Voters Expectation and Reasoning of Participation in Electoral Process

Contents:- Part-I EXPECTATIONS ELECTORATE 1. Expectations of Electorate Introduction Voters Awarness Statement of the Problem Methodology Analysis and Findings (a) What is the ideal government for the people? (b) Who is an ideal chief minister? (c) What should be the relationship between the ruling party and the oppostion? (d) What kind of bureaucrats do people want? (e) What services do the people want from the state? (f) Priority accorded to Issues by Gender, Location and Community (g) Major Observations Annexures I. People's Manifesto: Trichy II. People's Manifesto: Greater Chenni III. Children's Manifesto: Coimbatore IV. DMK Election Manifesto V. AIADMK Election Manifesto VI. Tamil Nadu Assembly Results Part-II VOTERS' REASONING OF POLITICAL PARTICIPATION Introduction Statement of the Problem Studies at a Glance Theoretical Framework Measures of Political Participation Methodology Results and Discussions Democratic Commitment Participation Cognitive Orientation to the People Political Socialization Affective Orientation