1930_Punjab_Legislative_Council_election

1930 Punjab Legislative Council election

1930 Punjab Legislative Council election

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Legislative Council elections were held in Punjab Province in British India in 1930. They were the fourth and last legislative council elections held in the province under the Government of India Act 1919. The newly elected Council was constituted on 24 October 1930 when its first meeting was held.[1]

Group photo of Members of Fourth Punjab Legislative Council.
Quick Facts 71 seats in the Punjab Legislative Council, First party ...

Shahab-ud-Din Virk was re-elected as President on October 25, 1930.[2] The Council was given the extension of about 3 years in its three years term and was dissolved on 10 November 1936. The Council held 197 meetings during its extended tenure.[3]

Distribution of seats

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Special^ (Non-Territorial)

  • Punjab Landholders - 3
    • General - 1
    • Mohammadan - 1
    • Sikh - 1
  • Baluch Tumandars - 1
  • Punjab Universities - 1
  • Punjab Commerce and Trade - 1
  • Punjab Industry - 1

Election schedule

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  • Election schedule in special constituencies were not same and the dates were different, unfortunately not available.

Results

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Constituency wise result

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General-Urban

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General-Rural

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Muhammadan-Urban

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Muhammadan-Rural

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Sikh-Urban

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Sikh-Rural

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Special

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References

  1. The Punjab Parliamentarians 1897–2013, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Lahore - Pakistan, 2015
  2. Proceedings, Punjab Legislative Council, October 25, 1930. Page 5-6.
  3. Proceedings, Punjab Legislative Council, November 10, 1936. Pages 411.
  4. Elections in Punjab 1920-1947 (Pdf), Book by Kirpal C. Yadav. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. Political Development and Political Parties in Punjan 1849-1948, (p. 74), Pakistan Journal of Social Science Vol. 29, No. 1 (June 2009) pp. 65-78. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  • "Pre Punjab Fourth synopsis". papmis.pitb.gov.pk. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

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