CVoter


Centre for Voting Opinions and Trends in Election Research, or CVoter, is an Indian international polling agency headquartered in Delhi, India.

History

is the director and founding editor of CVoter.

Clients

CVoter India states that it has covered 15 union budgets, more than 100 state elections and more than 30 international events. Since 2000 it has worked with Times Now, ANN7, United Press International, Reuters, Bloomberg News, BBC News, Aaj Tak, ABP News, Zee News, Zee Business, the Development and Educational Communication Unit of the Indian Space Research Organisation, India TV, Lok Sabha TV, UTVi business news channel, Sahara Samay, Jain TV, Asianet, ETV, CNEB and other news and information providers. Studies have included market research, conflict resolution research, and opinion polls.

2022 State Elections

[2022 [Goa Legislative Assembly election|Goa]]

;Opinion polls
;Exit polls
Polling agencyLeadRemarks
Polling agencyNDAUPAAAPAITC+OthersLeadRemarks
ABP-CVoter13-1712-161-55-90-20-1Hung
Election results20122248Hung

[2022 [Manipur Legislative Assembly election|Manipur]]

;Opinion polls
Date PublishedPolling agencyLeadRemarks
Date PublishedPolling agencyINCBJPNPFOthersLeadRemarks
10 January 2022ABP News C-Voter22-2623-272-65-90-5Hung
11 December 2021ABP News C-Voter23-2729-332-60-22-10Hung
12 November 2021ABP News C-Voter20-2425-294-83-71-9Hung
8 October 2021ABP News C-Voter21-2526-304-81-51-9Hung
3 September 2021ABP News C-Voter18-2232-362-60-410-18BJP majority
10 March 2022Election results53251814NDA majority

;Exit polls
Polling agencyLeadRemarks
Polling agencyBJPINCNPPNPFOthersLeadRemarks
ABP News-CVoter23-2712-1610-143-72-67-15Hung
Election results325751121NDA majority

[2022 [Punjab Legislative Assembly election#Opinion polls|Punjab]]

;Opinion Polls
Date publishedPolling agencyLeadRemarks
Date publishedPolling agencyUPAAAPSAD+NDAOthersLeadRemarks
ABP News - C-Voter24-3055-6320-263-110-225-39Hung
ABP News - C-Voter37-4352-5817-231-30-19-21Hung
ABP News - C-Voter39-4550-5617-230-30-15-16Hung
ABP News - C-Voter42-5047-5316-240-10-10-11Hung
ABP News - C-Voter39-4749-5517-250-10-12-16Hung
ABP News - C-Voter38-4651-5716-240-10-15-19Hung
ABP News - C-Voter43-4951-5712-180-30-52-14Hung
10 March 2022Election results189242174AAP Majority

;Exit polls
Polling agencyLeadRemarks
Polling agencyUPAAAPSAD+NDAOthersLeadRemarks
ABP News - C Voter22-2851-6120-267-131-523-39Hung
Election results189242174AAP Majority

[2022 [Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Uttar Pradesh]]

;Opinion polls
Polling agencyNDALeadRemarks
Date PublishedPolling agencyNDASP+BSPUPAOthers-LeadRemarks
18 March 2021ABP-CVoter284-29454-6433-431-710-16220-240NDA majority-
3 September 2021ABP-CVoter259-267109-11712-163-76-10142-158NDA majority-
8 October 2021ABP-CVoter241-249130-13815-193-70-4103-119NDA majority-
13 November 2021ABP-CVoter213-221152-16016-206-10NA53-69NDA majority-
11 December 2021ABP-CVoter212-224151-16312-242-102-649-73NDA majority-
10 January 2022ABP-CVoter223-235145-1578-163-74-866-90NDA majority-
10 March 2022Election results273125122178NDA majority-

;Exit polls
NDALeadRemarks
NDASP+BSPUPAOthers-LeadRemarks
ABP News - CVoter228-244132-14813-214-8NA80-112NDA majority-
Election results273125122178NDA majority-

[2022 [Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|Uttarakhand]]

;Opinion polls
DatePolling agencyLeadRemarks
DatePolling agencyNDAUPAAAPOthersLeadRemarks
7 February 2022ABP News - C-Voter31-3730-362-40-10-7Hung
10 January 2022ABP News - C-Voter31-3730-362-40-10-7Hung
11 December 2021ABP News - C-Voter33-3929-351-30-10-10Hung
12 November 2021ABP News - C-Voter36-4030-340-20-12-10BJP majority
8 October 2021ABP News - C-Voter42-4621-250-40-217-25BJP majority
3 September 2021ABP News - C-Voter44-4819-230-40-221-29BJP majority
18 March 2021ABP News - C-Voter24-3032-382-80-92-14Hung
10 MarchElection results47190428NDA majority

;Exit polls
Polling agencyLeadRemarks
Polling agencyNDAUPAAAPOthersLeadRemarks
ABP News C-Voter26-3232-380-23-70-12Hung
Election results47190428NDA majority

2021 State Elections (West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam & Puducherry)

[2021 [Assam Legislative Assembly election|Assam]]

Election ResultsDate publishedElection ResultsLeadRef.
Election ResultsDate publishedElection ResultsNDAMahajotIndependentLeadRef.
Election Results2 May 2021Election Results7550125

[2021 [Kerala Legislative Assembly election|Kerala]]

Election ResultsDate publishedElection ResultsLeadRef.
Election ResultsDate publishedElection ResultsLDFUDFNDALeadRef.
Election Results2 May 2021Election Results9941058

Tamil Nadu

[2021 [West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal]]

Type of pollDate publishedPolling agencyLead
Type of pollDate publishedPolling agencyAITC+BJP+SMOthersLead
Opinion Poll24 March 2021Times Now C-Voter152-168104-12018-260-232-64
Opinion Poll15 March 2021ABP News - C Voter150-16698-11423-313-536-52
Opinion Poll8 March 2021Times Now - C Voter146-16299-11229-37031-63
Opinion Poll27 February 2021ABP News - C Voter148-16492-10831-391-540-72
Opinion Poll18 January 2021ABP News - CVoter15810230456
Exit poll29 April 2021ABP News - C-Voter152-164109-12114-25-31-55

Election ResultsDate publishedElection ResultsLead
Election ResultsDate publishedElection ResultsAITC+BJP+SMOthersLead
Election Results2 May 2021Election Results2157711138

2021 Desh Ka Mood by Team Cvoter & ABP News

ABP News-CVoter gauges the nation's sentiments with ‘Desh ka Mood’ Survey
58% of people favor NDA government, 28% favor UPA: ABP News’ Desh Ka Mood survey
Naveen country's best CM

2020 Trust on Media Institutions

CVoter carried out a survey Trust on Indian media institutions
Indian readers place higher credibility to newspapers, survey finds

2020 Bihar elections

Bihar Assembly polls: It had projected 104-128 seats for the NDA and 108-131 seats for the opposition grand alliance. NDA secured a total of 125 seats while MGB won 110 seats.

2021 State Elections (West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam)

May 2016 saw elections in Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. CVoter was the only one of five polling agencies to predict the Tamil Nadu outcome correctly.

2016 United States elections

The UPI/CVoter poll wrongly predicted a Hillary Clinton victory in the 2016 United States presidential election. When the results were declared Donald Trump won the election.
AgencyPredictionActual WinnerPrediction accuracy
UPI/CVoterHillary ClintonDonald Trump Wrong

2009 Indian general elections

The CVoter exit poll projections for India TV showed the UPA with 189–201 seats. It gives the Congress 149–155, the DMK between 9 and 13, the NCP 12–16 and the Trinamool between 12 and 16. The poll showed the BJP-led Front getting between 183 and 195 seats. It includes the BJP, the JD 17–21. In the end, in 2009 Indian general election, UPA got 262 and NDA 159.

2004 Indian general elections

The CVoter exit poll projections for Star News predicted NDA getting between 267–279 and Congress+Allies between 169 and 181. In the end, in 2004 Indian general election, Congress+Allies got 218 and NDA got 181.

Controversy

CVoter allegedly carried out tracking polls for Indian news networks Times Now, India Today & India TV. A television news channel claimed in a sting operation conducted by it that some of the agencies which conduct opinion polls before elections are willing to tweak their findings for money. It included global giants like Ipsos and CVoter. After the expose, India Today Group suspended its CVoter contract.