Political Participation of Tribals

Tribals in India reside in rural and far flung remote areas of India, where road connectivity, electricity, education, proper health care, and God governance are missing; they have remained mostly unaffected by the development process of the country even so many years after Independence. Many efforts have been made to integrate them into the mainstream of socio-economic-political process of the country. As an integral part of the country's political system, they take part in the elections to different bodies which function at the village, Zilla, Municipality, state and central levels and become associated in the decision-making process. The knowledge and perception of the tribals of political process affect their effective political involvement. This volume deals with political participation of tribal people at the grassroots level and is relevant in understanding different aspects of their involvement in the political process of the country. It may be of interest to persons engaged in the study of political participation in general and that of the tribal people in particular.