Voices from the Margins: Strategic Voter Agency and Political Inclusion in Indian Urban Slums

• In Event: Voting Behavior in the Global South

Brief Overview

Surveying Indian slums, this study shows residents exercise strategic voter agency, valuing competence over identity, while migration, gender, and structural barriers shape participation, offering lessons for inclusive urban democracy.

Authors

• Shipra Shukla, Amity University Haryana

• Vikas Madhukar, Amity University Haryana