International Journal of Political Science and Development
 

International Journal of Political Science and Development

Vol. 5(1), pp. 22–25, January, 2017. 

DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2016.064

ISSN: 2360-784X

Research Paper

Women participation in Panchayati Raj elections of 2011 in J&K: A case study of Block Nagam

Yasmeena Ara*

PhD scholar, Centre of Central Asian studies, University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir.

Accepted 18 January 2017

In India, the local self-governance institutions have been existing since long. In ancient times, women have been fully indulging in its works. Then in medieval times, it did not remain the same. Women were not given any reservation in these institutions. It was only by 73rd amendment Act that the women were given 33% of reservation. Panchayati raj takes democracy to the grass root level where most of the marginalised sections of the society reside. This paper tries to examine the participation of women in Panchayati raj institutions of J&K selecting Nagam block as a study area.

Keywords: Democracy, Women, Panchayati raj, Grass root level, Rights.

 

Cite This Article As: Ara Y(2017). Women participation in Panchayati Raj elections of 2011 in J&K: A case study of Block Nagam. Inter. J. Polit. Sci. Develop. 5(1): 22-25

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