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Do Issues Matter in Indian Elections?
Muslim Ref. Ref.
Hindu
Others Religions
0.502*** 0.545***
(0.016) (0.018)
0.364*** 0.183***
(0.027) (0.025)
Other Castes Ref. Ref.
SC
ST
OBC
-0.144*** 0.083***
(0.015) (0.022)
-0.041*** -0.136***
(0.018) (0.016)
-0.041* -0.034***
(0.018) (0.012)
Income less than Rs.
5000/- Ref. Ref.
Income more than Rs.
5000/-
0.009 -0.054***
(0.010) (0.014)
Urban locality Ref. Ref.
Rural locality
-0.063** 0.036***
(0.011) (0.012)
Non-literate Ref. Ref.
Up-to primary
Up-to matric
College and above
-0.016 0.009
(0.015) (0.016)
0.016 0.026*
(0.014) (0.015)
0.019 0.076***
(0.016) (0.016)
Non-Youth Ref. Ref.
Youth
Constant
0.018 0.025*
(0.012) (0.013)
0.160*** 0.227***
(0.023) (0.026)
*** p<0.01, ** p<0.05, * p<0.1; CI, standard error is given in the bracket. For 2014, n=8,084 and
7,143 for 2019.
Independent Variable- Top four issues Vs Other Issues
Variable of Issues where ‘no response’ was provided has not been included
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