Discussion on the exit poll has intensified since the end of Delhi Assembly Elections 2025. According to the exit poll, this time the Bharatiya Janata Party government is being formed in Delhi. But do you know what the exit poll is and when it started. Today we will tell you about it.
Exit poll
Now the question is what is an exit poll? Explain that the exit poll is a survey, which is released on the day of polling. During this survey, the voters who voted are asked who they have voted. In this way, companies try to know whose government is being formed by analyzing the data. This is called exit poll.
The first exit poll started in this country?
Today, apart from India, there are many countries where exit polls are shown before and after elections. But do you know which country was first shown exit poll. Let me tell you that the first exit poll was conducted in the US in 1936, at that time George Gallop and Claud Robinson surveyed in New York.
According to media reports, the voters coming out of polling stations at that time were asked which candidate they have voted for the presidency. In this exit poll, Franklin de Roosevelt was estimated to win, which proved to be true in the election results. After this, the trend of exit poll spread rapidly worldwide. According to the information, after this, the first exit polls were held in Britain in 1937 and France in 1938.
First exit poll in India
Now the question is when the first exit poll came in India. Let us know that for the first time in the second general election in India, an exit poll was conducted. At that time, this poll was conducted by the Indian Institute of Public Opinion. However, it was not called exit poll in the whole manner. After this, in 1980, Dr. Pranay Roy conducted the first exit poll. At the same time, the exit poll was discussed rapidly in the 1996 Lok Sabha elections. Because exit polls were shown on time Doordarshan.
Let us know that this was the first time in the history of India that when the results of exit polls were shown on TV. This survey was conducted by the Center for the Study of Development Society. In that election, the exit poll estimated the fragmented mandate. Please tell that this was the same later. The BJP had emerged as the largest party, but was left away from the majority. Atal Bihari Vajpayee became Prime Minister, but had to resign in 13 days due to lack of majority.
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