Sociological analysis of the criteria of the people of Borujen for the selection of candidates for the Islamic Consultative Assembly

Elections are one of the most important indicators of democratic systems in the world today. This article tries to examine the factors and variables affecting the criteria of the people of Borujen for the selection of candidates for the Islamic Consultative Assembly. In this regard, the main question of the present article is: "What are the variables affecting the criteria of the people of Borujen for the selection of candidates for the Islamic Consultative Assembly?" To answer this question, by reviewing various theories, independent variables were identified that were thought to affect the criteria for selecting parliamentary candidates. Research Method This article is a survey research method. The data collection tool is a researcher-made questionnaire and the data analysis technique is factor analysis and multiple regression. By factor analysis, 11 main components of the variables were extracted and their relationship with the dependent variable was tested. Hypotheses are tested using multivariate regression using the Enter method. The research findings indicate that: Partisanship with a beta value of 1.5377, reference groups with a beta value of 1.195, individual evaluation of statesmen and the system with a beta value of 1.066, utilitarianism with a beta value of 0.895, previous elections with a beta value of 0.871 and evaluation variable Other ethnic groups with a beta value of -0.234 have a significant effect on the selection criteria of candidates.