Participation of Youth in Urban Local Body Elections in India

Mithun Azad

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.4662

Participation of Youth in Urban Local Body Elections in India

Author(s)	Mithun Azad
Country	India
Abstract	The progress and development of the nation lies in the hands of young generation. The youth populace are the pillars of the society. India is a young nation as it comprises of greater number of youth populace. The political system of the country determine the growth and development of nation. The youth populace has significant features such as powerful decision making skill, innovative thinking, highly knowledgeable and educated. These dominant features will make them to shine in the political activities. The urban governance acts as an intermediary among the people and government. This study investigates the significance of youth populace in the urban local body elections in India. The research design is exploratory and descriptive in nature. The research performs a quantitative analysis using the SPSS version 23 software package, through survey assessment from youth respondents in Kochi, India. A structured questionnaire survey method is used to gather the data from the youth populace in Kochi. The main idea behind the survey method is to collect the data relating to the perception of youth populace regarding urban local body elections and their engagement in the political activities. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and ANOVA test are performed in the research. The outcomes of the study revealed that the youth populace are aware about the significance of urban local body elections. Furthermore, the study recommends that the challenges faced by the youth populace in the political system are to be eradicated and the opportunities should be provided to them in future elections.
Keywords	Participation, Youth, Urban Local Body Elections, Decentralization, Deconvolution
Field	Sociology > Administration / Law / Management
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023
Published On	2023-07-26
Cite This	Participation of Youth in Urban Local Body Elections in India - Mithun Azad - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.4662
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.4662
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gsjjrb

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