Axis My India projected 47% for the NDA and 39% for the INDIA bloc and the actual results showed that the projections overestimated the NDA vote share beyond the error margins. Opinion polls are sample surveys where a cross section of the electorate is randomly chosen and interviewed about their choice of party or candidates. Exit polls ask voters about their choice right after they have exercised their mandate, sometimes outside the polling booth. The men-women representation in the poll’s sample was 69 to 31. Vote share to seat share conversions can be done in different ways.

Source: The Hindu June 09, 2024 01:26 UTC