CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO STUDY

Participation in election is more than just a voter turnout statistic, but in a deeper level, it has something to do with democratic countries‟ political, social and cultural conditions. This active participation is surrounded by issues such as the question of the legal and factual limitations to voter enfranchisement of peasants, women and ethnic groups in emerging democracies; and the declining voter turnout in both the emerging and well established democracies. Moreover, as purely electoral democracy would evolve towards a more mature democratic polity, some bridges are to be built for the effective linkage between turnout at the polls and citizens‟ capacity to influence governmental action. The later issue involves the leading role of public opinion as a central institution of democracy. Democracy is more than just elections, elections in their turn, have implications which go further than just voter turnout. Participation implies breaking down standing barriers to enfranchisement, be these legal, political or socio-cultural.

It appears that citizens turn out at the polls in direct proportion with their political interest.

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