| ID | 178426 |
| Title Proper | Dalit Women Panchayat Members in Haryana |
| Other Title Information | Gender, Caste and Political Representation |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kumar, Radhika |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Drawing on the latest round of elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions in the state of Haryana in 2016, this article interrogates the substantial increase in the number of Dalit women representatives, based on fieldwork in a specific village. Since both Dalit and non-Dalit women present narratives of non-participation in the functioning of the village panchayat, it is argued that the increase in Dalit women representatives was not by design, but by default, due to an amendment of the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act 2015. Overall, in the studied village, women continue to remain marginalised in the local representative bodies, and gender-based quotas have only ensured numerical visibility of women. |
| `In' analytical Note | South Asia Research Vol. 41, No.2; Jul 2021: p.203-219 |
| Journal Source | South Asia Research 2021-06 41, 2 |
| Key Words | Caste ; Gender ; Political Representation ; Reservations ; Panchayat |