CLASS STRUCTURE AND ELECTORAL POLITICS: A STUDY OF DISTRICT MULTAN 2002 - 2013

Authors

  • Muhammad Hanif Department of Political Science, Islamia University Bahawalpur
  • Syed Mussawar Hussain Bukhari   Department of Political Science, Islamia University Bahawalpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v5i02.1158

Abstract

This article aims to investigate the Class Structure and electoral politics of District Multan in  2002-2013 terms of local politics and trends.  It has been observed that local politicians are the prominent candidates in these election. These politicians have historically come from the wealthy classes. Ticket distribution by popular political parties in this region is skewed toward the wealthy and those with a higher probability of voting for their party. This study has based on the mixed method cross-sectional research design and data has been collected from 406 participants from the District Multan by using probability sampling. Findings of the study have indicated that ninety percent or more of the area's residents support creating a new province to speed up the area's progress. In addition, mostly candidates have been repeated by the parties but few have changed the party and participated from a new party or independently. So, Multan's electoral politics are profoundly affected by socioeconomic status of politicians. Additionally, the electoral system needs to change to make it more effective and to reduce the issues of voters, rather than continuing to focus on the same old strategies. The current study  is drived from district Multan.

Keywords: Class Structure, Electoral Politics, Multan, Elite Class, Democracy , Elections, Voters.

Author Biographies

  • Muhammad Hanif, Department of Political Science, Islamia University Bahawalpur

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    [1] Corresponding Author

  • Syed Mussawar Hussain Bukhari,   Department of Political Science, Islamia University Bahawalpur

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Additional Files

Published

2023-05-26

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 02 (2023): Pakistan Journal of Social Research (PJSR)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

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“CLASS STRUCTURE AND ELECTORAL POLITICS: A STUDY OF DISTRICT MULTAN 2002 - 2013”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 5, no. 02, pp. 762–784, May 2023, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v5i02.1158.