Who Contest and Why Contest?
An Analysis of Women Candidates as Union Councilors in District Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan By KHAN, Haider Ali, Affiliate, CIDA Devolution Support Project, Pakistan Contact e-mail address: haider@pakdevolution.com Concurrent Session 12, Panel A Macro and Micro Political Elements in South Asia In the backdrop of increasing constitutional reservations for women in local government institutions, it becomes relatively significant to explore important aspects of women political participation such as soci-economic back of women candidates and the reasons to contest election. The present study explores these aspects of women political participation in District Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan. A total of 150 women candidate as union councilors were interviewed to explore socio-economic background which included: age, education, occupation, marital status, personal political history, family political history, involvement in community welfare activities and reasons to contest election. Findings show overwh
