Voting behavior in Andhra Pradesh, India

The aim of the present book is to study the voting pattern among the voters of the same caste, dividing them into different income, education and gender groups. More particularly focus has been laid on three dominant castes in Andhra Pradesh- Reddy,Kamma and Kapu. Further there are certain castes i.e., BCs, SCs and STs and which have no parties to identify with their castes. Voting behaviour of these castes is determined different factors. Basing on this conceptual view point the present book aims to the voting pattern of certain castes which have no party to identify. While the book discuss exhaustively the pattern of political fortunes of parties I General Elections to State Assembly till the formation and discuss the Political Profile and Electoral Politics of State of Andhra in 1953 and subsequently in enlarged State of Andhra Pradesh, India.