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Voting Behaviour in India after 2014

Desh Deepak Gautam, Anurag Ratan

Affiliations:

  1. Research Scholar of Political Science, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University, Ayodhya (U.P.) INDIA
  2. ofessor and Head of Political Science Department, Ganpat Sahai P.G. College, Sultanpur (U.P.) INDIA

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 India is largest democracy of the world and on the other hand America is oldest democracy of the world. According to Abraham Lincoln, “Democracy is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people”. Which means all power is in hand of people. The people will decide whose government will be formed. In democracy it is suppose that every decision will be taken by people, either it be direct or indirect. In democracy voting is a method to showing the opinion of people. There is indirect democracy in India, every citizen of India who completes the age of 18 years has right to vote. The election of parliament and legislative assembly takes place after every five year in India. By voting People of India select their representative to represent them in government. Voting behaviour is a study of voter’s behaviour in election, how they decide to vote? What were the issues for them? In this research paper there is a study of voting behaviour in India.

 

Keywords:
Democracy, Voting Behaviour, Election, Respondent, Determinant