Election Studies in India

Kondo Norio

No 98, IDE Discussion Papers from Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)

Abstract: The election system is the pillar of Indian democracy. The system consists of various levels of elections to the Lok Sabha (the House of Representatives of the Union), State Legislative Assemblies, and Panchayati Raj Institutions (local self-governing bodies under State Governments). This article includes a review of studies related to the elections of Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies conducted up to the present time. Studies are divided into those based on aggregate data and those based on survey data of the individual electorate. This division has the advantage of providing data that may be used in different analytical areas. Voter turnout and votes polled by party are the two main variables to be explained. This review article thus shows what has been explained in voting behaviour in India up to the present time.

Keywords: India; Election; Review; Statistical analysis; Lok Sabha; State Legislative Assembly; Parliaments; インド; 選挙; レビュー; 統計的分析; インド下院; 州議会; 議会 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-03-01
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