This collaborative report between, Lokniti a programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung has attempted to look at women
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The enforcement of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in India mandated the representation of at least one-third women through elections and was in direct contrast to the earlier token inclusion of one or two women nominated by government or co-opted by the predominantly influent
Drawing on empirical data from four gram panchayats in Orissa, the paper examines the ‘representation’ of elected representatives—more particularly those of disadvantaged categories—by exploring their participation in the governance process, responsiveness towards the interest o