• POLITICAL PARTY, ELECTION, AND GENDER REPRESENTATION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF WOMEN’S PERFORMANCE IN 2019 ELECTIONS IN INDIA AND NIGERIA

  • Hello participants,

    This questionnaire aims to gather your views as a public member, political party stakeholder, party member, or candidate (whether elected or unelected) in this country and state.

    My research title is: Political Party, Election, and Gender Representation: A Comparative Study of Women’s Performance in 2019 Elections in India and Nigeria.

    In this exercise, we will get an interpreter where necessary. Below are questionnaires for you to answer as honestly as possible.

    I am also interested in hearing about your country's experiences, problems, or issues related to the 2019 general elections. Additionally, we aim to understand how the nomination and election of women to political parties, leadership positions, including grand members, are patterned or conducted alongside their male counterparts to ensure transparency.

    Ethical Assurance to Selected Participants

    This is purely academic research to assess the degree to which political parties have demonstrated a commitment to (or deter) women's and men's representation in elections.

    Due to the nature of the political research, your anonymity, as insisted upon, will be maintained. Therefore, the survey questionnaire will be conducted on a specialist website, as suggested during our initial telephone discussion, to facilitate a quick response.

    Secondly, where applicable, a face-to-face focused group interview and a one-to-one telephone discussion will be conducted to ensure that all responses are adequately captured while maintaining complete anonymity. The same questions will be sent out for both countries in the following format for 50 respondents. 20 across political party members and electoral management bodies stakeholders, 10 for members of the public, 15 for female politicians and elected candidates, and 5 for male elected candidates in India and Nigeria.

    The result of this academic work will undoubtedly be shared with government parastatals, helping them to develop and improve their electoral laws and policies, thereby increasing female representation.

    In the long run, this goal will enhance a legitimate government free from ineptitude, engendering a balance between the two genders in the electoral process. We will send you all feedback from the field results if you wish.

    The closing date for this survey is February 25, 2026.

    Sincerely yours,

    Researcher

  • Profile of Participant

    Please tick or write below as appropriate

  • 2. Country*
  • 3. Are you a Party-Member*
  • 9. Party Position*

  • Structural interview for 5 target groups:

    A - Public Member
    B- Men and Women Candidates
    C-Political Party
    D- Politicians and Elected Candidates

    Please go to the section applicable to you and answer the questions. Thank you

  • A) Interview Questionnaire for Public Members in India and Nigeria

    Kindly tick the correct options as appropriate

  • 1.   Women's Political Participation in the 2019 General Election in Nigeria. (Rate your answer: 10 is the highest, and one is the lowest.)
  • 2.  Would you describe the 2019 elections as free and fair in terms of women's participation in the political process?
  • 3.  Did you vote in your country in the 2019 General Election?
  • 4. Were individuals allowed to vote for candidates of their choice?
  • 5. At the 2019 general elections, did you see Women and Men coming out to vote?
  • 6. Is voting more prevalent among women than men?
  • 7. During the 2019 general election, did the representation of men and women improve in numbers in Nigeria or India?
  • 8. Do you recall which of the two genders typically holds the majority of elected candidates?
  • 14. Will you support the women's revolution against this cause of under-representation in politics?

  • B)  Interview Questionnaire for Women and Men Candidates (those that didn't win elections) in India and Nigeria

    Kindly tick the correct options as appropriate 
  • 1. Are you familiar with the electoral regulations and practices in your country or state?
  • 2. Are you familiar with the principle of gender neutrality in electoral regulations and its implications for both men and women?
  • 3. Do you know if this rule has been implemented by INEC or political parties in your country?
  • 8. On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate the representation of women as elected candidates during the 2019 election?

  • C)  Interview Questionnaire for  Political Party Members FGD

    Please indicate correctly as appropriate 
  • 5. Is there any incentive to encourage women to participate?
  • 6. Are changes underway in your political party to increase female representation in your country?
  • 7. Do you think your country's current electoral system or climate is conducive to increasing female representation in politics?
  • 8. Do you think your country's ruling government has sufficient interest in achieving equal gender representation?
  • 9. How would you rate the level of gender representation among the ruling political parties in your country?  On a scale of 1-10
  • 10. Do you think your country's current electoral system promotes gender equality in politics?
  • 12. Do you think the current electoral system or process is fair and transparent in terms of representation for women?
  • 13. Do you think that the current representation of women compared to men in the ruling political party is satisfactory?

  • D) Questions for women and men politicians and elected officials 

    Kindly answer correctly as appropriate
  • 1. Are women very few or blocked and  marginalised in 2019 election
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