Inclusive Governance: Ensuring Representation and Participation of Marginalized Communities

Author(s)	Dr. Pankaj Deep, Ms. Swarni
Country	India
Abstract	This paper investigates the challenges faced by marginalized communities in terms of representation in governance, with a specific focus on the political participation of elected Scheduled Caste (SC) Members of Parliament (MPs) in India. This paper examines this paradox through two critical lenses: (1) committee membership, which reflects the institutional positioning of SC MPs within Parliament and (2) career sustainability, particularly renomination patterns, which reveal the structural precariousness of SC MPs’ political trajectories. This paper argues that while the reservation of parliamentary seats has ensured the descriptive presence of SC MPs, their systematic exclusion from influential committees, limited space in parliamentary discourse, and precarious renomination prospects reveal that substantive representation remains constrained, reflecting a deeper paradox of “presence without power” in India’s democracy.
Keywords	Inclusive Governance, Representation, Political Participation, Marginalization
Field	Sociology > Politics
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-11-18
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.61213

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