Explained: What Post-Poll Survey By Lokniti-CSDS Tells Us About Recent Assembly Elections In Assam, Kerala by Swarajya Staff - May 12, 2021 12:30 AM Himanta Biswa Sarma and Pinarayi Vijayan Snapshot The survey concluded that the local issues were of paramount importance for the voters in the Assembly elections. A special post-poll survey conducted by the Lokniti-CSDS for The Hindu shines light on the electoral trends in the states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The survey concluded that the local issues were of paramount importance for the voters in the Assembly elections. âEach of the surveyed States had specific local variables that swayed and determined the choices of the respondents. Clearly, the voters were determining their electoral choice for State and national elections distinctly,â