Sanjay Kumar is an Indian
political analyst
Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...
and
psephologist. He served as the director of
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies from January 2014 to January 2020. His primarily areas of interest lies are electoral politics, political mobilization, Indian youth and Indian democracy. He has conducted research on a wide range of themes, including state of democracy in South Asia, state of Indian farmers, electoral violence and slums of
Delhi.
Education
He graduated with B.A in Political Science from
Ramjas College,
University of Delhi in 1988. He completed his Masters and M. Phil from
University of Delhi. He studied survey research at the
University of Michigan Survey Research Center.
Career
He succeeded
Rajeev Bhargava
(born 27 November 1954) is a noted Indian political theorist, who was professor of political theory at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. His works on political theory, multiculturalism, identity politics and secularism have evoked sharp de ...
as Director of
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in 2014. He serves as co-director of
Lokniti Programme. He has published widely, written and edited books, contributed chapters for edited volumes and published articles in national and international research journals.
He writes regularly for national and regional newspapers, in
English and
Hindi. His articles are published regularly in ''
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...
'', ''
The Indian Express'', ''
The Asian Age'', ''
Deccan Chronicle'', ''
Dainik Bhaskar
''Dainik Bhaskar ''is India's largest Hindi-language daily newspaper owned by the Dainik Bhaskar Group. According to Audit Bureau of Circulations, it is ranked 3rd in the world by circulation and is the largest newspaper in India by circula ...
'', ''
Rajasthan Patrika
''Rajasthan Patrika'' is an Indian Hindi-language daily newspaper. It was founded by Karpoor Chandra Kulish in 1956 and published as ''Rajasthan Patrika'' in Delhi and Rajasthan, and as ''Patrika'' in 9 other states.
As per Indian Readership S ...
'' and ''The Mint''. He frequently appears on Indian television as a
psephologist and political commentator. He has also served as an international election observer in many countries.
Publications
Books
* ''Youth in India: Aspirations, Attitudes, Anxieties'' Routledge, New Delhi, 2019
* ''Post Mandal Politics in Bihar: Changing Electoral Patterns'', SAGE, New Delhi, 2018
* ''Electoral Politics in India: Resurgence of the Bharatiya Janata Party'' (With
Suhas Palshikar
Suhas Palshikar is an Indian academic and social and political scientist. He taught political science at Savitribai Phule Pune University, Puneand is chief editor of '' Studies in Indian Politics''. He is also co director of Lokniti Programme on ...
and Sanjay Lodha) Routledge, New Delhi, 2017
* ''Changing Electoral Politics in Delhi: From Caste to Class'' SAGE, New Delhi, 2013
* ''Measuring Voting Behaviour in India'' (With Praveen Rai), SAGE, New Delhi, 2013
* ''Rise of the Plebeians? The Changing Face of Indian Legislative Assemblies'' (With
Christophe Jaffrelot
Christophe Jaffrelot (born 12 February 1964) is a French political scientist and Indologist specialising in South Asia, particularly India and Pakistan. He is a professor of South Asian politics and history the ''Centre d'études et de recherches ...
), Routledge, New Delhi, 2009
* ''Indian Youth in a Transforming World: Attitudes and Perceptions'' (With Peter R de Souza and Sandeep Shastri), SAGE, New Delhi, 2009
References
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Living people
Delhi University alumni
Political commentators
Psephologists
Indian columnists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Ramjas College alumni