Indian Politics & Policy Volume 3, Number 1, Spring 2020 | Page 101

Table 6: Social Basis of the Youth Vote
The Youth Vote in Lok Sabha Elections 2019
Voted for Congress (%) Voted for BJP (%)
Young Others Young Others
Rural 20 (-3) 19 (-1) 40 (6) 36 (7)
Urban 19 (-2) 21 (2) 42 (7) 39 (7)
Women 20 (0) 20 (1) 40 (8) 36 (7)
Men 19 (2) 19 (-1) 41 (5) 38 (6)
Non-Literate 20 (1) 20 (1) 36 (10) 34 (10)
Up to primary 21 (0) 20 (-2) 38 (13) 35 (7)
Up to matric 22 (2) 20 (1) 38 (3) 37 (4)
College and above 18 (1) 17 (0) 42 (4) 42 (3)
Poor 17 (-6) 17 (-2) 37 (12) 36(12)
Lower 18 (0) 21(2) 41 (7) 35 (3)
Middle 23 (4) 21 (1) 36 (1) 38 (6)
Rich 20 (7) 20 (2) 52 (8) 42 (5)
Upper Caste 13 (3) 12 (0) 56 (3) 52 (-1)
Upper OBC 14 (0) 15 (0) 45 (9) 41 (12)
Lower OBC 14 (-2) 15 (-1) 58 (14) 47 (6)
Scheduled caste 18 (1) 20 (1) 35 (28) 33 (10)
Scheduled tribe 33 (5) 31 (3) 46 (37) 43 (5)
Muslim Youth 32 (-4) 33 (-5) 7 (-1) 9 (0)
Source: CSDS data unit
Note: All figures are in percentages. (Figures in parenthesis show gap from 2014)
Table 7: Voter’s Satisfaction with BJP-Led NDA Government
Satisfaction with performance of Youth Others
Fully satisfied 29 25
Somewhat satisfied 39 39
Somewhat dissatisfied 12 12
Fully dissatisfied 17 19
Net Satisfaction (fully satisfied minus fully dissatisfied) 12 6
Source: CSDS data unit
Note: All figures are in percentages
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