ELECTION FOR SECOND CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY OF PAKISTAN: A STUDY OF ELECTORAL POLITICS IN WEST PAKISTAN
Keywords:
Election, Constitutional Assembly, Pakistan, Electoral Politics, West PakistanAbstract
The paper seeks to record the history of electoral politics in West Pakistan for the election of Second Constituent Assembly of Pakistan in 1955. Most of the members were elected indirectly with the votes of the members of provincial legislatures. The political tactics of the ruling oligarchy in Pakistan to win the seats in Constituent Assembly in the wake of the formation of One Unit of West Pakistan has been revealed. Main reliance for the sources of the paper is upon the official documents of the British Government which are preserved in the National Archives London. In addition to British Archives the debates in the Constituent Assembly and some reliable secondary books have been consulted. The archival evidence thus has helped to record the history of electoral politics from an impartial and neutral observer. The outcomes of the study indicate that the ruling oligarchy managed to grab the seats of Constituent Assembly in a controlled politics. Even then the cracks appeared in their circles due to internal groupingReferences
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