Article Title :
A Study of Electoral Behavior concerning Patna University Student Union Election

Author Name :
Ayushi

Keyword :
Voting, Voting Behavior, Voters, Determinants, PUSU

Publisher :
Politic India Publication

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Abstract :
The students union election is considered to be the miniature of the state assembly election. Patna University Students Union (PUSU) Elections have always been a big event, for it has thrown top leaderships for the state. The elections were revived in 2012 after a long gap of 28 years after a lot of prodding from the state government and intervention of the Patna high court. But after that, there was again a gap of five years. The elections have been a regular feature since 2017. An empirical study was conducted by the researcher to study the voting behavior of students and to highlight the determinants of the voting behavior in the PUSU elections held between 2012 and 2019. The study displayed the astounding fact that the students behavior is influenced by social, economic, and some other factors like female students safety and security, caste, the influence of money, charismatic leadership, political affiliation, campus, and related issues which appear to be influencing the minds of the student voters.