Electoral Participation and Political Choice Among Muslims

Mohd. Sanjeer Alam

Studies in Indian Politics, 2023, vol. 11, issue 2, 289-303

Abstract: Muslims are the largest minority group in India. As a minority group, their electoral participation and expression has drawn wide religious attention of scholars. However, much of the discussion around Muslims’ electoral participation and political preference is either based on speculations or on sketchy field studies. This article, drawing upon large scale representative surveys, analyses Muslims’ electoral participation and choices since 1990s. It argues that inferences about the community’s electoral behaviour at the national level are misleading. Its electoral behaviour can better be understood by locating them in politically differentiated contexts.

Keywords: Community development; empowerment & participation; Indian democracy; policy; political & practice contexts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/23210230231203796

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