VOTING BEHAVIOUR IN INDIA
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This document discusses voting behavior and its determinants. It defines voting behavior as the study of factors that influence how and why voters vote in elections. Some key determinants of voting behavior mentioned include education, political consciousness, caste, religion, economic conditions, party loyalty, issues, and leadership personalities. The conclusion states that in India, voting is influenced by many intersecting factors, which may differ by region and time period.
VOTING BEHAVIOUR IN INDIA
- 1. Voting Behavior Presented By: Darain Anamul Haque SVKM’s SPTM , Shirpur
- 2. INTRODUCTION Political participation Highly specialized sub-field Analysis of voting patterns why people vote ? Whom to Vote ? How to decide ? Sociologists- socio-economic view, Observing the correlations between class, occupation, ethnicity, sex, age and vote; Political factors such as issues, political programs, electoral campaigns, and the popularity of party leaders on voting behavior.
- 3. DEFINITION OF VOTING BEHAVIOUR Influencing and inspiring factors. The study of the factors or situations which leads for voters to vote “ Voting Behavior is a field of study concern with the ways in which people tend to vote in public election and the reasons why they vote as they do.”
- 4. DETERMINANTS OF VOTING Education Political Consciousness Casteism Economic Condition Religion Lingual Controversies Regionalism Ideological Commitment Election Manifestoes of Political Parties Party Loyalty Gender Influence of Money Performance of the Government Personal Contacts Immediate Issues Charismatic Personalities Populist Slogans Class Interests
- 5. Conclusion Voting Behavior of voters in India is not influenced by any one particular factors, but by many factors. Different factors are predominant in different regions at different times. In India, there is no need of being influenced by negative factors like contemporary issues, programs and policies of the political parties and the working of the government.