Changing Electoral Behaviour of Tea Tribes People in Assam: A Study of Mariani Legislative Constituency

Abstract
The electoral behaviour of people is generally influenced by different socio-political and economic factors. It is more common in a diverse society like India where caste and community plays a significant role in many ways shaping the mindset of the electorates during the time elections. In Assam, these factors found to be more determined in many areas among various communities. The Tea Tribes are one of such communities in the state which has been used as vote banks by political parties since the post-independent period. But gradually this traditional conception of vote bank and trend of community voting has declined as many other factors started determining the electoral behaviour of this community.

Keywords: Electoral Behaviour, Tea Tribe, Assam, Mariani, Factors

https://doi.org/10.37948/ensemble-2020-0202-a019