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Discuss modes of political participation and voting behaviour in India.

  • UPSC 2005
  • Politics and Society

Political participation is the range of activities through which citizens influence who governs and how. Voting behaviour is the pattern of electoral choice and the social, psychological and rational factors behind it. In India, a society divided by caste, religion and region, both show how a hierarchical society has adapted to universal franchise.

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  • Modes of participation in India
  • Theories of voting behaviour
  • Determinants of voting behaviour in India
  • The democratic upsurge
  • Conclusion

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