CNN IBN KERALA ELECTION SURVEY RESULT 2011

New Delhi: The pattern may be broken. Famous for the consistency with which it has alternated between the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in every successive Assembly election, Kerala may create history this time by not staying true to its swinging ways.

According to a post-poll survey conducted by Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) for CNN-IBN and the Week there is no clear cut winner in Kerala, but the LDF has slight edge in terms of seats and vote share. Although neither of them is decisive enough for Kerala Chief Minister and Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader VS Achuthanandan to sit easy.

The LDF is likely to win between 69 and 77 seats with the UDF a close behind bagging 63-71 seats.

It was widely perceived that the ruling LDF has its back to the wall and is battling to buck the trend of alternate fronts coming to power once in every five years. But Achuthanandan sounded confident of winning the Assembly elections for the second term during the campaign. And he may well have reasons to smile.

The edge that LDF seems to enjoy is because of the good work it has done in the field of electricity supply, drinking water, quality of education in government schools and medical facilities in government hospitals. While an overwhelming 83 per cent of voters are satisfied with the Achuthanandan government on the issue of electricity; drinking water (74 per cent satisfied), education in government schools (73 per cent satisfied), facilities in government hospitals (72 per cent satisfied) give the Front some breathing space vis a vis the UDF.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 by deivam P Mohanraj · 1