Full-time gig: Steep rise in number of ‘politicians’ in K-P Assembly
Data shows provincial assembly has five MPAs with degrees in legal studies.
The 2002 assembly, which was the first assembly elected under the graduation bar, had 23 graduates of which 18 had BA and five BSc degrees. PHOTO: AFP
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The number of provincial lawmakers who have declared their profession as politics has increased significantly as 111 MPAs, out of a total of 124, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly claim to be full-time politicians.
Of the remaining members, there is one agriculturist, three businessmen, a doctor, a landlord, a social worker and an educationist.
A comparison of the statistics available at the assembly’s website shows that the number of ‘politicians’ has seen a sharp rise in contrast to the previous two assemblies of 2002-2007 and 2008-13, where the number of MPAs who declared themselves professional politicians was very low. There were only three ‘politicians’ in the 2008 provincial assembly and four in the one before. Meanwhile, the number of lawmakers with a background in legal studies has significantly dropped to five from 13 in 2008 and 12 in 2002.
Figures for 2008-2013 reveal that there were three lawyers, six agriculturists, as many businesspersons, a doctor, two landlords, a social worker and a teacher in the house. Data for the rest of the members is unavailable.
Similarly, a breakup of the 2002-2007 house shows that three of the lawmakers were lawyers while there were 17 agriculturists, 11 businesspersons, two doctors, as many engineers, a housewife, five landlords, and a medical practitioner.
Educational qualifications
The educational background of lawmakers in the present assembly shows that the highest number of MPAs is of those who have completed their undergraduate studies as 20 have a BA degree while two have BSc degrees, one a BBA and three with BEd. Among the rest, three have MBBS degrees, four MSc, eight MA, five LLB, one MBA, and one MEd. Moreover, three lawmakers have only completed their matric studies, six their intermediate, while one is only a middle school graduate. Additionally, one lawmaker has a Shahadatul Almia degree, issued by a madrassa.
The breakup of the 2008-2013 assembly shows that the house was dominated by 15 graduates, of which three had BSc and 11 BA degrees.
Lawyers stood second with 13 members having completed their LLB. The rest of the pack had two MBBS doctors, an MCom, two MSc, five MA and two with Shahdatul Almia degrees.
The 2002 assembly, which was the first assembly elected under the graduation bar, had 23 graduates of which 18 had BA and five BSc degrees.
Those with LLB degrees were also in a majority in the 2002-07 house, with 12 professional lawyers. Among the rest of the members, there were two MBBS doctors, an MSc, two MBAs, five MAs, three engineers and a BBA.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 27th, 2014.
The number of provincial lawmakers who have declared their profession as politics has increased significantly as 111 MPAs, out of a total of 124, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly claim to be full-time politicians.
Of the remaining members, there is one agriculturist, three businessmen, a doctor, a landlord, a social worker and an educationist.
A comparison of the statistics available at the assembly’s website shows that the number of ‘politicians’ has seen a sharp rise in contrast to the previous two assemblies of 2002-2007 and 2008-13, where the number of MPAs who declared themselves professional politicians was very low. There were only three ‘politicians’ in the 2008 provincial assembly and four in the one before. Meanwhile, the number of lawmakers with a background in legal studies has significantly dropped to five from 13 in 2008 and 12 in 2002.
Figures for 2008-2013 reveal that there were three lawyers, six agriculturists, as many businesspersons, a doctor, two landlords, a social worker and a teacher in the house. Data for the rest of the members is unavailable.
Similarly, a breakup of the 2002-2007 house shows that three of the lawmakers were lawyers while there were 17 agriculturists, 11 businesspersons, two doctors, as many engineers, a housewife, five landlords, and a medical practitioner.
Educational qualifications
The educational background of lawmakers in the present assembly shows that the highest number of MPAs is of those who have completed their undergraduate studies as 20 have a BA degree while two have BSc degrees, one a BBA and three with BEd. Among the rest, three have MBBS degrees, four MSc, eight MA, five LLB, one MBA, and one MEd. Moreover, three lawmakers have only completed their matric studies, six their intermediate, while one is only a middle school graduate. Additionally, one lawmaker has a Shahadatul Almia degree, issued by a madrassa.
The breakup of the 2008-2013 assembly shows that the house was dominated by 15 graduates, of which three had BSc and 11 BA degrees.
Lawyers stood second with 13 members having completed their LLB. The rest of the pack had two MBBS doctors, an MCom, two MSc, five MA and two with Shahdatul Almia degrees.
The 2002 assembly, which was the first assembly elected under the graduation bar, had 23 graduates of which 18 had BA and five BSc degrees.
Those with LLB degrees were also in a majority in the 2002-07 house, with 12 professional lawyers. Among the rest of the members, there were two MBBS doctors, an MSc, two MBAs, five MAs, three engineers and a BBA.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 27th, 2014.