Party Worker’s Survey

Demography

States

##           State Count Proportion
## 1         Assam    24       11.4
## 2        Kerala    51       24.2
## 3   Maharashtra    53       25.1
## 4     Rajasthan    33       15.6
## 5 Uttar Pradesh    50       23.7

Districts

##          District Count Proportion
## 1          Ballia    50       23.7
## 2          Dispur     1        0.5
## 3       Ernakulam    23       10.9
## 4     Hanumangarh    31       14.7
## 5  Kamrup (Metro)     6        2.8
## 6      Malappuram    28       13.3
## 7          Nagaon    17        8.1
## 8          Nashik     9        4.3
## 9        Sangaria     2        0.9
## 10          Thane    44       20.9

Assembly Constituency

##    Assembly Constituency Count Proportion
## 1                 Bairia    41       19.4
## 2           Ballia nagar     9        4.3
## 3              Batadrawa    17        8.1
## 4                 Dispur     6        2.8
## 5              Ernakulam    23       10.9
## 6        Guwahati (East)     1        0.5
## 7            Hanumangarh    15        7.1
## 8               Igatpuri     9        4.3
## 9      Kopri Pachpakhadi    16        7.6
## 10            Malappuram     1        0.5
## 11               Manjeri    27       12.8
## 12        Ovala Majiwada    28       13.3
## 13            Pilibangan     3        1.4
## 14              Sangaria    15        7.1

Religion

##   Religion Count Proportion
## 1    Hindu   165       78.2
## 2   Muslim    29       13.7
## 3   Others    17        8.1

Caste

##     Caste Count Proportion
## 1 General    92       43.6
## 2     OBC    49       23.2
## 3      SC    32       15.2
## 4      ST     5        2.4
## 5    <NA>    33       15.6

Party

##       Party Count Proportion
## 1       BJP    56       26.5
## 2       BSP    22       10.4
## 3       INC    43       20.4
## 4      Left    26       12.3
## 5    Others    29       13.7
## 6        SP    11        5.2
## 7 Shiv Sena    24       11.4

Marital Status

##   MaritalStatus Count Proportion
## 1            No    35       16.6
## 2           Yes   173       82.0
## 3          <NA>     3        1.4

Children

##   Children Count Proportion
## 1       No    50       23.7
## 2      Yes   158       74.9
## 3     <NA>     3        1.4

Main Source of Income

Var1	Freq
AGRICULTURE	49
BUSINESS	73
DAILY WAGE WORKER	1
DRIVER	1
EDUCATOR	3
GOVERNMENT JOB	6
LAWYER	6
OTHERS	28
POLITICS	3
PRIVATE JOB	35
RETIRED	6

##    MainSourceofIncome Count Proportion
## 1         AGRICULTURE    49       23.2
## 2            BUSINESS    73       34.6
## 3   DAILY WAGE WORKER     1        0.5
## 4              DRIVER     1        0.5
## 5            EDUCATOR     3        1.4
## 6      GOVERNMENT JOB     6        2.8
## 7              LAWYER     6        2.8
## 8              OTHERS    28       13.3
## 9            POLITICS     3        1.4
## 10        PRIVATE JOB    35       16.6
## 11            RETIRED     6        2.8

Occupation

Var1	Freq
AGRICULTURE	55
BUSINESS	70
DAILY WAGE WORKER	1
DRIVER	3
EDUCATOR	9
GOVERNMENT JOBS	3
LAWYER	6
OTHERS	33
POLITICS	2
PRIVATE JOB	27
RETIRED	2

##    MainSourceofIncome Count Proportion
## 1         AGRICULTURE    49       23.2
## 2            BUSINESS    73       34.6
## 3   DAILY WAGE WORKER     1        0.5
## 4              DRIVER     1        0.5
## 5            EDUCATOR     3        1.4
## 6      GOVERNMENT JOB     6        2.8
## 7              LAWYER     6        2.8
## 8              OTHERS    28       13.3
## 9            POLITICS     3        1.4
## 10        PRIVATE JOB    35       16.6
## 11            RETIRED     6        2.8

Monthly Income

Var1	Freq
<25k	69
25k-50k	28
50k-75k	22
75k-1Lakh	5
Didn’t answer	61
more than 1 Lakh	26

##      MonthlyIncome Count Proportion
## 1          25k-50k    28       13.3
## 2          50k-75k    22       10.4
## 3        75k-1Lakh     5        2.4
## 4             <25k    69       32.7
## 5    Didn't answer    61       28.9
## 6 more than 1 Lakh    26       12.3

Level of education

Var1	Freq
Higher Education Level	148
Low Education Level	49
Middle Education Level	7
No formal education	1

##         Levelofeducation Count Proportion
## 1 Higher Education Level   148       70.1
## 2    Low Education Level    49       23.2
## 3 Middle Education Level     7        3.3
## 4    No formal education     1        0.5
## 5                   <NA>     6        2.8

Numeric Summary

State

Age

## # A tibble: 5 × 3
##   State          Mean Median
##   <chr>         <dbl>  <dbl>
## 1 Assam          48.5   49.5
## 2 Kerala         44.7   45  
## 3 Maharashtra    43.5   42  
## 4 Rajasthan      40.3   40  
## 5 Uttar Pradesh  42.2   41

Hours Dedicated to Political Activities in a Week

## # A tibble: 5 × 3
##   State          Mean Median
##   <chr>         <dbl>  <dbl>
## 1 Assam          21.9   15.5
## 2 Kerala         22.3   20  
## 3 Maharashtra    18.2   15  
## 4 Rajasthan      27.1   21  
## 5 Uttar Pradesh  33.2   32.5

Hours Dedicated to Political Activities in a Week During Elections

## # A tibble: 5 × 3
##   State          Mean Median
##   <chr>         <dbl>  <dbl>
## 1 Assam          56.5     70
## 2 Kerala         39       40
## 3 Maharashtra    29.7     25
## 4 Rajasthan      30.2     24
## 5 Uttar Pradesh  62.8     60

Party

Age

## # A tibble: 7 × 3
##   Party      Mean Median
##   <chr>     <dbl>  <dbl>
## 1 BJP        43.2   43.5
## 2 BSP        43.8   44  
## 3 INC        42     40  
## 4 Left       44.2   48  
## 5 Others     44.7   45  
## 6 SP         42.5   35  
## 7 Shiv Sena  45.6   43

Hours Dedicated to Political Activities in a Week

## # A tibble: 7 × 3
##   Party      Mean Median
##   <chr>     <dbl>  <dbl>
## 1 BJP        26.2   23  
## 2 BSP        34.8   37.5
## 3 INC        20.6   15  
## 4 Left       27     25  
## 5 Others     21.2   16.5
## 6 SP         36.5   40  
## 7 Shiv Sena  14.1   12

Hours Dedicated to Political Activities in a Week During Elections

## # A tibble: 7 × 3
##   Party      Mean Median
##   <chr>     <dbl>  <dbl>
## 1 BJP        47     42.5
## 2 BSP        64.5   70  
## 3 INC        35.2   30  
## 4 Left       40.8   40  
## 5 Others     38.6   35  
## 6 SP         67.3   70  
## 7 Shiv Sena  24.3   20

Overall Frequencies

Political Journey and Association

Political Journey

Motivation to join politics

Var1	Freq
Family has always been active in politics	13
I have always been active in solving local issues/ public service	121
I have been active in student politics/ TU/ Kisan Morcha/ Caste Morcha politics	24
I want to make politics a carrier/ contest elections/ hold power	23
I was motivated by a candidate/ politician to join politics	21
Others	8

##                                                          Motivationtojoinpolitics
## 1                                       Family has always been active in politics
## 2               I have always been active in solving local issues/ public service
## 3 I have been active in student politics/ TU/ Kisan Morcha/ Caste Morcha politics
## 4                I want to make politics a carrier/ contest elections/ hold power
## 5                     I was motivated by a candidate/ politician to join politics
## 6                                                                          Others
## 7                                                                            <NA>
##   Count Proportion
## 1    13        6.2
## 2   121       57.3
## 3    24       11.4
## 4    23       10.9
## 5    21       10.0
## 6     8        3.8
## 7     1        0.5

Reason for joining the current party

Var1	Freq
I believe in the party’s ideology	155
I’m inspired by party leadership	23
My community supports this party	6
My family has been associated with this party	14
Others	2
This party is in government/ power	2
This party is more likely to respect and positions to workers like me	9

##                                                reasonforjoiningtheparty Count
## 1                                     I believe in the party’s ideology   155
## 2                                      I’m inspired by party leadership    23
## 3                                      My community supports this party     6
## 4                         My family has been associated with this party    14
## 5                                                                Others     2
## 6                                    This party is in government/ power     2
## 7 This party is more likely to respect and positions to workers like me     9
##   Proportion
## 1       73.5
## 2       10.9
## 3        2.8
## 4        6.6
## 5        0.9
## 6        0.9
## 7        4.3

Association with other parties before the present

Var1	Freq
No	168
Yes	28

##   associationwithotherpartiesbeforethepresent Count Proportion
## 1                                          No   168       79.6
## 2                                         Yes    28       13.3
## 3                                        <NA>    15        7.1

Party Association

Var1	Freq
BJP	56
BSP	22
INC	43
Left	26
Others	29
Shiv Sena	24
SP	11

##   partyassociation Count Proportion
## 1              BJP    56       26.5
## 2              BSP    22       10.4
## 3              INC    43       20.4
## 4             Left    26       12.3
## 5           Others    29       13.7
## 6               SP    11        5.2
## 7        Shiv Sena    24       11.4

Party Membership Card

Var1	Freq
No	21
Yes	174

##   partymembershipcard Count Proportion
## 1                  No    21       10.0
## 2                 Yes   174       82.5
## 3                <NA>    16        7.6

People contacting workers for help

Var1	Freq
0 to 5	73
11 to 20	58
21 to 50	19
6 to 10	50
Above 50	11

##   Peoplecontactingworkerforhelp Count Proportion
## 1                        0 to 5    73       34.6
## 2                      11 to 20    58       27.5
## 3                      21 to 50    19        9.0
## 4                       6 to 10    50       23.7
## 5                      Above 50    11        5.2

People contacting workers for help welfare schemes

Var1	Freq
1	16
2	22
3	21
4	66
5	80

##   Peoplecontactingworkersforhelpwelfareschemes Count Proportion
## 1                                            1    16        7.6
## 2                                            2    22       10.4
## 3                                            3    21       10.0
## 4                                            4    66       31.3
## 5                                            5    80       37.9
## 6                                           NA     6        2.8

People contacting for help govt officials

Var1	Freq
1	37
2	37
3	42
4	58
5	31

##   Peoplecontactingworkersforhelpgovtofficials Count Proportion
## 1                                           1    37       17.5
## 2                                           2    37       17.5
## 3                                           3    42       19.9
## 4                                           4    58       27.5
## 5                                           5    31       14.7
## 6                                          NA     6        2.8

People contacting for help corruption complaints

Var1	Freq
1	118
2	47
3	24
4	13
5	5

##   Peoplecontactingworkersforhelpcorruptioncomplaints Count Proportion
## 1                                                  1   118       55.9
## 2                                                  2    47       22.3
## 3                                                  3    24       11.4
## 4                                                  4    13        6.2
## 5                                                  5     5        2.4
## 6                                                 NA     4        1.9

People contacting for help senior leaders

Var1	Freq
1	35
2	31
3	51
4	51
5	38

##   Peoplecontactingforhelpseniorleaders Count Proportion
## 1                                    1    35       16.6
## 2                                    2    31       14.7
## 3                                    3    51       24.2
## 4                                    4    51       24.2
## 5                                    5    38       18.0
## 6                                   NA     5        2.4

Interaction with party leadership

MLA meeting party workers

Var1	Freq
Monthly	44
Once a year	33
Once in 3-6 months	22
Rarely/ Never Meet	56
Weekly/ Fortnightly	55

##   MLAmeetingpartyworkers Count Proportion
## 1                Monthly    44       20.9
## 2            Once a year    33       15.6
## 3     Once in 3-6 months    22       10.4
## 4     Rarely/ Never Meet    56       26.5
## 5    Weekly/ Fortnightly    55       26.1
## 6                   <NA>     1        0.5

MP meeting party workers

Var1	Freq
Monthly	27
Once a year	29
Once in 3-6 months	32
Rarely/ Never Meet	113
Weekly/ Fortnightly	8

##   MPmeetingpartyworkers Count Proportion
## 1               Monthly    27       12.8
## 2           Once a year    29       13.7
## 3    Once in 3-6 months    32       15.2
## 4    Rarely/ Never Meet   113       53.6
## 5   Weekly/ Fortnightly     8        3.8
## 6                  <NA>     2        0.9

District President meeting party workers

Var1	Freq
Monthly	67
Once a year	9
Once in 3-6 months	43
Rarely/ Never Meet	16
Weekly/ Fortnightly	75

##   DistrictPresidentMeetingpartyworkers Count Proportion
## 1                              Monthly    67       31.8
## 2                          Once a year     9        4.3
## 3                   Once in 3-6 months    43       20.4
## 4                   Rarely/ Never Meet    16        7.6
## 5                  Weekly/ Fortnightly    75       35.5
## 6                                 <NA>     1        0.5

Party Activities during Election year

Party meetings at the block/ AC level

Var1	Freq
Monthly	75
Once in 3 Months	38
Weekly/Fortnightly	97

##   PartymeetingsattheblockAClevelduringelectionyear Count Proportion
## 1                                          Monthly    75       35.5
## 2                                 Once in 3 Months    38       18.0
## 3                               Weekly/Fortnightly    97       46.0
## 4                                             <NA>     1        0.5

Door-To-door Campaigning

Var1	Freq
Monthly	34
Once in 3 Months	78
Rarely/ Never	8
Weekly/Fortnightly	88

##   Doortodoorcampaigningduringelection Count Proportion
## 1                             Monthly    34       16.1
## 2                    Once in 3 Months    78       37.0
## 3                       Rarely/ Never     8        3.8
## 4                  Weekly/Fortnightly    88       41.7
## 5                                <NA>     3        1.4

Training Workshops in the last two years

Workshops conducted for workers on work done by party/ govt/ discuss party ideology

Var1	Freq
No	57
Yes	152

##   PartyIdeology Count Proportion
## 1            No    57       27.0
## 2           Yes   152       72.0
## 3          <NA>     2        0.9

Workshops conducted for workers on mobilisation of voters/ campaigning/ membership drive

Var1	Freq
No	57
Yes	151

##   VoterMobilisation Count Proportion
## 1                No    57       27.0
## 2               Yes   151       71.6
## 3              <NA>     3        1.4

Workshops conducted for workers on social media handling

Var1	Freq
No	77
Yes	128

##   SocialMediaHandling Count Proportion
## 1                  No    77       36.5
## 2                 Yes   128       60.7
## 3                <NA>     6        2.8

Party Office and Working Style

Independent Office

Var1	Freq
Can’t say	10
No	31
Yes	167

##   IndependentOffice Count Proportion
## 1         Can't say    10        4.7
## 2                No    31       14.7
## 3               Yes   167       79.1
## 4              <NA>     3        1.4

Computer/ Internet

Var1	Freq
Can’t say	5
No	37
Yes	163

##   ComputerInternet Count Proportion
## 1        Can't say     5        2.4
## 2               No    37       17.5
## 3              Yes   163       77.3
## 4             <NA>     6        2.8

Dedicated fund for Party Work

Var1	Freq
Can’t say	15
No	68
Yes	125

##    MainSourceofIncome Count Proportion
## 1         AGRICULTURE    49       23.2
## 2            BUSINESS    73       34.6
## 3   DAILY WAGE WORKER     1        0.5
## 4              DRIVER     1        0.5
## 5            EDUCATOR     3        1.4
## 6      GOVERNMENT JOB     6        2.8
## 7              LAWYER     6        2.8
## 8              OTHERS    28       13.3
## 9            POLITICS     3        1.4
## 10        PRIVATE JOB    35       16.6
## 11            RETIRED     6        2.8

Active Whatsapp Group

Var1	Freq
Can’t say	4
No	4
Yes	201

##   Whatsappgroup Count Proportion
## 1     Can't say     4        1.9
## 2            No     4        1.9
## 3           Yes   201       95.3
## 4          <NA>     2        0.9

Booth members in Polling stations

Var1	Freq
Across all booths	106
Between 25-50% booths	21
Don’t kNow/ Can’t Say	4
Less than 25% booths	6
More than half, but less than 80% booths	69

##                      DedicatedBoothMembers Count Proportion
## 1                        Across all booths   106       50.2
## 2                    Between 25-50% booths    21       10.0
## 3                    Don’t kNow/ Can't Say     4        1.9
## 4                     Less than 25% booths     6        2.8
## 5 More than half, but less than 80% booths    69       32.7
## 6                                     <NA>     5        2.4

Prevalence of election day gift giving practice for mobilisation

Var1	Freq
1	95
2	65
3	19
4	14
5	1

##   electiondaygiftgivingpracticeformobilisationofvoters Count Proportion
## 1                                                    1    95       45.0
## 2                                                    2    65       30.8
## 3                                                    3    19        9.0
## 4                                                    4    14        6.6
## 5                                                    5     1        0.5
## 6                                                   NA    17        8.1

Priorities of the party

Senior leaders monitoring party activist

Var1	Freq
1	12
2	37
3	77
4	48
5	28

##   Seniorleadersmonitoringthepartyactivist Count Proportion
## 1                                       1    12        5.7
## 2                                       2    37       17.5
## 3                                       3    77       36.5
## 4                                       4    48       22.7
## 5                                       5    28       13.3
## 6                                      NA     9        4.3

Punishing party workers for indiscipline

Var1	Freq
1	33
2	70
3	72
4	16
5	11

##   Punishmentforindiscipline Count Proportion
## 1                         1    33       15.6
## 2                         2    70       33.2
## 3                         3    72       34.1
## 4                         4    16        7.6
## 5                         5    11        5.2
## 6                        NA     9        4.3

Encouraging women members regularly coming to party office

Var1	Freq
1	37
2	43
3	40
4	40
5	29

##   encouragingwomenmembersparticipationinoffice Count Proportion
## 1                                            1    37       17.5
## 2                                            2    43       20.4
## 3                                            3    40       19.0
## 4                                            4    40       19.0
## 5                                            5    29       13.7
## 6                                           NA    22       10.4

Promotion of party workers

Var1	Freq
Based on caste and community consideration	11
Based on performance during elections	100
Connections with senior leaders	32
Others	3
Seniority of worker - how many years of service to the party	59

##                                        Promotionofpartyworkers Count Proportion
## 1                   Based on caste and community consideration    11        5.2
## 2                        Based on performance during elections   100       47.4
## 3                              Connections with senior leaders    32       15.2
## 4                                                       Others     3        1.4
## 5 Seniority of worker - how many years of service to the party    59       28.0
## 6                                                         <NA>     6        2.8

Status of frontal organisations

Youth wing

Var1	Freq
Doesn’t exist	3
Never	1
Occasional	39
Regular	161

##   Statusoffrontalorganisationsyouthwing Count Proportion
## 1                         Doesn’t exist     3        1.4
## 2                                 Never     1        0.5
## 3                            Occasional    39       18.5
## 4                               Regular   161       76.3
## 5                                  <NA>     7        3.3

Mahila Morcha

Var1	Freq
Doesn’t exist	21
Never	13
Occasional	45
Regular	125

##   statusfrontalorganisationsmahilamorcha Count Proportion
## 1                          Doesn’t exist    21       10.0
## 2                                  Never    13        6.2
## 3                             Occasional    45       21.3
## 4                                Regular   125       59.2
## 5                                   <NA>     7        3.3

Labour/ Kisan Morcha

Var1	Freq
Doesn’t exist	12
Never	21
Occasional	64
Regular	107

##   statusoffrontalorganisationslabourunionkisanmorchavyaparmandal Count
## 1                                                  Doesn’t exist    12
## 2                                                          Never    21
## 3                                                     Occasional    64
## 4                                                        Regular   107
## 5                                                           <NA>     7
##   Proportion
## 1        5.7
## 2       10.0
## 3       30.3
## 4       50.7
## 5        3.3

Caste/ religious cells

Var1	Freq
Doesn’t exist	30
Never	24
Occasional	63
Regular	77

##   Statusoffrontalorganisationscasteorreligiouscasteorreligiouscells Count
## 1                                                     Doesn’t exist    30
## 2                                                             Never    24
## 3                                                        Occasional    63
## 4                                                           Regular    77
## 5                                                              <NA>    17
##   Proportion
## 1       14.2
## 2       11.4
## 3       29.9
## 4       36.5
## 5        8.1

Political workers opinion on

Nationwide caste-census

Var1	Freq
Agree	69
Disagree	70
No opinion	9
Strongly Agree	46
Strongly Disagree	13

##   opiniononnationwidecaste.census Count Proportion
## 1                           Agree    69       32.7
## 2                        Disagree    70       33.2
## 3                      No opinion     9        4.3
## 4                  Strongly Agree    46       21.8
## 5               Strongly Disagree    13        6.2
## 6                            <NA>     4        1.9

Abrogation of Article 370

Var1	Freq
Agree	88
Disagree	24
No opinion	12
Strongly Agree	72
Strongly Disagree	11

##   opiniononabrogationof.Article370 Count Proportion
## 1                            Agree    88       41.7
## 2                         Disagree    24       11.4
## 3                       No opinion    12        5.7
## 4                   Strongly Agree    72       34.1
## 5                Strongly Disagree    11        5.2
## 6                             <NA>     4        1.9

Prioritising National Security over health and education expenditure

Var1	Freq
Agree	52
Disagree	68
No opinion	10
Strongly Agree	43
Strongly Disagree	33

##   opiniononprioritisingsecurityoverhealtheducationexpenditure Count Proportion
## 1                                                       Agree    52       24.6
## 2                                                    Disagree    68       32.2
## 3                                                  No opinion    10        4.7
## 4                                              Strongly Agree    43       20.4
## 5                                           Strongly Disagree    33       15.6
## 6                                                        <NA>     5        2.4

Policies in the interest of Muslim Communities

Var1	Freq
Agree	89
Disagree	32
No opinion	38
Strongly Agree	13
Strongly Disagree	32

##   opinionon.makingpoliciesininterestofMuslimcommunity Count Proportion
## 1                                               Agree    89       42.2
## 2                                            Disagree    32       15.2
## 3                                          No opinion    38       18.0
## 4                                      Strongly Agree    13        6.2
## 5                                   Strongly Disagree    32       15.2
## 6                                                <NA>     7        3.3

Position on Welfare Schemes

Var1	Freq
Govt should Not only provide cash/bank deposit, but also laptop/scooty to students	54
Govt. should Not provide anything for free	49
Govt. should provide free things like rations, but No cash deposits (eg. PM-KISAN)	90
No Opinion	2

##                                                             positiononwelfareschemes
## 1 Govt should Not only provide cash/bank deposit, but also laptop/scooty to students
## 2                                         Govt. should Not provide anything for free
## 3 Govt. should provide free things like rations, but No cash deposits (eg. PM-KISAN)
## 4                                                                         No Opinion
## 5                                                                               <NA>
##   Count Proportion
## 1    54       25.6
## 2    49       23.2
## 3    90       42.7
## 4     2        0.9
## 5    16        7.6

Opinion regarding political Consultants

Var1	Freq
No opinion	83
They are helpful in bringing fresh perspectives	67
They create more problems than being helpful	9
They have No kNowledge of local politics, so Not helpful	45

##           opinionregardingprofessionalpoliticalconsultants Count Proportion
## 1                                               No opinion    83       39.3
## 2          They are helpful in bringing fresh perspectives    67       31.8
## 3             They create more problems than being helpful     9        4.3
## 4 They have No kNowledge of local politics, so Not helpful    45       21.3
## 5                                                     <NA>     7        3.3

Political Workers: Roles and responsibilities

Source of inspiration

Var1	Freq
I am a dedicated worker of a particular politician	16
I am most inspired by the state/national leadership of my party	21
I feel closest to the party ideology	167
Others	3

##                                               sourceofinspiration Count
## 1              I am a dedicated worker of a particular politician    16
## 2 I am most inspired by the state/national leadership of my party    21
## 3                            I feel closest to the party ideology   167
## 4                                                          Others     3
## 5                                                            <NA>     4
##   Proportion
## 1        7.6
## 2       10.0
## 3       79.1
## 4        1.4
## 5        1.9

Interest in Contesting Elections

Var1	Freq
No	73
Yes	128

##   Interestincontestingelections Count Proportion
## 1                            No    73       34.6
## 2                           Yes   128       60.7
## 3                          <NA>    10        4.7

Preference of family or children in politics

Var1	Freq
No	79
Yes	103

##   preferenceoffamilyorchildreninpolitics Count Proportion
## 1                                     No    79       37.4
## 2                                    Yes   103       48.8
## 3                                   <NA>    29       13.7

Say of party workers in the selection of candidates

Local Govt Elections

Var1	Freq
1	78
2	46
3	35
4	29
5	12

##   partyworkerssayintheselectionofcandidateforlocalgovtelections Count
## 1                                                             1    78
## 2                                                             2    46
## 3                                                             3    35
## 4                                                             4    29
## 5                                                             5    12
## 6                                                            NA    11
##   Proportion
## 1       37.0
## 2       21.8
## 3       16.6
## 4       13.7
## 5        5.7
## 6        5.2

Block/ Mandal Elections

Var1	Freq
1	64
2	45
3	37
4	32
5	22

##   party_workers_say_in_the_selection_of_candidate_for_.Block_Mandal_organization
## 1                                                                              1
## 2                                                                              2
## 3                                                                              3
## 4                                                                              4
## 5                                                                              5
## 6                                                                             NA
##   Count Proportion
## 1    64       30.3
## 2    45       21.3
## 3    37       17.5
## 4    32       15.2
## 5    22       10.4
## 6    11        5.2

Type of candidate most likely to win elections

Var1	Freq
Candidate from a prominent political family	19
Candidate from dominant caste	15
Candidate popular amongst workers like you	79
Candidate with connection to top leaders	50
Candidate with dabang/ bahubali personality	8
Candidate with large financial resource	37

##       typeofcandidatemostlikelytowinelections Count Proportion
## 1 Candidate from a prominent political family    19        9.0
## 2               Candidate from dominant caste    15        7.1
## 3  Candidate popular amongst workers like you    79       37.4
## 4    Candidate with connection to top leaders    50       23.7
## 5 Candidate with dabang/ bahubali personality     8        3.8
## 6     Candidate with large financial resource    37       17.5
## 7                                        <NA>     3        1.4

Why candidates from political families win elections

Var1	Freq
Can’t say	17
They are better speakers/orators	3
They are more connected to influential people	57
They are more likely to help ordinary citizens	12
They are more politically shrewd/savvy	7
They do more development work in the area	26
They have access to more efficient vote mobilisers	32
They have access to more financial resources	44
They have more influence on district bureaucracy	10

##        whycandidatesfrompoliticalfamilieswinelections Count Proportion
## 1                                           Can’t say    17        8.1
## 2                    They are better speakers/orators     3        1.4
## 3       They are more connected to influential people    57       27.0
## 4      They are more likely to help ordinary citizens    12        5.7
## 5              They are more politically shrewd/savvy     7        3.3
## 6           They do more development work in the area    26       12.3
## 7  They have access to more efficient vote mobilisers    32       15.2
## 8        They have access to more financial resources    44       20.9
## 9    They have more influence on district bureaucracy    10        4.7
## 10                                               <NA>     3        1.4

Money politician needs to win assembly election in crores

To win Assembly Elections

Var1	Freq
-	1
1 to 10	132
10 to 20	1
10 to 50	38
Less than 1	2
More than 50	13

##   moneypoliticianneedstowinassemblyelectionincrores Count Proportion
## 1                                                 -     1        0.5
## 2                                           1 to 10   132       62.6
## 3                                          10 to 20     1        0.5
## 4                                          10 to 50    38       18.0
## 5                                       Less than 1     2        0.9
## 6                                      More than 50    13        6.2
## 7                                              <NA>    24       11.4

To win Lok Sabha Elections

Var1	Freq
-	1
1 to 10	95
10 to 50	45
Less than 1	8
More than 50	41

##   moneypoliticianneedstowinLokSabhaelectionincrores Count Proportion
## 1                                                 -     1        0.5
## 2                                           1 to 10    95       45.0
## 3                                          10 to 50    45       21.3
## 4                                       Less than 1     8        3.8
## 5                                      More than 50    41       19.4
## 6                                              <NA>    21       10.0

Level of satisfaction/ happiness

Political journey so far

Var1	Freq
-5	1
-4	1
-3	4
-2	1
1	4
2	28
3	46
4	24
5	101

State of affairs within the party

Var1	Freq
-5	2
-4	2
-3	2
-2	3
-1	2
0	3
1	9
2	33
3	52
4	31
5	71

Nature of Contemporary Politics

Var1	Freq
-5	24
-4	9
-3	8
-2	11
-1	6
0	7
1	22
2	22
3	29
4	23
5	50

Direction in which India is headed

Var1	Freq
-5	38
-4	8
-3	10
-2	16
-1	9
0	10
1	16
2	15
3	6
4	24
5	55

Active Social Media Platforms

Facebook

Var1	Freq
Active	159
Not Active	19

##     Facebook Count Proportion
## 1     Active   159       75.4
## 2 Not Active    19        9.0
## 3       <NA>    33       15.6

Twitter

Var1	Freq
Active	28
Not Active	137

##      Twitter Count Proportion
## 1     Active    28       13.3
## 2 Not Active   137       64.9
## 3       <NA>    46       21.8

Party Worker’s Survey

Jayanti Paul

2024-02-20

Demography

States

Districts

Assembly Constituency

Religion

Caste

Party

Marital Status

Children

Main Source of Income

Occupation

Monthly Income

Level of education

Numeric Summary

State

Age

Hours Dedicated to Political Activities in a Week

Hours Dedicated to Political Activities in a Week During Elections

Party

Age

Hours Dedicated to Political Activities in a Week

Hours Dedicated to Political Activities in a Week During Elections

Overall Frequencies

Political Journey and Association

Political Journey

Motivation to join politics

Reason for joining the current party

Association with other parties before the present

Party Association

Party Membership Card

People contacting workers for help

People contacting workers for help

People contacting workers for help welfare schemes

People contacting for help govt officials

People contacting for help corruption complaints

People contacting for help senior leaders

Interaction with party leadership

MLA meeting party workers

MP meeting party workers

District President meeting party workers

Party Activities during Election year

Party meetings at the block/ AC level

Door-To-door Campaigning

Training Workshops in the last two years

Workshops conducted for workers on work done by party/ govt/ discuss party ideology

Workshops conducted for workers on mobilisation of voters/ campaigning/ membership drive

Workshops conducted for workers on social media handling

Party Office and Working Style

Independent Office

Computer/ Internet

Dedicated fund for Party Work

Active Whatsapp Group

Booth members in Polling stations

Prevalence of election day gift giving practice for mobilisation

Priorities of the party

Senior leaders monitoring party activist

Punishing party workers for indiscipline

Encouraging women members regularly coming to party office

Promotion of party workers

Status of frontal organisations

Youth wing

Mahila Morcha

Labour/ Kisan Morcha

Caste/ religious cells

Political workers opinion on

Nationwide caste-census

Abrogation of Article 370

Prioritising National Security over health and education expenditure

Policies in the interest of Muslim Communities

Position on Welfare Schemes

Opinion regarding political Consultants

Political Workers: Roles and responsibilities

Source of inspiration

Interest in Contesting Elections

Preference of family or children in politics

Say of party workers in the selection of candidates

Local Govt Elections