Assembly Elections 2023 Exit Poll Live

 Assembly Elections 2023 Exit Poll Live Updates:  

The exit polls results for all the five states — Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram — have been declared by several media outlets. The India Today-Axis My India exit poll and  Jan Ki Baat exit poll has predicted a neck-and-neck fight between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.

The voting in these states states were held between November 7 and November 30. The results for the five assembly elections will be declared on Sunday, December 3. 


What is an exit poll?

A survey agency tries to gauge the likely result of an election through an exit poll. Voters are asked, after they exit the polling station who they voted for, hence this is called an ‘exit poll’.

Exit poll is a survey that is conducted immediately after people have voted their respective candidates. The exit polls are likely to give indications of the assembly outcomes, a crucial indicator of India's mood for the upcoming general assembly elections in 2024.

How accurate is an exit poll?

There have been several instances in the past of exit polls going wrong. This is because people could name a candidate other than the one they actually voted for. 

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Three of the five states are witnessing a tough battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. While in Telangana, the two political parties are in three-cornered fight with the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS. In Mizoram, the Mizo National Front (MNF) is among the key political parties in the state.

Other political parties such as Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) are also contesting the polls across these states.