1937_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly_election

1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election

1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election

1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly elections in British India

Legislative assembly elections for the Bengal Legislative Assembly were held in January 1937 as part of the 1937 Indian provincial elections.

Quick Facts All 250 seats in the Bengal Legislative Assembly, First party ...

Seats

The allocation of 250 seats in the assembly was based on the communal award. It is illustrated in the following.[1]

Results

Further information: 1937 Indian provincial elections
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References

  1. [1]
    Sirajul Islam (2012). "Bengal Legislative Assembly". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

Further sources

  • Jahanara Begum: The Bengal Legislature of 1937 and Its Characteristics. Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Vol. 36 (1975), pp. 485–492 (online version at JSTOR)
  • David Denis Taylor: Indian Politics and the Elections of 1937. D.Phil. thesis, University of London 1971. ProQuest Number: 11010433 (online version)
  • Shila Sen: Muslim Politics in Bengal 1937-47. Impex India: New Delhi, 1976 (online summary)
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