CHAPTER 2 DETAILED SURVEY FINDINGS
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CHAPTER 2 DETAILED SURVEY FINDINGS
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Opinion about the allotment of seats if elected politician is convicted of a serious crime
Table 2.1: Opinion about the allotment of seats if elected politician is convicted of a serious crime (All figures in percent) C1.
The Supreme Court recently ruled that if an elected politician is convicted of a serious crime such as rape, murder or extortion, they should immediately lose their seat. What is your view of this verdict? Response Percent
Respondent’s Location Gender
Age Group
Education
Respondent Category
Strongly agree with it
Somewhat agree with it
Somewhat disagree with it
Strongly disagree with it
No opinion /don’t know
All respondents
86.7
11.2
0.7
0.6
0.9
Urban
87.5
10.5
0.4
0.7
0.9
Rural
85.7
11.9
1.1
0.4
0.9
Male
86.6
11.3
0.8
0.6
0.8
Female
86.9
10.7
0.6
0.5
1.3
18 – 25 yrs.
86.4
11.9
0.8
0.5
0.4
26 – 45 yrs.
86.8
10.7
0.7
0.6
1.2
46 – 60 yrs.
87.1
10.8
0.8
0.5
0.8
More than 60 yrs.
85.4
12.4
0.2
0.7
1.2
Below 5th class
85.3
12.0
0.3
0.9
1.5
5th – 9th class
85.7
11.4
1.6
0.6
0.7
10th class/ HSC
89.4
8.6
0.6
0.5
0.9
12th class/ SSC
83.4
14.6
0.6
0.4
1.0
Graduate/ Post Graduate – General
Occupation
Caste
86.9
10.9
0.7
0.6
0.9
Graduate/ Post Graduate – Professional
89.4
8.8
0.7
0.7
0.5
Housewife
88.2
9.8
0.2
0.1
1.6
Student
88.2
10.0
0.9
0.4
0.5
Retired
89.1
7.9
0.4
1.3
1.3
Unemployed
78.6
16.0
1.9
0.9
2.5
Self Employed
83.1
15.2
1.0
0.2
0.4
Employee – Pvt.
88.3
10.1
0.7
0.6
0.4
Employee – Govt.
85.2
10.4
0.7
1.1
2.6
Businessman / Industrialist
88.8
9.9
0.3
0.9
0.1
Farmer/ Agri. Labourer
78.5
18.6
0.3
1.0
1.6
Labourer/ Daily Wage Earner
81.9
12.4
2.8
0.4
2.4
Other
91.2
8.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
General
86.9
11.2
0.6
0.4
0.9
OBC
87.5
10.6
0.7
0.7
0.4
SC
88.1
10.2
1.0
0.5
0.3
ST
77.6
16.3
1.6
1.2
3.2
Other
89.3
7.3
0.5
0.5
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C1.
The Supreme Court recently ruled that if an elected politician is convicted of a serious crime such as rape, murder or extortion, they should immediately lose their seat. What is your view of this verdict? Response Percent Respondent Category
Religion
Country Zone
Strongly agree with it
Somewhat agree with it
Somewhat disagree with it
Strongly disagree with it
No opinion /don’t know
Hindu
87.1
11.1
0.6
0.4
0.8
Muslim
85.3
11.5
1.5
1.3
0.4
Sikh
84.1
12.9
0.6
1.8
0.6
Christian
78.5
15.2
1.6
1.6
3.1
Jainism
99.1
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
Buddhism
99.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Jews
66.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
Parsi
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Other
81.2
14.5
2.9
1.4
0.0
North
85.1
12.6
0.4
0.7
1.2
South
85.3
12.9
0.7
0.5
0.6
East
86.7
10.2
0.9
0.8
1.4
West
89.5
9.5
0.9
0.2
0.0
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CHAPTER 2 DETAILED SURVEY FINDINGS
2.1
Opinion about the allotment of seats if elected politician is convicted of a serious crime
Table 2.1: Opinion about the allotment of seats if elected politician is convicted of a serious crime (All figures in percent) C1.
The Supreme Court recently ruled that if an elected politician is convicted of a serious crime such as rape, murder or extortion, they should immediately lose their seat. What is your view of this verdict? Response Percent
Respondent’s Location Gender
Age Group
Education
Respondent Category
Strongly agree with it
Somewhat agree with it
Somewhat disagree with it
Strongly disagree with it
No opinion /don’t know
All respondents
86.7
11.2
0.7
0.6
0.9
Urban
87.5
10.5
0.4
0.7
0.9
Rural
85.7
11.9
1.1
0.4
0.9
Male
86.6
11.3
0.8
0.6
0.8
Female
86.9
10.7
0.6
0.5
1.3
18 – 25 yrs.
86.4
11.9
0.8
0.5
0.4
26 – 45 yrs.
86.8
10.7
0.7
0.6
1.2
46 – 60 yrs.
87.1
10.8
0.8
0.5
0.8
More than 60 yrs.
85.4
12.4
0.2
0.7
1.2
Below 5th class
85.3
12.0
0.3
0.9
1.5
5th – 9th class
85.7
11.4
1.6
0.6
0.7
10th class/ HSC
89.4
8.6
0.6
0.5
0.9
12th class/ SSC
83.4
14.6
0.6
0.4
1.0
Graduate/ Post Graduate – General
Occupation
Caste
86.9
10.9
0.7
0.6
0.9
Graduate/ Post Graduate – Professional
89.4
8.8
0.7
0.7
0.5
Housewife
88.2
9.8
0.2
0.1
1.6
Student
88.2
10.0
0.9
0.4
0.5
Retired
89.1
7.9
0.4
1.3
1.3
Unemployed
78.6
16.0
1.9
0.9
2.5
Self Employed
83.1
15.2
1.0
0.2
0.4
Employee – Pvt.
88.3
10.1
0.7
0.6
0.4
Employee – Govt.
85.2
10.4
0.7
1.1
2.6
Businessman / Industrialist
88.8
9.9
0.3
0.9
0.1
Farmer/ Agri. Labourer
78.5
18.6
0.3
1.0
1.6
Labourer/ Daily Wage Earner
81.9
12.4
2.8
0.4
2.4
Other
91.2
8.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
General
86.9
11.2
0.6
0.4
0.9
OBC
87.5
10.6
0.7
0.7
0.4
SC
88.1
10.2
1.0
0.5
0.3
ST
77.6
16.3
1.6
1.2
3.2
Other
89.3
7.3
0.5
0.5
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P ublic O pinion p oll o n C riminalization o f P olitics in I ndia
C1.
The Supreme Court recently ruled that if an elected politician is convicted of a serious crime such as rape, murder or extortion, they should immediately lose their seat. What is your view of this verdict? Response Percent Respondent Category
Religion
Country Zone
Strongly agree with it
Somewhat agree with it
Somewhat disagree with it
Strongly disagree with it
No opinion /don’t know
Hindu
87.1
11.1
0.6
0.4
0.8
Muslim
85.3
11.5
1.5
1.3
0.4
Sikh
84.1
12.9
0.6
1.8
0.6
Christian
78.5
15.2
1.6
1.6
3.1
Jainism
99.1
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
Buddhism
99.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Jews
66.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
Parsi
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Other
81.2
14.5
2.9
1.4
0.0
North
85.1
12.6
0.4
0.7
1.2
South
85.3
12.9
0.7
0.5
0.6
East
86.7
10.2
0.9
0.8
1.4
West
89.5
9.5
0.9
0.2
0.0
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