EXIT POLLS PREDICT TIGHT RACE IN SEVERAL STATES

The exit polls result for all the five states — Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram — have been declared by several media outlets. The India Today-Axis My India exit poll and Jan Ki Baat exit poll has predicted a neck-and-neck fight between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.

The voting in these states were held between November 7 and November 30. The results for the five assembly elections will be declared on Sunday, December 3.

What is assembly election exit poll?

A survey agency tries to gauge the likely result of an election through an exit poll. Voters are asked, after they exit the polling station who they voted for, hence this is called an ‘exit poll’.

Exit poll is a survey that is conducted immediately after people have voted their respective candidates. The exit polls are likely to give indications of the assembly outcomes, a crucial indicator of India’s mood for the upcoming general assembly elections in 2024.

How accurate is assembly election exit poll?

There have been several instances in the past of exit polls going wrong. This is because people could name a candidate other than the one they actually voted for.