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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791197903321

Titolo

Indian youth and electoral politics : an emerging engagement / / edited by Sanjay Kumar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi, India : , : Sage Publications, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

81-321-1819-7

81-321-1883-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Disciplina

320.408350954

Soggetti

Youth - Political activity - India

Elections - India

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Indian Youth and Electoral Politics studies the significant relationship between Indian youth and electoral politics in the country. The book answers many pertinent questions: Does a young candidate matter to the young voters? Do youth vote more enthusiastically if there are young candidates contesting elections? Contrary to popular notions, there is an increased interest in electoral politics amongst the Indian youth. But when it comes to voting, there is a lower participation.The book looks at the level of awareness of the youth about political issues and analyzes youth interest