Fresh pre-poll survey in Karnataka: Cong 118-128; BJP 63-73; JDS 29-36

Newsroom, Apr 30: As the Karnataka Assembly elections draw closer, the incumbent Congress has a clear edge over the other parties in the State, said a fresh pre-poll survey by C-Fore.  

No incumbent has retained power in elections since 1985, and if the Congress is able to do so, it will be creating history of sorts. The C-Fore had released its pre-poll survey report over a month ago and predicted that Congress will get 126 seats, BJP will get 70 seats and JDS will win 27 seats. 

According to the fresh survey report released today, the Congress will win 118 to 128 seats, the BJP will secure 63 to 73 constituencies and the JD-S will get 29 to 36 seats while for the others it is 2 to 7.

The fresh pre-poll survey was conducted by the C-Fore in poll-bound between April 20 and 30, 2018. Systematic random sampling methodology was used in selecting respondents for the survey. In all 6247 voters were interviewed from 61 assembly constituencies covering all regions using a structured questionnaire.

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Gender wise voting

Age wise voting

Bangalore (28)

Old Mysore Region (65)

Bombay Karnataka (50)

Central Karnataka (22)

Coastal Region (19)

Hyderabad-Karnataka (40)