Pre-elections voters' awareness campaign in Rajasthan: a journey
This article focuses on a pre-election voters' awareness campaign carried out by the Participatory Research Institute of Asia (PRIA) and 'Unnati' in Rajasthan, India. A change in the constitution reserves seats in local government bodies (Panchayat Raj institutions) for women and minority ethnic groups. However, at times, many of these newly elected representatives are unaware of their duties and responsibilities, such that these are taken over by their spouses or male members of the family. The campaign focused on women and minorities as well as other citizens in general.