Alak Bhattacharya

Tribal Studies: Tribal Politics in Tripura Alak Bhattacharya

Political participation is one of the indicating factors in order to identify any caste or tribes or nation. Tribal people of Tripura are a playing a fabulous role in electoral politics of the country. The average of voter participation of East Tripura tribal constituency is 72.01%, which is more 32% than national level. This work deals with the mass movement of the tribal people of Tripura which made them politically conscious . This work also ascertains the status of tribal women in electoral politics of Tripura. Of course the work deals with the trend of regional political parties in Tripura. In the post globalization arena this work might be a valuable source for future comparative tribal studies on global canvas.