Psephological Advancements and Pitfalls of Political Opinion Polls in India

Political opinion polls in India are holistic snapshots in time that divulge deep dive information on electoral participation, ideological orientation and self-efficacy of the electorate and faith in core democratic values. The popularity of election surveys stems from the political socialization an...

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Autor principal:	Rai Praveen
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Publicado:	De Gruyter 2021
Materias:	opinion polls election survey psephology Political science J
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e2fd84690b2d43a5ba0d1bc5ef2351032021-12-05T14:11:00ZPsephological Advancements and Pitfalls of Political Opinion Polls in India2543-804210.1515/openps-2021-0023https://doaj.org/article/e2fd84690b2d43a5ba0d1bc5ef2351032021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/openps-2021-0023https://doaj.org/toc/2543-8042Political opinion polls in India are holistic snapshots in time that divulge deep dive information on electoral participation, ideological orientation and self-efficacy of the electorate and faith in core democratic values. The popularity of election surveys stems from the political socialization and crystal ball gazing curiosity of the citizens to foresee the outcomes of the hustings before the pronouncement of formal results. The opinion polls provide crucial data on voting behaviour and attitudes, testing theories of electoral politics and domain knowledge production. The obsession of the Indian media with political forecasting has shifted the focus from psephology to electoral prophecy, but it continues to furnish the best telescopic view of elections based on the feedback of the electorate. The ascertainment of subaltern opinion by surveys not only broadens the contours of understanding electoral democracy, but also provides an empirical alternative to elitist viewpoint of competitive politics in India.Rai PraveenDe Gruyterarticleopinion pollselection surveypsephologyPolitical scienceJENOpen Political Science, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 258-274 (2021)
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description	Political opinion polls in India are holistic snapshots in time that divulge deep dive information on electoral participation, ideological orientation and self-efficacy of the electorate and faith in core democratic values. The popularity of election surveys stems from the political socialization and crystal ball gazing curiosity of the citizens to foresee the outcomes of the hustings before the pronouncement of formal results. The opinion polls provide crucial data on voting behaviour and attitudes, testing theories of electoral politics and domain knowledge production. The obsession of the Indian media with political forecasting has shifted the focus from psephology to electoral prophecy, but it continues to furnish the best telescopic view of elections based on the feedback of the electorate. The ascertainment of subaltern opinion by surveys not only broadens the contours of understanding electoral democracy, but also provides an empirical alternative to elitist viewpoint of competitive politics in India.
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Psephological Advancements and Pitfalls of Political Opinion Polls in India

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