We have not yet directly addressed the issue of political behaviour - in this case, how respondents actually voted on election day.
The mission started its activities with a small team, but by election day it had 70 observers present.
Finally, the results indicate that the election day period effect is not statistically significant in safe states, but is quite substantial in competitive states.
On election day, widespread attempts at rigging the election took place, and violence was exerted in several places by government cadres and the police.
What motivates citizens to vote or abstain from voting, and what motivates vote choice on election day?
Although public authorities could influence the fights on election day, their power was limited.
For another, the polls on election day were frequently places in which liquor was both freely available and consumed to excess.
The more one votes, the more one comes to regard going to the polls as 'what people like me do on election day'.
