Unemployment and price rise would be the two most important issues for voters in Chhattisgarh which is slated to undergo polls for its 90-member Legislative Assembly this year. According to the ABP Live CVoter Chhattisgarh Opinion Poll, unemployment is the most important issue for 30.3 per cent of voters while 26.4 per cent consider rising prices as the most important issue. The concern over rising prices comes at a time when both wholesale and retail inflation have recorded a surge in the country.
The data released by the commerce ministry on Monday stated that the country’s wholesale price inflation (WPI) stood at -3.48 per cent in May, highest in three months. The retail inflation also jumped to 7.44 per cent in July from 4.87 per cent in June, according to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Monday.
Incessant rains in various parts of the country led to an increase in the prices of tomatoes to as high as Rupees 250 per kilogram around mid-July.
For the voters of Chhattisgarh, apart from unemployment and price, poverty, corruption, and women security are also important issues that will influence their decision. Educational system, communal tension, and other local issues will also have a say before voters cast their votes.
Methodology
Current survey findings and projections are based on CVoter Pre Poll personal interviews (Face to Face) conducted among 18+ adults statewide, all confirmed voters, details of which are mentioned right below the projections as of today. The data is weighted to the known demographic profile of the States. Sometimes the table figures do not sum to 100 due to the effects of rounding. Our final data file has Socio-Economic profile within +/- 1% of the Demographic profile of the State. We believe this will give the closest possible trends. The sample spread is across all Assembly segments in the poll bound state. MoE is +/- 3% at macro level and +/- 5% at micro level VOTE SHARE projection with 95% Confidence interval.
