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On the rise: women voters in India
Author(s) -
Roy Prannoy,
Sopariwala Dorab R.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
significance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1740-9713
pISSN - 1740-9705
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2019.01271.x
Subject(s) - parliament , lower house , democracy , political science , political economy , law , sociology , politics
Women voters have shown increased participation and influence in India's elections since the first Lok Sabha – the lower house of parliament – was elected in the 1950s. Journalist Prannoy Roy and pollster Dorab R. Sopariwala explain the changes and the effects they are having on the country's democracy