The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has released a report on the ten most important governance issues, as rated by Jharkhand voters.
The overall top priorities for Jharkhand voters, according to the report, are— better employment opportunities (47.08%), better hospitals or primary healthcare centres (40.08%), and better law and order or policing (34.51%).
The Modi government was rated below average on all the top priorities of better employment opportunities (2.11 on a scale of 5), better hospitals or primary healthcare centres (1.90), and better law and order or policing (2.39).
Rural Voters:
Most important priorities for Jharkhand rural voters were— better employment opportunities (47%), agriculture subsidy for seeds or fertilisers (42%), and electricity for agriculture (40%).
The government performed below average on rural voters’ priorities of better employment opportunities (2.15 on a scale of 5), agriculture subsidy for seeds or fertilisers (2.06), and electricity for agriculture (2.09).
Moreover, the government also performed poorly in better hospitals or primary healthcare centres (1.90) and sand and stone quarrying or mining (1.97) in rural Jharkhand.
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Urban Voters:
Most important issues for Jharkhand’s urban voters were better law and order or policing (55%), better employment opportunities (48%), and better hospitals or primary healthcare centres (46%).
The government’s performed below average while tackling voters’ priorities of better law and order/policing (2.10 on a scale of 5), better employment opportunities (1.99), and better hospitals/primary healthcare centres (1.91).
In other issues of urban Jharkhand as well, the government performed poorly in building better roads (1.9) and better public transport (1.94).
The survey, conducted from October 2018 to December 2018, covered approximately 7,000 respondents across all 14 parliamentary constituencies in the state.
Jharkhand has 14 Lok Sabha seats and will vote in four phases. On April 29, three seats will go to polls and on May 6 and May 12 four seats each will vote. On May 19, the last phase of voting, three parliamentary seats in Jharkhand will go to polls.