New Delhi: The Assembly elections 2022 in five states will commence today, after the seventh and final phase of voting in Uttar Pradesh on Monday.
As the election results for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa, and Manipur will be declared on March 10, all eyes are turned on the exit polls now to get a hold on public mood in these states.
Here, we’ve brought to you everything you need to know regarding the exit polls, to get a probable idea of how things might turn out on the D-day.
What are Exit Polls?
Multiple media organizations produce predictions about the election results through various sampling methods, to be released before the Election Commission announces the actual results post poll counting.
These predictions in general are based on questions asked to a random set of individuals, physically or virtually, such as ‘which party have they voted and why’.
After collecting numerous samples, the organizations decode these responses to get a hold of the political mood of the public.
EC’s guidelines for Exit Polls 2022
Sharing of the exit polls by any print or electronic media between February 10 to March 7, through any mode or platform is prohibited.
“No person shall conduct any exit poll and publish or publicize the results of any exit poll by means of print or any other manner”, the poll body stated in its order.
When and watch Exit Polls 2022
As per the ECI’s direction, the exit polls will be released only after 6.30pm today. Multiple media organizations will be releasing their exit polls on Monday.
Newsroom Post will be covering all the latest developments regarding the Assembly elections in all five states, including the Exit Polls 2022, in English as well as in Hindi. You can tune in to the fresh exit poll predictions online through the below given direct links.
You can also check the exit polls online through your smartphones, on the video-sharing app YouTube, live streaming through channels such as Times Now, India Today, Aaj Tak, Zee News, TV9 Bharatvarsh, ABP Network, and more.
