The Pakistani Voter, Electoral Politics and Voting Behaviour in the PunjabOxford University Press, 1999 - 341 pages A study of voting behaviour in Pakistan. Beginning by outlining Pakistan's electoral history, it then proceeds to analyze voting behaviour in Pakistan's most populous and politicaly powerful province: the Punjab. The book argues that the main underlying determinant of voting behaviour in the Punjab is voter perception of which candidate and party will be the most effective at delivering patronage. |
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... Zulfikar Ali Bhutto . The West Pakistan wing of the NAP consisted primarily of members of the progressive left in the Punjab , and Pashtun nationalists from the NWFP and Balochistan . In the late 1960s the West Pakistan wing split into ...
... Zulfikar Ali Bhutto . The West Pakistan wing of the NAP consisted primarily of members of the progressive left in the Punjab , and Pashtun nationalists from the NWFP and Balochistan . In the late 1960s the West Pakistan wing split into ...
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... Zulfikar Ali Bhutto : 1970-1977 During the period between Ayub's downfall in 1969 and the 1970 elections , Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the recently founded Pakistan People's Party succeeded in winning the support of the bulk of the anti ...
... Zulfikar Ali Bhutto : 1970-1977 During the period between Ayub's downfall in 1969 and the 1970 elections , Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the recently founded Pakistan People's Party succeeded in winning the support of the bulk of the anti ...
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... Zulfikar Ali Bhutto The legacy of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the policies of his govern- ment from 1971-7 still influence the voting behaviour of many voters.2 There is a ' positive legacy ' that still wins the party support from PPP ...
... Zulfikar Ali Bhutto The legacy of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the policies of his govern- ment from 1971-7 still influence the voting behaviour of many voters.2 There is a ' positive legacy ' that still wins the party support from PPP ...
Contents
Pakistans Electoral History | 15 |
Punjabs Electoral Geography | 34 |
The UrbanRural Divide | 68 |
Copyright | |
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1970 elections 1993 elections analysis Asian Bhutto biradari campaign canal candidates cast Census cent central Punjab Chapter cities colony constituency contested Democracy detailed determinants differences District East economic electoral elite explain faction factors Faisalabad female former groups held important included increase independent India indicates industrial influence Institute interview by author Islamabad Islamic issues Jones Karachi Khan labour Lahore land leaders lost lower major male middle classes military Minister National Assembly Nawaz Sharif northern organization Pakistan party patronage percentage PML(N policies political politicians polling station population PPP's President Provincial Punjab received region Report role rural seats September social South southern Punjab Statistics strong Survey Table Tape recording ticket Town traditional University Press upper urban villages voters voting behaviour wards West western Punjab women Zulfikar Ali Bhutto