Sreekumar, S.S. <br/><br/>
Implementation of systematic voter's education and electoral participation (SVEEP) programme during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections: a study in the context of Andaman & Nicobar Islands  

 - Social Science in Perspective  
 - 11(3 & 4), Jul-Dec, 2019: p. 418-441 
<br/><br/> The Election Commission of India initiated a programme “Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP)’. The activities of the SVEEP began during the General Elections, 2014. Focusing the relevance of voter education in a developing country like India, the present study attempts to examine the SVEEP activities undertaken in the Island territory prior to the recent Lok Sabha Election and studies the extent to which the fruits of voter education reached to the marginalized groups, especially women. The study was conducted in the context of Andaman and Nicobar Island. Focusing on electoral participation, the author examines the way in which marginalized classes have been brought to the mainstream for political participation. The paper also brings out the challenges for political participation of the marginalized group and gives suggestions. - Reproduced