Left Front marginally ahead in Kerala, but verdict too close to call
The CNN IBN-The Week-CSDS Post Poll Survey suggests the Left Front is marginally ahead of the Congress led UDF alliance in the state with the ruling front likely to bag between 69 to 77 seats in 140 seat assembly. The Congress led UDF’s tally is likely to be between 63 to 71 seats.
The key findings of the poll suggest VS Achuthanandan was the most preferred choice for the chief minister with the CM’s popularity going up by three per cent over 2006. A controversial issue related to the Achuthanandan’s age too threw up key findings with the survey suggesting 68 per cent of the LDF supporters saying he wasn’t too old to be the CM. Interestingly, 42 per cent of the UDF supporters too said he is not too old to be the chief minister.
VOTE SHARE ESTIMATES (IN %)
| 2006 (ACTUAL) | 2011 (ESTIMATES) | |
| LDF | 49% | 46 |
| UDF | 43 | 45 |
| BJP | 5 | 6 |
| OTHERS | 4 | 3 |
IS ACHUTHANANDAN TOO OLD TO BE THE CHIEF MINISTER
| SUPPORTER | NO | YES |
| LDF | 68% | 25% |
| UDF | 42 | 43 |
| NEUTRAL | 52 | 31 |
MOST PREFFERD CM, 2001- 2011
| 2001 | 2004 | 2006 | 2011 | |
| A.K Antony | 33% | 32% | 5% | 3% |
| Oommen Chandy | – | – | 31 | 25 |
| V.S. Achuthanandan | 15 | 25 | 35 | 38 |
| Pinarayi Vijayan | – | – | 3 | 2 |
| K.karunakaran | 13 | 7 | – | – |
| E.K Nayanar | 20 | 8 | – | – |
PUBLIC OPINION ON THE MAJOR CONTROVERSIES
| Event | % heard about it | Reaction to how the government handled the issue | |
| Handled well | Handled poorly | ||
| Sabarimala stampede | 86% | 49% | 23% |
| Munnar evictions | 81 | 48 | 20 |
| Smart city project | 71 | 41 | 17 |
AWARENESS OF SCAMS
| SCAM | AWARE |
| Lottery scam | 82% |
| Common wealth games | 71 |
| Ice cream parlour scandal | 85 |
| 2G telecom scam | 67 |
| Idamalayar dam corruption case | 72 |
| SNC Lavalin case | 76 |
ASSESMENT OF THE WORK DONE BY THE UDF AND LDF GOVERNMENTS
| UDF 2006 | LDF 2011 | |
| Satisfied | 52% | 65% |
| Dissatisfied | 37 | 24 |
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