grass root level in India as the voters and contestants. It focuses on the participation of women in the working of these …, examines the extent of participation of women in various elections held to the parliament, state legislatures and as well as … institutions. It also examines the various emerging trends in respect of the participation of women in the electoral politics as …

The plight of women in rural India in socioeconomic and political spheres is more depressed than that of their urban … counterparts. Although these women have been contributing significantly to the social and economic progress of the country, their … participation in development programmes has not been appreciated. Hence little place is there for women in development programmes …