A Study on the Problems of Elected Women Gram Panchayat Members before Contesting Election in Dakshina Kannada District, India

Abstract

Women representation in Gram Panchayat plays very important role in contemporary Society.Reseration is one of the legislative efforts to empower women especially for the political participation. This article mainly dealt with the problems faced by elected women Gram Panchayat members before contesting Gram Panchayat election. The youngsters were participating in politics and majority of them were also educated .The family head and also political parties were preparing women to contest in the Gram Panchayat elections. Interestingly few respondents were also spent their own money to contest in the Gram Panchayat election.. Some respondents were actively participating in Gram Panchayat activities. But before the elections even if they are not interested to contest election also, either they were forced or prepared to contest in the election.