Table of Contents
1. Introduction ;
2. Background ;
3. History of the Electoral System of India ;
4. Motivation ;
5. Research Problem ;
6. Research Gap ;
7. Research Scope ;
8. The context of Karnataka ;
8.1 Socio-economic status of Scheduled Castes in Karnataka ;
Table 8.1 of Key Demographic Indicators ;
Table 8.2 ;
Table 8.3 ;
8.1.1 Literacy Rate of SCs and Population in Karnataka ;
8.2 Status of different Jatis among Scheduled Castes in Karnataka ;
Table 8.2.1 Population ;
Table 8.2.3 Education: ;
Table 8.2.3. Occupation ;
9. Research Objectives & questions ;
10. Research Methodology ;
10.1 Selection of the study area ;
10.2 Sources of data collection ;
10.3 Sampling;
10.4 Methods ;
Table 10.1 ;
Table 10.2 ;
10.5 Interview Guides: ;
11. Limitations ;
12. Electoral Systems and its evaluation: ;
Figure 12.1 The Family of Electoral Systems ;
12.1 Comparative Analysis of First Past the Post System with other electoral systems ;
12.1.1 First Past the Post System ;
12.1.2 Two-Round System ;
12.1.3 Alternative Vote System ;
12.1.4 List Proportional Representation ;
12.1.5 Single Transferable Vote System ;
12.1.6 Parallel voting and Mixed Member Proportional ;
13. Electoral systems as a mechanism of Inclusion ;
13.1 Proportionality ;
13.2 Accountability to Constituents ;
13.3 Durable Governments: ;
13.4 Victories of the Condorcet Winners ;
13.5 Interethnic and Interreligious conciliation ;
13.6 Minority office holding ;
14. What are the Challenges faced by the Dalit Community in ascertaining Political Representation ;
14.1 Cracking the glass ceiling ;
14.1.1 Motivation to enter into electoral politics;
14.1.2 Political Imagination: ;
14.1.3 Organisation;
14.2 Electoral Reservation ;
14.2.1 Reservation; and its impact;
14.2.2 Representation through Reservation ;
14.2.3 Dalits among Dalits ;
14.3 Electoral System ;
14.3.1 Representativeness;
14.3.2 Alternative ;
14.3.3 Reservation under FPTP system ;
14.4 Role of Political Parties ;
14.4.1 Identification ;
14.4.2 Party Ticket;
14.4.3 Alliances ;
14.4.4Winning the election ;
14.5 Post-Election Experiences ;
14.5.1 Role of non-SC community ;
14.5.2 Representation of SCs and their interests ;
15. Scheduled Castes: United or Unified ;
Figure 15.1 A dalit MLA candidate in Uttar Pradesh says, he accepts casteism;
16. Policy Implications ;
17. Annexure ;
18. Bibliography.