POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS (1951-2016): A CASE STUDY OF 57 NO. RANGIA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY OF ASSAM

Abstract

Participation in politics is one of the most important elements for sustaining of any political system,
particularly the democratic political system. Political participation of women of Rangia Legislative
Assembly Constituency of Kamrup district, Assam (India) is comparatively analyzed with male
participation in this paper since 1951 Legislative Assembly Elections. Today, women participation in
politics is very low and inactive in comparison to men’s participation. But, people’s active and willing
participation, whether men or women despite being any gender is very crucial for the fulfillment of the
democratic political system. Rangia Legislative Assembly
Constituency bearing no 57 out of 126 Legislative Assembly Constituencies of Assam Legislative
Assembly, India is chosen as the study area of this paper. On the basis of secondary data, the study
discloses the political status of women of Rangia LAC in terms of voting, standing in an election, receiving
MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly from 1st Legislative
Assembly Election,1951 to 14th Legislative Assembly Election,2016. There is a need of increasing political
awareness and education to secure equal, active women’s political participation so thus all the segments of
society can fully be represented in the politics of a state.