The Effect of Social Media on Result of Election in Metropolitan City : Special Focus on Kathmandu, Nepal
Regmi Wagle, Pabina (2024)
Regmi Wagle, Pabina
2024
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024062723884
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024062723884
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In context of the large cities like Kathmandu, the social media platforms are considered to be very essential avenues for sharing information, citizen engagement and networking. This research investigates about the major effects of the decision-making of voters during election times. Examines the engagement and political view of the candidates for the problems examination of the Kathmandu residents in context with the presentation that they share on the different social media platforms like post, photos, or videos. Particularly, the effects of the viewer’s engagement about the headline sand media, news rely on the decision of the social media on knowledge of the peer discussions. For data collection different questionnaires and online surveys are performed and the collected data is evaluated for see the participation of voters in social media exposure during the correlate electrical voter process of Kathmandu. Preliminary results highlight the importance of the social media impact on preferences and voter behaviors in big city like Kathmandu. This examines about the engagement of social media and its exposure effect on the political content to spread the demographic groups exposure in the metropolitan setting of Kathmandu. This research advances our understanding of the dynamic relationship between social media usage and election dynamics and the changing role of digital platforms in influencing democratic processes in urban settings. Policymakers, electoral professionals, and civic organizations looking to use social media to educate the public and encourage democratic engagement in Kathmandu's elections will find great value in the findings.