Elections are often cited as one of the essential conditions of having a successful democracy. However, what is required is to understand, mere conduct of elections is not a sufficient bases of claiming the functioning of a democracy. Instead, we need to evaluate, the manner, in which elections has been performed, the turnout of voters has emerged, the kind of voters have participated along with factors which have determined their voting behaviour and choice, for assessing the functioning of a democracy. Nonetheless, when determinants of voting behaviour are those which causes splits in the society and weaken the political system such as caste, gender, religion, muscle power, money power, among numerous other variables, it results in defeat of not only the purpose of democracy but also in the denial of achieving the constitutional ideals of liberty, equality, rights, and, justice for each and every citizen. Therefore, this paper seeks to critically examine the factors which impact the voting behaviours, consequently undermining the exercise and relevance of elections in a democracy.