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Political Participation Among Scheduled Castes: A Study on West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh

Author(s) Kondapalli Srinivasu, Peteti Premanandam
Country India
Abstract Political Participation Among Scheduled Castes:
A Study on West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors”.
―Plato
“Plato had no perception of the uniqueness of every individual, of his incommensurability with others, of each individual as forming a class of his own. He had no recognition of the infinite diversity of active tendencies, and the combination of tendencies of which an individual is capable.”
― Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Annihilation of Caste

KONDAPALLI SRINIVASU, M.A.
Research Scholar
Department of Political Science and
Public Administration
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
PETETI PREMANANDAM
M.A., B.L., B.Lisc., PGDSM., Ph.D.
Professor and Head of the Department
Department of Political Science and
Public Administration
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
ABSTRACT
India's democracy is the largest among countries in the world. The National Election Commission Report of India listed 900 million eligible voters, 468 million male and 432 million female. These Indian voters were spread over 29 states. A notable element of the 2019, 17th Lok Sabha Election was the participation of 15 million first-time voters aged 18–19. Only 14.39 percent of the 2019 Parliament was female, with 78 MPs. In comparison, 85.61 percent of the group was male (464). General Elections 2019, the National Election Planner, reports 3,66,61,315 Andhra Pradesh voters. According to NEP data, AP has 18,123,437 men, 18,474,714 women, and 3,745 others as voters. The Electoral Roll 2019 contains 56,908 services and 2,511 abroad Indian electors. Female voters grew by 3,51,277, or 1.93 percent. Andhra Pradesh has 539,804 18–19-year-old voters. Political engagement and understanding are essential to any political system. These tools make voters efficient and link them to politics. The International Encyclopaedia of Social Sciences defines political involvement as the main way a democracy grants or revokes consent and holds power accountable to the people. It includes voting, acquiring information, discussing and persuading, attending meetings, donating, and communicating with representatives. Democracy and political participation are linked. Participation lets citizens express their interests. It fosters national stability and organization. It maximizes benefits for most people. Scholars define political participation differently depending on how they understand the different sorts of political activity. Growth generally requires involvement. The UNDP's "Human Development Report 1993" lists four interconnected forms of involvement: family, economic, socio-cultural, and political.
Keywords Key Words: democracy; Parliament; engagement; political system; involvement; accountable; acquiring; persuading; representatives; participation; stability; involvement.
Field Sociology > Politics
Published In Volume 6, Issue 5, September-October 2024
Published On 2024-10-08
Cite This Political Participation Among Scheduled Castes: A Study on West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh - Kondapalli Srinivasu, Peteti Premanandam - IJFMR Volume 6, Issue 5, September-October 2024. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i05.28558
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i05.28558
Short DOI https://doi.org/g7942s

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