Abstract
Pakistan and India were bloomed as independent countries in 1947 on the basis of two nation theory of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He promulgated two nation theories in light of religious dogmatism. Pakistan had been divided into two parts namely East and West Pakistan considering the distance of 1200 km between two territories. There was no resemblance between these two parts except religious similarities. Later, Bengali nationalism had gradually been developed in West Pakistan through various events i.e., language movement in 1952, United Front election in 1954, 6-point movement in 1966, and the election of 1970. The duration of united Pakistan was the history of exploitation, oppression, and deprivation of the East by the West. The present paper attempts to explore how fanatical nationalism had been decaying during the regime of Pakistan. Additionally, the study tries to search out the core consequences of the election of 1970 towards the liberation movement. This paper also provides the evaluation of present politics viewing the historical events as well. Finally, this present study gives some remedial recommendations against the Socio-political problem relevant to the findings.
Highlights
The election of 1970 was the last election of united Pakistan and it helped to disclose the mental view of ruling class of West Pakistan
In order to better understanding the manifestation of nationalism during 1970s election, the researcher has composed the article for covering in-depth knowledge about the nationalism
For Nationalism, it can be defined as a Product of Political, economic, social and intellectual factors at a certain stage in history, is a condition of mind, feeling or sentiment by a group of people living in a well-defined geographical area(Kohn, 1991)
Summary
The election of 1970 was the last election of united Pakistan and it helped to disclose the mental view of ruling class of West Pakistan. Majority of the elections were conducted indirectly under the dominated power of military during Pakistan regime, the election of 1970 followed democratic pathways exceptionally. The voter casted the vote on 29 December about a total of 291 seats of the National Assembly and on 16 December a total of 289 seats of the Provincial. Natural disaster (cyclones and tidal surges) hampered that election process in the coastal areas. It was held on January 18 where it was 9 constituencies of the National Assembly and 21 seats of the Provincial Council. The result of the election reflecting the mandate of Six Points Program and its importance (Pakistan Observer, 1971a)
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