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The politics of complexity in Bodoland: the interplay of contentious politics, the production of collective identities and elections in Assam

Anwesha Dutta
(2016) SOUTH ASIA-JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES. 39(2). p.478-493
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The 2014 Lok Sabha elections witnessed a significant shift in the political spectrum of the Bodo Territorial Autonomous District (BTAD) in Assam, with non-Bodos voting en masse for an independent candidate, a former United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) militant who was backed by a collective of non-Bodo organisations. Using the elections as a focal point, this paper aims to explore the larger political dynamics, political mobilisation and shifting alliances within a framework of contentious politics and collective action that unfurled during the elections and eventually led to an episode of targeted violence against the Muslim community in BTAD.
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ULFA, political identity, Muslims, mobilisation, ethnic groups, ethnic violence, elections, contentious politics, collective action, BTAD, Bodos, BAC

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Dutta, Anwesha. “The Politics of Complexity in Bodoland: The Interplay of Contentious Politics, the Production of Collective Identities and Elections in Assam.” SOUTH ASIA-JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES, vol. 39, no. 2, 2016, pp. 478–93, doi:10.1080/00856401.2016.1163776.
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Dutta, A. (2016). The politics of complexity in Bodoland: the interplay of contentious politics, the production of collective identities and elections in Assam. SOUTH ASIA-JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES, 39(2), 478–493. https://doi.org/10.1080/00856401.2016.1163776
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Dutta, Anwesha. 2016. “The Politics of Complexity in Bodoland: The Interplay of Contentious Politics, the Production of Collective Identities and Elections in Assam.” SOUTH ASIA-JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES 39 (2): 478–93. https://doi.org/10.1080/00856401.2016.1163776.
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Dutta, Anwesha. 2016. “The Politics of Complexity in Bodoland: The Interplay of Contentious Politics, the Production of Collective Identities and Elections in Assam.” SOUTH ASIA-JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES 39 (2): 478–493. doi:10.1080/00856401.2016.1163776.
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Dutta A. The politics of complexity in Bodoland: the interplay of contentious politics, the production of collective identities and elections in Assam. SOUTH ASIA-JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES. 2016;39(2):478–93.
IEEE
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A. Dutta, “The politics of complexity in Bodoland: the interplay of contentious politics, the production of collective identities and elections in Assam,” SOUTH ASIA-JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 478–493, 2016.
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  title        = {{The politics of complexity in Bodoland: the interplay of contentious politics, the production of collective identities and elections in Assam}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1080/00856401.2016.1163776}},
  volume       = {{39}},
  year         = {{2016}},
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