(100%) 8(16.7%) 16(33.3%) 24(50.0%) 48(100%)

Mewat 0 20(71.6%) 8(28.6%) 28(100%) 0 15(34.1%) 29(65.9%) 44(100%)

Palwal 2(11.1%) 7(38.9%) 9(50.0%) 18(100%) 1(2.0%) 17(33.3%) 33(64.7%) 51(100%)

Faridabad 1(1.4%) 14(20.5%) 53(77.9%) 68(100%) 23(34.3%) 11(16.4%) 33(49.3%) 67100%)

Total 632(58.4%) 93(8.6%) 357(33.0%) 1082(100%) 442(58.7%) 109(12.0%) 365(39.3%) 907(100%)



percent respondents feel that voter list is correct, while 33 percent

respondents have not seen the voter list, and only 8.6 percent respondents are

feel that the voter list is incorrect. On the other hand out of the total 907

respondents in urban areas, 58.7 percent respondents feel that voter list is

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