Volume-X, Issue-IV, July 2024 |
Electoral Violence in India- Some Truths Bratati Ghosal, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Rabindra Mahavidyalaya, Champadanga, Hooghly, West Bengal, India |
Received: 19.06.2024 | Accepted: 27.06.2024 | Published Online: 31.07.2024 | Page No: 106-120 | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.10.issue.04W.012 | |||||||
ABSTRACT | ||
Nowadays, electoral violence has become a significant concern for Indian political leaders. Its sporadic outbursts on the eve of elections have devastating effects on the landscape of Indian politics. As violent eruptions engulf, the democratic order and the power that justifies democratic governance is severely distorted. The range of actions that connect people with their rulers is threatened. Unleashed force and unbridled violence control every situational outcome, undermining the reality of democratic power. In this context, it is important for Indian leaders to address the subversive outcomes of electoral violence, which damages the flame of the largest democracy in the world. This paper aims to reveal the root causes of electoral violence and its connection with the poor governance of the country. To protect the democratic environment from the massive destruction caused by electoral violence, several solutions are suggested. Content analysis methods are used for this purpose. The main findings of this article are that electoral violence is an outcome of poor governance, and the rulers of Indian democracy also bear some responsibility as they have not effectively utilized federal mechanisms, which could have potential in resolving this issue. The vulnerability of inter-sectoral activities also has cross-cutting effects on electoral violence that may produce positive results in addressing it. Keywords: Electoral violence, Indian democracy, violent eruption, disruption, poor governance. |