Representation of Minorities in Panchayati Raj Institutions in Rural Tamil Nadu

The Influence of Caste, Class, Religion and Gender

Bibliographic Data

ID10560638
AuthorsC Sathish (0000-0002-7611-4202, Andaman Law College, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India., corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume68
Issue3
Pages357-378
Publication date2019-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociological Bulletin (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0229 • E-ISSN: 2457-0257
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0038022919876417
OpenAlexW2993621865
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

The religious minorities are underrepresented in governance at national, provincial and local political sphere in India. The inadequate representation of religious minorities in political sphere has perpetuated their minority status as socially marginalised, economically excluded and sub-ordinate social group in Indian society. Despite the fact, that neither the Constitution (73rd Amendment Act), 1992 nor the Tamil Nadu Panchayati Raj Act 1994 have provided reservation for representation of minority in rural self-governance, this paper examines the social factors that influence the election of religious minorities in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) through the Elite and Pluralistic theory of power structure. The quantitative and qualitative data collected in three districts of Tamil Nadu unfolds the influence of caste, class, religion and gender in the election of religious minorities to PRIs

Caste · Constitution · Constitution of India · Economic growth · Economics · Elite · Panchayati raj · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Tamil · Gender Studies · Law · Public Administration · Social and Economic Development in India · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

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