Political Science, asked by kkulwindersingh80602, 6 months ago

define voting behaviour and determinant of voting behaviour in india

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Answered by raotd

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The study of determinants of electoral behaviour constitutes a very significant area of empirical investigation. Man is a rational creature in the philosophical sense of term; he is not so rational in the realms of his economic or political behaviour. An empirical study of the determinants of electoral behaviour displays the astounding fact that the behaviour of man is influenced by several irrational factors and pressure groups in invoking religious and communal factors, influence of money or charismatic personality of a leader and host of other irrational forces have their definite influence on the minds of the voters. The main purpose of the present study is to focus attention on voting behaviour in India and to highlight the factors that determine the voting behaviour in India.

Answered by ravilaccs

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Voting behaviour, also known as electoral behaviour, involves understanding the factors and reasons which influence voting patterns.

To interpret voting behavior both political science and psychology expertise were necessary and therefore the field of political psychology emerged including electoral psychology.

The study of voting behaviour is significant for the following reasons:

It helps in comprehending the process of political socialisation
It helps in examining the internalisation of democracy as a value among the elites as well as masses.
It emphasises the real impact of the revolutionary ballot box
It enables to throw light as to how far the electoral politics continue or break with the past
It helps to measure whether it is modern or primordial in the context of political development

Determinants of Voting Behaviour in India

Indian society is highly diversified in nature and composition. Hence, voting behaviour in India is determined or influenced by multiple factors. Broadly speaking, these factors can be divided into two categories: socio-economic factors and political factors

They are explained in detail below:

Caste: Caste is an important factor influencing the behaviour of voters. Politicisation of caste and casteism in politics have been a feature of Indian politics. While formulating their election strategies political parties account the factor of caste.
Large and important castes in a constituency tend to back either a respected member of their case or a political party with whom their caste identifies. However, local factions and local-state factional alignments that involve inter-caste coalition, are also important factors in influencing voting behavior.
Religion: Religion is another significant factor which influences electoral behaviour. Political parties indulge in communal propaganda and exploit the religious sentiments of the voters. The existence of various communal parties has further added to the politicization of religion. Despite India being a secular nation, no political party ignores the influence of religion in electoral politics.
Language: Linguistic considerations of the people influence their voting behaviour. During elections, the political parties arouse the linguistic feelings of the people and try to influence their decision-making. The reorganisation of states (in 1956 and later) on language basis clearly reflects the significance of language factor in India politics.

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