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Kinship Linkages and Political Communication: A Case Study of Hardoi Reserved Constituency

Author(s) Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh
Country India
Abstract Kinship and family networks have long been regarded as crucial actors in shaping political landscapes in South Asian democracies. Nonetheless, their strategic use as communication devices for political discourse has not been studied in the academic literature. This paper is an attempt to understand how kinship ties and family networks in Indian politics are used as the main channels to communicate with voters and political parties, especially in Hardoi Reserved Parliamentary Constituency in central Uttar Pradesh. From ethnographic observation and qualitative study of the 14th Lok Sabha elections 2004, it was demonstrated that the daughter and daughter-in-law of veteran Dalit leader Late Parmai Lal are in a political rivalry and that the family ties can be used as powerful means of political mobilization and political communication. The paper demonstrates that in Dalit politics family inheritance and lineage claims are contested political narratives and their narratives shape electoral discourse and voter mobilization strategies. The authors argue that in India democratic politics is basically about kinship ties that transcend party ideology and caste identity and that social networks of kinship and family connections are not just social bonds but also complex means of political communication, and this is the way in which elections and party politics are made.
Keywords Kinship Networks, Family Ties, Political Communication, Electoral Politics, Dalit Politics, Uttar Pradesh, Parliamentary Democracy, Political Dynasties, Women in Politics
Published In Volume 10, Issue 6, June 2019
Published On 2019-06-07
Cite This Kinship Linkages and Political Communication: A Case Study of Hardoi Reserved Constituency - Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh - IJTAS Volume 10, Issue 6, June 2019. DOI 10.71097/IJTAS.v10.i6.1246
DOI https://doi.org/10.71097/IJTAS.v10.i6.1246
Short DOI https://doi.org/hbwck2
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