Indian Youth and Electoral Politics An Emerging Engagement

Includes bibliographical references and index

<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="font-size: 9pt;">Indian Youth and Electoral Politics </strong><span style="font-size: 9pt;">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.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">The book looks at the level of awareness of the youth about political issues and analyzes youth interest and participation in electoral politics. It also points out that a large percentage of Indian youth would be willing to take up politics as their career choice. However there are differences in level of youth interest and electoral participation along gender, locality, and various such social variables.</span></div>