Assembly constituencies
7 = 007: CHANPATIA
14 = 014: GOVINDGANJ
21 = 021: DHAKA
27 = 027: BAJPATTI
34 = 034: BABUBARHI
40 = 040: LAUKAHA
50 = 050: JOKIHAT
53 = 053: THAKURGANJ
60 = 060: RUPAULI
64 = 064: KADWA
74 = 074: SONBARSHA (SC)
80 = 080: BENIPUR
87 = 087: JALE
94 = 094: MUZAFFARPUR
101 = 101: GOPALGANJ
109 = 109: DARAUNDHA
113 = 113: EKMA
120 = 120: AMNOUR
127 = 127: RAJA PAKAR (SC)
133 = 133: SAMASTIPUR
140 = 140: HASANPUR
147 = 147: BAKHRI (SC)
154 = 154: PIRPAINTI (SC)
160 = 160: DAHURAIYA (SC)
166 = 166: JAMALPUR
173 = 173: RAJGIR (SC)
180 = 180: BAKHTIARPUR
185 = 185: FATWAH
191 = 191: BIKRAM
197 = 197: JAGDISHPUR
206 = 206: CHAINPUR
210 = 210: DINARA
217 = 217: GHOSI
223 = 223: AURANGABAD
230 = 230: GAYA TOWN
236 = 236: HISUA
240 = 240: SIKANDRA (SC)

Q1: Is your name registered in the voter list?
1 = 1: Yes
2 = 2: No
3 = 3: Can't say/Don't know

Q1a: (If answer is yes or don’t know in Q1) In the next few weeks assembly elections are going to be held in Bihar. How likely are you to vote in these elections – very likely, somewhat likely, not much likely or not at all likely?
1 = 1: Very likely
2 = 2: Somewhat likely
3 = 3: Not much likely
4 = 4: Not at all likely
8 = 8: No answer
9 = 9: Not applicable

Q2: If assembly elections take place in Bihar tomorrow, then which party will you vote for?
1 = 01: Congress
2 = 02: BJP
3 = 03: BSP
4 = 04: CPI
5 = 05: CPM
6 = 06: NCP
7 = 07: JDU
8 = 08: RJD
9 = 09: LJP
10 = 10: HAM
11 = 11: CPIML
12 = 12: RLSP
13 = 13: VIP
14 = 14: JMM
15 = 15: JAP
16 = 16: AIMIM
17 = 17: Plurals Party
18 = 18: NDA
19 = 19: MGB/UPA
35 = 35: Some other party
45 = 45: Independent
85 = 85: NOTA
98 = 98: Can't say

Q2a: (If answered in Q2) Will you vote the same party on election day or can you change your mind till then?
1 = 1: Vote for the same party
2 = 2: Mind can also change
8 = 8: No answer
9 = 9: Not applicable

Q3: What will be the most important issue for you while voting in the upcoming assembly elections?
1 = 01: Development
2 = 02: Government’s work/performance
3 = 03: Change/removing NDA or Nitish
4 = 04: Stability/bringing NDA or Nitish back
5 = 05: Inflation
6 = 06: Unemployment/jobs/recruitment/lack of industries
7 = 07: Poverty/hunger/financial problem
8 = 08: Electricity/water
9 = 09: Condition of roads/bridges
10 = 10: Education/school/college related
11 = 11: Health/hospital/dispensary/treatment related
12 = 12: Farmer related problems – farm, crops, seeds, manure, crop price etc.
13 = 13: Damage caused by floods, rain
14 = 14: Corruption/scams/bribes
15 = 15: Hooliganism/crime/extortion/lack of safety
16 = 16: Ram temple/Hindutva/Nationalism/China-Pakistan issue
17 = 17: CAA-NRC related
18 = 18: Coronavirus/lockdown/migrant crisis related
19 = 19: Sushant Singh Rajput death issue
20 = 20: Vote for a particular leader/party/candidate
21 = 21: Disappointed with MLA
97 = 97: Some other issues
98 = 98: Can't say/No response
99 = 99: Won't vote

Q4: After the coming election, who would you prefer to see as the next Chief Minister of Bihar?
1 = 01: Nitish Kumar
2 = 02: Sushil Modi
3 = 03: Chirag Paswan
4 = 04: Ramvilas Paswan
5 = 05: Jitan Ram Manjhi
6 = 06: Giriraj Singh
7 = 07: Some other leader from NDA/BJP/JDU/LJP
8 = 08: Tejaswi Yadav
9 = 09: Lalu Prasad Yadav
10 = 10: Upendra Kushwaha
11 = 11: Mukesh Sahni
12 = 12: Madan Mohan Jha
13 = 13: Some other leader from MGB/UPA/RJD/Congress
14 = 14: Pappu Yadav
15 = 15: Kanhaiyya Kumar
16 = 16: Pushpam Priya Choudhary
97 = 97: Some other leader not mentioned above
98 = 98: Can't say/Don't know/No answer

Q5: Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the work done by your MLA in last five years?
1 = 1: Fully satisfied
2 = 2: Somewhat satisfied
3 = 3: Somewhat dissatisfied
4 = 4: Fully dissatisfied
8 = 8: No answer

Q6: While deciding who to vote for in the assembly elections, what will you give most consideration/importance to - party, local candidate or the chief ministerial candidate?
1 = 1: Party
2 = 2: Local candidate
3 = 3: Chief Ministerial candidate
7 = 7: Others
8 = 8: No answer

Q8: Looking at how you (or your family if you are a first time voter) have voted during the last few assembly elections, how would you describe yourself. Which party’s supporter have you mostly been?
1 = 01: Congress
2 = 02: BJP
3 = 03: BSP
4 = 04: Communist parties
7 = 07: JDU
8 = 08: RJD
9 = 09: LJP
10 = 10: HAM
12 = 12: RLSP
14 = 14: JMM
15 = 15: JAP
18 = 18: NDA
19 = 19: MGB/UPA
35 = 35: Some other party
45 = 45: Independent
97 = 97: Not a supporter of any political party
98 = 98: Can't say/No answer

Q10: While deciding who to vote for in the upcoming assembly elections, what will you give most consideration/importance to – work done by the Nitish Kumar government, work done by the Narendra Modi government or work done by your MLA?
1 = 1: Nitish government’s work
2 = 2: Modi government's work
3 = 3: MLA's work
4 = 4: Nitish and Modi govt’s work, both
5 = 5: Nitish govt. and MLA’s work, both
7 = 7: Something else
8 = 8: No response

Q11a: Has women’s safety improved or deteriorated in Bihar during the last three years of the Nitish Kumar led JDU-BJP government?
1 = 1: Improved
2 = 2: Deteriorated
3 = 3: Same as before
8 = 8: Don't know

Q12a: Has extorition increased or decreased in Bihar during the last three years?
1 = 1: Increased
2 = 2: Decreased
3 = 3: Same as before
8 = 8: Don't know

Q13a: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement – Lalu Prasad Yadav’s rule was Jungle raj/raj?
1 = 1: Fully agree
2 = 2: Somewhat agree
3 = 3: Somewhat disagree
4 = 4: Fully disagree
8 = 8: No opinion

Q14: In your opinion has effective has the alcohol prohibition policy of the Bihar government been – very effective, somewhat effective, very less effective or not effective at all?
1 = 1: Very effective
2 = 2: Somewhat effective
3 = 3: Very less effective
4 = 4: Not at all effective
7 = 7: Can't say
8 = 8: No answer

Q15: It has been 15 years of Nitish Kumar’s rule in Bihar. Some say that Nitish Kumar has done development and he should get another chance, while some others believe that after 15 years some other leader should get a chance. What is your opinion?
1 = 1: Nitish should get another chance
2 = 2: Some other leader should get a chance
3 = 3: No development so no question of another chance
8 = 8: No response

Q16: Recently the Central government passed a new law related to the sale and purchase of farmers’ crops. Have you heard about this?
1 = 1: Yes
2 = 2: No

Q16a: (If heard/yes in Q16) In your opinion because of this new law brought by the government will farmers get paid more for their crops than earlier or will they get paid less than earlier?
1 = 1: Will get paid more than earlier
2 = 2: Will get paid less than earlier
3 = 3: Won’t make a difference
7 = 7: Can't say
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: N.A.

Q17: Looking at the last 2-3 months, tell us, is your total household income able to fulfill/cover your household needs entirely, to a large extent, to some extent, very little or not at all?
1 = 1: Entirely
2 = 2: To a large extent
3 = 3: To some extent
4 = 4: Very little
5 = 5: Not at all
7 = 7: Can’t say
8 = 8: No response

Q18a: During the lockdown, did you or a member of your family get the 2000 rupee installment from the government under the Kisaan Samman Nidhi scheme?
1 = 1: Yes
2 = 2: No
3 = 3: Not eligible
7 = 7: Don’t know
8 = 8: No response

Q19: During the lockdown or after it did a member of your family work under MNREGA, that is, the employment guarantee scheme?
1 = 1: Yes
2 = 2: No
7 = 7: Don't know
8 = 8: No opinion

Q20: In your opinion how was the Modi led Central government’s attitude towards migrant workers during the lockdown – was it very good, good, bad or very bad?
1 = 1: Very good
2 = 2: Good
3 = 3: Bad
4 = 4: Very bad
8 = 8: No response

Q24a: According to you has the Nitish government succeeded or failed in looking after the interests of farmers?
1 = 1: Fully succeeded
2 = 2: Somewhat succeeded
3 = 3: Somewhat failed
4 = 4: Fully failed
8 = 8: No opinion

Q25: Recently the Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced several schemes for Bihar and inaugurated projects-keeping in mind the development of the State or were they done only to secure votes in the elections?
1 = 1: Done only for development
2 = 2: Done only for votes
3 = 3: Both
8 = 8: Can't say

Q26: Have you head about the issue of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death?
1 = 1: Yes, heard
2 = 2: Not heard

Q26a: (If heard) Do you consider the issue of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death being raised by political parties to be right or wrong?
1 = 1: Fully right
2 = 2: Somewhat right
3 = 3: Somewhat wrong
4 = 4: Fully wrong
7 = 7: Can't say
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: Not applicable

Q26b: (If heard) Do you consider the Sushant Singh Rajput’s death to be just a case of suicide or do you think there is a big secret behind his death that needs to come out?
1 = 1: Just a suicide
2 = 2: Some big secret
7 = 7: Can't say
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: Not applicable

Q26c: (If heard) How important will Sushant Singh Rajput’s death be for you while deciding who to vote for in the coming elections – very important, somewhat important, not much important or not at all important?
1 = 1: Very important
2 = 2: Somewhat important
3 = 3: Not much important
4 = 4: Not at all important
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: Not applicable

Q27: Should the JDU-BJP government of Bihar get another chance?
1 = 1: Yes
2 = 2: No
8 = 8: Can’t say/evasive answer

Z1: What is your age?
95 = 95: 95 years and above
98 = 98: no response

Z2: Gender
1 = 1: Male
2 = 2: Female
3 = 3: Others

Z3: How educated are you?
1 = 01: Non-literate
2 = 02: Below primary
3 = 03: Primary pass-Middle fail
4 = 04: Middle pass-Matric fail
5 = 05: Matric pass (Stopped studying after Class X)
6 = 06: Intermediate/Went to college but did not complete graduation
7 = 07: Graduate
8 = 08: Post Graduate
9 = 09: Professional degree
98 = 98: No response

Z4: What is your occupation?
1 = 01: Higher professionals
2 = 02: Lower professionals
3 = 03: Managerial
4 = 04: Administrative: Class I & II
5 = 05: Clerical: Class III, clerk, typist, jawaan, cop
6 = 06: Class IV jobs – chaprasi, postman
7 = 07: Big and medium businessman
8 = 08: Small businessman
9 = 09: Temporary business
10 = 10: Service
11 = 11: Skilled worker
12 = 12: Semi and unskilled worker
13 = 13: Farmer/tenant cultivator
14 = 14: Farm labourer
15 = 15: Dairy/fishery/poultry/animal rearing
16 = 16: Some other occupation not given above
17 = 17: Student
18 = 18: Housewife/househusband
19 = 19: Unemployed/looking for a job
97 = 97: Other occupation
98 = 98: Did not tell

Z4a: (If farmer in Z4) Where do you sell your crops - straight to the government mandi/centre, to some seth/sahukaar in the village, to some seth/sahukar in the city, somewhere else or in the market on your own?
1 = 1: Government mandi
2 = 2: Seth/sahukaar in village
3 = 3: Seth/sahukar in city
4 = 4: Somewhere else
5 = 5: In the open market on my own
6 = 6: Don’t sell
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: Not applicable

Z4b: (If 1/2/3/4/5 in Z4a) So do you mostly get paid as per the government rate for your crop, less than the government rate or more than the government rate?
1 = 1: As per the government rate
2 = 2: Less than the government rate
3 = 3: More than the government rate
4 = 4: Don’t know/Can’t say
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: Not applicable

Z5: Are you married?
1 = 1: Yes
2 = 2: No
3 = 3: Divorced
4 = 4: Widowed
5 = 5: Separated
7 = 7: Did not tell

Z6: What is your caste group – are you SC, ST, OBC or General?
1 = 1: Scheduled Caste(SC)
2 = 2: Scheduled Tribe(ST)
3 = 3: Other Backward Caste(OBC)
4 = 4: General/Upper Caste
8 = 8: No response

Z7: And what is your caste community?
1 = 01: Brahmin
2 = 02: Bhumihar
3 = 03: Rajput
4 = 04: Other upper castes
5 = 05: Yadav
6 = 06: Kurmi
7 = 07: Koeri, Maurya, Kushwaha
8 = 08: Kewat, Kashyap, Mallah, Nishad
9 = 09: Nai
10 = 10: Teli, Sahu
11 = 11: Other OBC
12 = 12: Chamar, Jatav, Ravidas
13 = 13: Paswan, Dusadh
14 = 14: Musahar
15 = 15: Other Dalit
16 = 16: ST
17 = 17: Upper caste Muslim
18 = 18: Pasmanda/OBC Muslims
19 = 19: Other religion
75 = 75: Don’t believe in caste
98 = 98: Did not tell

Z8: Religion
1 = 1: Hindu
2 = 2: Muslim
3 = 3: Christian
4 = 4: Sikh
5 = 5: Buddhist/neo-Buddhist
6 = 6: Jain
7 = 7: Parsi
8 = 8: No religion
9 = 9: Others

Z9: Which ration card do you have?
1 = 1: Above Poverty Line
2 = 2: Below Poverty Line
3 = 3: Antyodaya
4 = 4: Annapurna
5 = 5: Do not have a ration card
6 = 6: Had, but lost it
7 = 7: Others

Z10a: (If yes in Z10) So did that person/s go outside Bihar for employment or education or marriage?
1 = 1: Employment
2 = 2: Education
3 = 3: Marriage
4 = 4: Employment and education
5 = 5: Employment and marriage
6 = 6: Education and marriage
7 = 7: All three
8 = 8: No response
9 = 9: Not applicable

Z11a: How often do you watch news on television– almost everyday, at least once a week, few times a month, very little or never?
1 = 1: Almost everyday
2 = 2: At least once a week
3 = 3: Few times a month
4 = 4: Very little
5 = 5: Never
8 = 8: No response

Z12a: How often do you use Facebook - many times a day, once or twice a day, a few days a week, a few days a month, very less or never?
1 = 1: Many times a day
2 = 2: Once or twice a day
3 = 3: A few days a week
4 = 4: A few days a month
5 = 5: Very less
6 = 6: Never
7 = 7: Don’t have an account
8 = 8: No response

Z13: What kind of mobile phone do you have- a simple phone or a smart phone with a touch screen?
1 = 1: Simple phone
2 = 2: Smart phone
3 = 3: Both
4 = 4: Do not have a phone
8 = 8: No answer

Z13a: (If respondent has a mobile phone) Does you phone have an internet connection?
1 = 1: Yes
2 = 2: No
8 = 8: No Answer
9 = 9: N.A.

Z14: Area/locality
1 = 1: Village
2 = 2: Town (50,000-1 lakh )
3 = 3: Small City ( 1-5 lakh)
4 = 4: Big City(Above 5 lakh)

Z14a: (If Town/ Small City/ Big City) type of house in which respondent lives?
1 = 1: House/Flat/ Bungalow
2 = 2: House/Flat with 5 or more rooms
3 = 3: House/ Flat with 4 rooms
4 = 4: House/ Flat with 3 rooms
5 = 5: House with 2 rooms
6 = 6: House with 1 room
7 = 7: Kuccha house
8 = 8: Slum/Jhuggi/Jhopdi
9 = 9: N. A.

Z14b: (If Village) type of house in which respondent lives?
1 = 1: Pucca (both wall and roof are made of pucca material)
2 = 2: Pucca-kuccha (either wall or roof is made of pucca material, but others of kuccha material)
3 = 3: Kaccha (both wall and roof are made of kuccha material other than material mentioned in Category
4 = 4: Hut (both wall and roof are made of grass, leaves, mud, un-brunt brick or bamboo)
9 = 9: N.A.

1 = 01: Up to 1,000
2 = 02: 1,001 to 2,000
3 = 03: 2,001 to 3,000
4 = 04: 3,001 to 5,000
5 = 05: 5,001 to 7,500
6 = 06: 7,501 to 10,000
7 = 07: 10,001 to 15,000
8 = 08: 15,001 to 20,000
9 = 09; 20,001 to 30,000
10 = 10: 30,001 to 50,000
11 = 11: Over 50,000
98 = 98: No answer