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August 31, 2017

IDFC Institute Electoral Work Mentioned in Article for 2-phase Lok Sabha Polls

IDFC Institute work was mentioned in a DNA article relating to NITI Aayog's proposal to start 2-phase Lok Sabha polls from 2024.

 

"The authors of this study analysed electoral data for four rounds of Lok Sabha elections – 1999, 2004, 2009, and 2014, and the states whose elections coincided these elections. They noted that the "trend of choosing the same party has gone up from 68 per cent in 1999 to 86 per cent in 2014" implying that "the ability or willingness of the voter to vote differently is only decreasing with time."

 

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