The results of exit poll undertaken by AC Neilson for Indiavision, has achieved 98.98% accuracy. The exit poll predicted 99 seats for left democratic front. It had predicted that the united democratic front would get 40 seats in the just concluded election to the kerala assembly.
The final outcome of the election has matched the exit poll projections by a negligible deviation of one seat less for the left democratic front. LDF had conquered 98 seats that makes the figure at 98.98%.
The UDF had bagged 42 seats, two seats more than what the exit poll projected. The survey suggested one seat for other parties that did not materialize.
The exit poll was conducted on all the three dates of polling till the designated time. The results in an interim and a final report were announced at 5 PM and at 6 PM on all the three days.
The first phase result is as follows.
First stage 59 constituencies went to polls.
Exit poll Projection LDF 39 UDF 19 Others 1
Actual LDF 37 UDF 22 Others 0
Second stage 66 constituencies
Exit poll Projection LDF 48 UDF 18
Actual UDF 49 UDF 17
Third stage 15 constituencies
Exit poll Projection LDF 12 UDF 3
Actual LDF 12 UDF 3
Amid hue and cry by the leaders of the UDF that Indiavision had been playing tunes for the LDF, the professional approach by AC Neilson and Indiavision has proved the method was really accurate.