Indian Politics : Lack of Youth Representation By Deepak Parvatiyar September 11, 2014 At a time when 50 per cent of India’s population is below the age of 30, why can’t we have dynamic and efficient young politicians in their twenties or thirties? The general elections this year saw the highest number of young voters ever, yet it saw the highest ever percentage of older candidates becoming Members of Parliament! A research by PRS Legislative Research – a New Delhi-based independent research institute – showed that the proportion of MPs aged 25-40 was the lowest ever in the 16th Lok Sabha with just 47 members of Parliament belonging to this age bracket. How can one explain the prevailing state of affairs in Indian politics? Doesn’t this suggest that there is either a leadership vacuum among the youth in the country or the established senior political leaders are not willing to give political space to the youngsters? You may also like to read Top 10 young lea
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