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Women's political reservation matters, so does their vote

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September 27, 2023

Women's political reservation matters, so does their vote

Source: Hindustan Times

Indian women today are voting in numbers equal to or higher than men in most elections. Their primary reason for voting enthusiastically is to exercise their constitutional right to be counted as citizens. During my research, ongoing since 2019, among women voters in Haryana, I often heard my interlocutors say that they voted because it is their adhikaar (right). Yet they lamented that there was no jagah (place) for women in the political arena.

Click here to read the full article published by the Hindustan Times on 22 September 2023.

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Lipika Kamra

Indian women today are voting in numbers equal to or higher than men in most elections. Their primary reason for voting enthusiastically is to exercise their constitutional right to be counted as citizens. During my research, ongoing since 2019, among women voters in Haryana, I often heard my interlocutors say that they voted because it is their adhikaar (right). Yet they lamented that there was no jagah (place) for women in the political arena.

Click here to read the full article published by the Hindustan Times on 22 September 2023.

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Author
Lipika Kamra

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