New Delhi, May 14: The top priority of the voter is jobs followed by better health care. The next on the list of priorities is drinking water.As per All India Survey 2018, conducted by the Association for Democratic Reforms Better Employment Opportunities (46.80 per cent), Better Health Care (34.60 per cent) and Drinking Water (30.50 per cent) are the top three voters priorities at the all India level, followed by Better Roads (28.34 per cent) and Better Public Transport (27.35 per cent) at the fourth and the fifth place, respectively.It is important to note that agricultural related governance issues featured predominantly in the all India top 10 voters priorities e.g. Availability of Water for Agriculture (26.40 per cent) that was ranked sixth, Agriculture Loan Availability (25.62 per cent) that was ranked seventh, Higher Price Realization for Farm Products (25.41 per cent) that was ranked eighth, and Agriculture Subsidy for Seeds/Fertilsers (25.06 per cent) that was ranked ninth.The other top two voters priorities, Better Healthcare (2.35) and Drinking Water (2.52) were also rated as below average. Better Healthcare was ranked seventh and Drinking Water was ranked third.7th Phase LS polls: 170 with pending criminal cases, 278 crorepatis in frayIt is a matter of serious concern that for none of the 31 listed voters priorities, the performance of the government was rated as average or above average.The worst performance of the government, as rated by the voters, was on the issues of Encroachment of Public Lands, Lakes etc., Terrorism, Training for Jobs, Strong Defence/Military, Eradication of Corruption, Lower Food Prices for Consumers and Mining/Quarrying.The comparative analysis between All India Mid-Term Survey 2017 and All India Survey 2018 reveals that the top two voters priorities (Better Employment Opportunities and Better Hospitals/Primary Healthcare Centres) have continued to remain at the top.The significance of Better Employment Opportunities as voters highest priority has increased by 56.67 per cent from 30 per cent in 2017 to 47 per cent in 2018. At the same time, the performance of the government on this issue declined from 3.17 to 2.15 on a scale of 5.The significance of Better Hospitals/Primary Healthcare Centres as voters second highest priority has increased by 40 per cent from 25 per cent in 2017 to 35 per cent in 2018. At the same time, the performance of the government on this issue declined from 3.36 to 2.35.The significance of Drinking Water as voters priority has increased by 150 per cent from 12 per cent in 2017 to 30 per cent in 2018. At the same time, the performance of the government on this issue declined from 2.79 to 2.52.The significance of Better Roads as voters priority has increased by 100 per cent from 14 per cent in 2017 to 28 per cent in 2018. At the same time, the performance of the government on this issue declined from 3.1 to 2.41.Amongst the 32 states and UTs that were surveyed, in 29 of them, voters have given below average ratings to the government for its performance on all top 3 voters priorities at the state level. This is with the exception of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Puducherry.Out of all the 8 Empowered Action Group (EAG) states, which are considered as most socio-economically backward, in 7 states (Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh) Better Employment Opportunities is the foremost voters priority.1,500 with criminal background, 2,297 crorepatis, 716 women contested LS polls 2019Drinking Water is the topmost voters priority in 3 States/UTs like Odisha, Karnataka and Daman and Diu.Voting behaviour:As per All India Survey 2018, 75.11 per cent voters disclosed that CM candidate was the most important reason behind voting for a particular candidate, followed by candidates party (71.32 per cent) and the candidate (68.03 per cent) himself/herself.It is distressing to see that for 41.34 per cent voters, distribution of cash, liquor, gifts etc. was an important factor behind voting a particular candidate in an election.In relation to voting candidates with criminal antecedents, maximum number of voters (36.67 per cent) felt that people vote for such candidates because they are unaware of his/her criminal records. 35.89 per cent voters are also willing to vote for a candidate with criminal records if the candidate has done good work in the past.Although, 97.86 per cent voters felt that candidates with criminal background should not be in Parliament or State Assembly, only 35.20 per cent voters knew that they could get information on criminal records of the candidates.w