The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) commissioned perhaps the largest ever Voter Survey in any country. Focusing on Haryana, this report provides an analysis of 10 most important governance issues as rated by the voters of Haryana (out of the 31 listed in the questionnaire). These voters’ priorities are further examined in relation to the performance of the Government on those issues as perceived by the respondents. A three-level scale of GOOD, AVERAGE and BAD was used, where GOOD was given weightage equal to 5, Average was weighted 3 and BAD was weighted as 1. The survey covered approximately 5000 respondents across 10 parliamentary constituencies in Haryana.

KEY FINDINGS

§   The Haryana Survey 2018 shows that Better Employment Opportunities (44.61%), Agricultural Loan Availability (40.36%), and Higher Price Realization for Farm Products (33.80%) are the top three voters’ priorities in overall Haryana.

§   The performance of the government on all top three voters’ priorities of Better Employment Opportunities (2.14 on a scale of 5), Agricultural Loan Availability (2.08), and Higher Price Realization for Farm Products (2.07) was rated as Below Average.

§   In rural Haryana, top most voters’ priorities were Agriculture Loan Availability (64%), Higher Price Realization for Farm Products (54%) and Availability of Water for Agriculture (49%).

§   The performance of the government on rural voters’ priorities of Agriculture Loan Availability (2.08 on a scale of 5), Higher Price Realization for Farm Products (2.07) and Availability of Water for Agriculture (2.15) was rated as Below Average.

§   In addition, the government has performed poorly in providing Agriculture Subsidy for Seeds/Fertilisers (1.92) and Electricity for Agriculture (2.06) in rural Haryana.

§   For the urban voters in Haryana, the top most priorities were Better Employment Opportunities (56%), Traffic Congestion (55%), and Water and Air Pollution (50%).

§   The performance of the government on urban voters’ priorities of Better Employment Opportunities (1.91 on a scale of 5), Traffic Congestion (1.92), and Water and Air Pollution (1.94) was rated as Below Average.

§   In addition, the government has performed poorly in Better Hospitals/Primary Healthcare Centres (1.94) and Noise Pollution (1.97) in urban Haryana.