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Title Bradaari and Electoral Politics in District Sargodah: A Comparative Study of Elections 2013 and 2018"

Author(s) Ms Madeeha Almaas

Abstract Title: Baradari and Electoral Politics in District Sargodha: A comparative Study of Election 2013 and 2018. This study is an attempt to analyze the role of Baradari and Electoral Politics with special reference to General Election 2013 & 2018 in District Sargodha Punjab Pakistan. These election have been significant in the electoral history of Pakistan because new political wave with the slogan of “change” signs of political revival in the Pakistan. The scope of the study is limited to the comparison of Elections results 2013 & 2018 of district Sargodha of Punjab (Pakistan). This district has significant role in politics of the country from pre-post independent era. Elections 2013 took attention and importance due to the completion of a democratic government tenure (2008-2013) in Pakistan after Mushraf ruling in 2008. The General Election 2013 held after the completion of PPP tenure and Elections 2018 held after PML-N tenure so the arrival of new parties in the main stream politics and Baradari base culture of Sargodha also influenced and effected, therefore this paper tries to understand the electoral politics of various parties in Sargodha and the role of Baradaries in General Elections 2013 & 2018. The study discussed political history of District Sargodha and role of Bardadaries in the form of phases from pre-independence to post-independence era and elections 2013 & 2018. The importance of this study is to make a comparative study about the Baradaries and Electoral Politics in District Sargodha during Election 2013 and 2018 on five National assembly seats in the relevant constituencies. Baradarism present in this region from post-independence era to until now so this region can be said as a pure colonial product. Therefore, the relation of dominant Baradaries and politics always remain alive during elections in Pakistan. The aim of the study is to analyze how much effectiveness of this relation present in the electoral results of this five constituencies for national assembly seats of this district in the recent general elections 2013 & 2018 in Pakistan. Different political families of the district participates in the electoral race from the platform of different political parties, this comparative study analyze the role of Baradaries, candidate’s portfolio, party ticket of mainstream parties and their election manifesto’s impact on the Election results 2013 & 2018 in Sargodha district

Type Thesis/Dissertation

Faculty Social Sciences

Department Pakistan Studies

Language English

Publication Date 2022-11-29

Subject Pakistan Studies

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