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HEAD OF FAMILY MASHAR SWAYS VOTE CHOICE IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).01      10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).01      Published : Jun 2

Head of Family (Mashar) Sways Vote Choice in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Abstract

    Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has a strong and well-organized social structure. Family is the basic unit of this social structure, which has a hierarchal structure. The head of the family (Mashar) has a significant position in a family in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Therefore, the head of the family (Mashar) influences the socio-economic and political decisions of the family members as well as the politico-socio attitudes. The study presents the impact of the head of the family (Mashar) on the vote choice of an individual. The results show that the head of the family (Mashar) has a strong stimulus to shape electorate vote choice on polling day. The study conducted in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The targeted population for the study was registered voters (Eighteen years or above male/female) of different National Assembly constituencies. A multi-stage probability sampling technique is used for data collection.

    Voting Behaviour, Vote, Family, Elections, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

    (1) Hassan Shah
    Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Buner, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Bakhtiar Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Buner, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Saif Ul Islam
    Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Buner, KP, Pakistan.
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CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Shah, Hassan, Bakhtiar Khan, and Saif Ul Islam. 2021. "Head of Family (Mashar) Sways Vote Choice in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa." Global Social Sciences Review, VI (II): 1-8 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).01

HARVARD

    HARVARD : SHAH, H., KHAN, B. & ISLAM, S. U. 2021. Head of Family (Mashar) Sways Vote Choice in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Global Social Sciences Review, VI, 1-8.

MHRA

    MHRA : Shah, Hassan, Bakhtiar Khan, and Saif Ul Islam. 2021. "Head of Family (Mashar) Sways Vote Choice in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa." Global Social Sciences Review, VI: 1-8

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    MLA : Shah, Hassan, Bakhtiar Khan, and Saif Ul Islam. "Head of Family (Mashar) Sways Vote Choice in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa." Global Social Sciences Review, VI.II (2021): 1-8 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Shah, Hassan, Khan, Bakhtiar, and Islam, Saif Ul (2021), "Head of Family (Mashar) Sways Vote Choice in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa", Global Social Sciences Review, VI (II), 1-8

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Shah, Hassan, Bakhtiar Khan, and Saif Ul Islam. "Head of Family (Mashar) Sways Vote Choice in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa." Global Social Sciences Review VI, no. II (2021): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).01