Candidate Caste Effects in Uttar Pradesh Elections

Bibliographic Data

ID6170933
AuthorsShikhar Singh (0000-0003-2213-6227, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume3
Issue2
Pages179-197
Publication date2015-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Indian Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2321-0230 • E-ISSN: 2321-7472
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/2321023015601741
OpenAlexW2281289013
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited19

This article assesses the impact of a candidate’s caste on the probability of voting for a party. Candidate caste effects may be pronounced in multiethnic societies and patronage democracies. This is demonstrated for four political parties in Uttar Pradesh (India) across three state elections. Using data from fieldwork, a logistic regression is employed to test two hypotheses—voters are more likely to vote for a party if it fields a candidate from their caste; and less likely to vote for that party if other parties field co-caste candidates from that constituency. Results show that hypothesized effects are statistically significant across parties and elections. Citing corroborative evidence, it is suggested that caste parties employ candidate-centric strategies in some constituencies to widen their social base

Caste · Development economics · Economics · Political science · Politics · Socioeconomics · Sociology · State (computer science · Uttar pradesh · Voting · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Social and Economic Development in India · South Asian Studies and Conflicts

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