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FAMILY AFFILIATION AND ELECTORAL POLITICS IN DISTRICT CHARSADDA A CASE STUDY OF 2013 GENERAL ELECTIONS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-III).06      10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-III).06      Published : Sep 2022

Family Affiliation and Electoral Politics in District Charsadda: A Case Study of 2013 General Elections

Abstract

    This paper explores family affiliation as a determinant in describing voting behaviour in NA-8 Charsadda. The study argues that family affiliation is an important determinant of electoral politics in district Charsadda. In order to predict the electoral consequences of electoral behaviour in the universe, a survey has been conducted using questionnaire as a tool of data collection. In this regard, a sample of 304 respondents has been selected through multistage, random and systematic sampling from the voter list. Analysis has been made via descriptive statistics including frequency distribution and percentage and inferential statistics including the Chi-square test and probability value. The primary data reveal that (67.9%) of the respondents supported the view that the electoral preferences have been made on the basis of family affiliation in district Charsadda in the 2013 general elections.

    (1) Muhammad Ibrahim
    Lecturer, Department of Pakistan Studies, Kohat University of Science and Technology, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Shahbaz Khan
    Associate Professor, Pakistan Study Centre, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Nadia Bashir
    Chairperson, Department of Pakistan Studies, Edwards College Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Ibrahim, M., Khan, S., & Bashir, N. (2022). Family Affiliation and Electoral Politics in District Charsadda: A Case Study of 2013 General Elections. Global Social Sciences Review, VII(III), 51-65. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-III).06

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Ibrahim, Muhammad, Shahbaz Khan, and Nadia Bashir. 2022. "Family Affiliation and Electoral Politics in District Charsadda: A Case Study of 2013 General Elections." Global Social Sciences Review, VII (III): 51-65 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-III).06

HARVARD

    HARVARD : IBRAHIM, M., KHAN, S. & BASHIR, N. 2022. Family Affiliation and Electoral Politics in District Charsadda: A Case Study of 2013 General Elections. Global Social Sciences Review, VII, 51-65.

MHRA

    MHRA : Ibrahim, Muhammad, Shahbaz Khan, and Nadia Bashir. 2022. "Family Affiliation and Electoral Politics in District Charsadda: A Case Study of 2013 General Elections." Global Social Sciences Review, VII: 51-65

MLA

    MLA : Ibrahim, Muhammad, Shahbaz Khan, and Nadia Bashir. "Family Affiliation and Electoral Politics in District Charsadda: A Case Study of 2013 General Elections." Global Social Sciences Review, VII.III (2022): 51-65 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Ibrahim, Muhammad, Khan, Shahbaz, and Bashir, Nadia (2022), "Family Affiliation and Electoral Politics in District Charsadda: A Case Study of 2013 General Elections", Global Social Sciences Review, VII (III), 51-65

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Ibrahim, Muhammad, Shahbaz Khan, and Nadia Bashir. "Family Affiliation and Electoral Politics in District Charsadda: A Case Study of 2013 General Elections." Global Social Sciences Review VII, no. III (2022): 51-65. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-III).06