According to a survey on the future of world order conducted by Ipsos, around 30 percent of respondents in India strongly agreed with the statement that India should consider reducing the powers of elected officials so that the citizens could have a more direct say in how the country is governed, due to the digital revolution making direct democracy possible. This was higher than the total average of all the countries surveyed, which was at 54 percent.
Opinion whether the powers of elected officials in India should be reduced to allow for direct democracy through digital technology as of 2019
survey sample were more urban and educated, and with higher incomes than the national average
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
Survey question:
"To what extent do you agree or disagree about the following statement? Given that digital technology allows for direct democracy, my country should consider reducing the powers of elected officials so I can have a more direct say in how my country is governed."
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Ipsos. (November 25, 2019). Opinion whether the powers of elected officials in India should be reduced to allow for direct democracy through digital technology as of 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092631/india-views-on-reducing-power-of-elected-officials-to-allow-for-direct-democracy-through-digital-technology/
Ipsos. "Opinion whether the powers of elected officials in India should be reduced to allow for direct democracy through digital technology as of 2019." Chart. November 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092631/india-views-on-reducing-power-of-elected-officials-to-allow-for-direct-democracy-through-digital-technology/
Ipsos. (2019). Opinion whether the powers of elected officials in India should be reduced to allow for direct democracy through digital technology as of 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092631/india-views-on-reducing-power-of-elected-officials-to-allow-for-direct-democracy-through-digital-technology/
Ipsos. "Opinion Whether The Powers of Elected Officials in India Should Be Reduced to Allow for Direct Democracy through Digital Technology as of 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092631/india-views-on-reducing-power-of-elected-officials-to-allow-for-direct-democracy-through-digital-technology/
Ipsos, Opinion whether the powers of elected officials in India should be reduced to allow for direct democracy through digital technology as of 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092631/india-views-on-reducing-power-of-elected-officials-to-allow-for-direct-democracy-through-digital-technology/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Opinion whether the powers of elected officials in India should be reduced to allow for direct democracy through digital technology as of 2019 [Graph], Ipsos, November 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092631/india-views-on-reducing-power-of-elected-officials-to-allow-for-direct-democracy-through-digital-technology/
