THE ROLE OF ELECTORAL LITERACY CLUBS IN STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY THROUGH YOUNG VOTER PARTICIPATION: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY

Abstract [English]

The Role of Electoral Literacy Clubs in Strengthening the Democracy and Young Voter Participation an Analytical Study This research article will learn about the participation of young voters in democracy. In a democratic system, there is a practice of citizens choosing their rulers. In this regard, there is an opportunity to choose a good government through general elections. In a democracy, Electoral Literacy Clubs have been established with the aim of attracting the youth community, who were constantly staying outside the polling stations, to the polling booth. With the aim of instilling democratic values in the minds of young people at the learning stage. With the basic idea that no voter should be left out of voting and that every vote is valuable, the Election Commission of India has provided opportunities for the establishment of Electoral Literacy Clubs and election awareness groups targeting young voters. In this regard, how Electoral Literacy Clubs and election awareness groups function and how they are working for free and fair voting in elections and what are the obstacles to young voters participating in the voting process more effectively and what are the solutions to it. The article sheds light on how Electoral Literacy Clubs are working. The research article also covers the basic idea of effective implementation of Electoral Literacy Clubs, in which data was collected and analyzed through the questionnaire method.