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The News18 Pulse: One Nation, One Election survey interviewed 4,573 respondents throughout 29 states and Union Territories of India.
The information for the survey was collected between December 23 and December 31, 2024. (News18)
Is India prepared for simultaneous polls? In accordance with News18’s mega survey on One Nation, One Election, the proposal enjoys robust general assist throughout states, with 80.1 per cent backing the concept nationally.
The One Nation, One Election Payments had been launched within the Lok Sabha on December 17 final yr and on Wednesday, the primary assembly of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on simultaneous polls was held. The JPC is remitted to overview the Structure (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Modification) Invoice, 2024, and the Union Territories Legal guidelines (Modification) Invoice, 2024, which purpose to align elections on the nationwide and state ranges. It’s headed by BJP MP and a former minister of state for regulation, PP Chaudhary, who known as the assembly.
METHODOLOGY & SAMPLE SIZE
The News18 Pulse: One Nation, One Election survey interviewed 4,573 respondents throughout 29 states and Union Territories of India. The information was collected between December 23 and December 31, 2024.
Majority of these interviewed had been Hindus — 86.5 per cent — adopted by Muslims. Because the fieldwork was primarily restricted to cities and cities, the pattern was largely city at 66.1 per cent, barring the Northeast the place a bigger rural pattern was surveyed.
Among the many respondents, whereas males constituted 73.7 per cent, females had been at 26.3 per cent. The Northeast, nevertheless, had a extra sizeable feminine pattern. A lot of the respondents fell within the 26-55 years age bracket, comprising 81.7 per cent of the respondents.
The pattern was additionally comparatively prosperous, with practically two-thirds recognized as businessman/dealer, landowner (farmer), white collar employee and housewife. The respondents had been educated, with greater than two-thirds — 68.9 per cent — indicating they’d faculty or larger schooling.
The One Nation, One Election proposal goals to synchronise elections for the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, decreasing the frequency of polls and chopping down on bills. Whereas its supporters argue that the transfer will minimise disruptions attributable to frequent election cycles, the Opposition has flagged logistical challenges and the potential focus of energy.
