1923 Punjab Legislative Council election

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1923 Punjab Provincial Legislative Council election
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  1920 1923 1926  

71 seats in the Punjab Legislative Council
Turnout52.82% (Increase2.svg 18.01%)
 First partySecond party
 
Party Unionist SP
Seats won3312
Seat changeNewNew

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party SGPC Independent
Seats won917
Seat changeNewDecrease2.svg 54

Punjab region.svg

Legislative Council elections were held in Punjab Province in British India in late 1923. They were the second legislative council elections held in the province under the Government of India Act 1919. The newly elected Council was constituted on 2 January 1924 when its first meeting was held. [1]

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Sheikh Abdul Qadir was elected as its president. He resigned from the office when he was appointed as Minister of Education [2] and was succeeded by Shahab-ud-din. [3] The Council held its last meeting on 25 October 1926 and was dissolved on 27 October. It held 102 meetings. [4]

Distribution of seats

CategoryUrbanRuralTotal
General71320
Mohammadans52732
Sikh11112
Special^--7
Total135171

Special^ (Non-Territorial)

Voter Statistics

Office bearer

PostHolderTenure
President Herbert Alexander Casson 2 January 192416 January 1925
Sheikh Abdul Qadir 16 January 19254 September 1925
Shahab-ud-Din Virk 3 December 192527 October 1926
Deputy PresidentSheikh Abdul Qadir5 January 192416 January 1925
Mohinder Singh5 March 192527 October 1926

Ex-Officio Members

NameMember of Department
John MaynardFinance

Ministers

NameMember of Department
Chottu Ram Agriculture and Education
Chaudhary Lal ChandAgriculture
Sundar Singh Majithia Revenue
Mian Fazl-i-Husain Education
Jogendra Singh Agriculture

Election Schedule

EventDate
Filing of Nominations1 November 1923
Scrutiny of Nominations6 November 1923
Polling20 and 28 November 1923
Counting? December 1923

Results

PartySeats+/–
Unionist Party 33New
Swaraj Party 12New
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee 9New
Independents17–54
Total710
Source: Yadav

Constituency wise result

  Candidate Elected Unopposed


General-Urban

S. No.ConstituencyWinner
1Lahore CityNihal Chand
2Amritsar CityDiwan Chand
3South-Eastern TownsBanke Rai
4North-Eastern TownsMohan Lal
5East-Western TownsDhan Raj
6North-Western TownsGokul Chand
7Western PunjabBodh Raj


General-Rural

S. No.ConstituencyWinner
8HissarSham Lal
9South-Eastern RohtakChottu Ram
10North-Eastern RohtakLal Chand
11GurgaonPohap Singh
12KarnalDuli Chand
13Ambala-SimlaGanga Ram
14KangraRam Singh
15HoshiarpurNanak Chand
16Jullundur-LudhianaBhagat Ram
17Lahore-Ferozpur-SheikhupuraMohan Lal Bhagat
18Amritsar-GurdaspurKesar Singh
19RawalpindiNarain Das
20MultanSewak Ram


Muhammadan-Urban

S. No.ConstituencyWinner
21Lahore CityAbdul Aziz Marwada
22Amritsar CityMohammed Sharif
23Western Punjab TownsAbdul Qadir
24East West Central TownsMazhar Ali Azhar
25South-Eastern TownsFeroz-ud-Din


Muhammadan-Rural

S. No.ConstituencyWinner
26Gurgaon HissarShahid Daad Khan
27AmbalaShafi Ali Khan
28Hoshiarpur LudhianaAfzal Haq
29FerozpurNasib-ud-Din Khan
30JullundurSadaullah Khan
31Kangra GurdaspurAli Akbar
32LahoreMohammed Shah Nawaz
33AmritsarMaqbool Mahmud
34SialkotShahab-ud-Din
35GujranwalaKaram Illahi
36SheikhupuraKhan Mohammed Khan
37Gujarat EastFazl Ali
38Gujarat WestGhulam Mohammed
39Shahpur EastFiroz Khan Noon
40Shahpur WestMohammed Khan Tiwana
41MianwaliSaifullah Khan
42AttockSikandar Hayat Khan
43RawalpindiFarman Ali Khan
44JehlumMohammed Mehar Shah
45Lyallpur NorthShahadat Khan
46Lyallpur SouthNur-ud-Dim
47MontgomeryHusaini Shah
48Multan EastMohammed Haibat Khan
49Multan WestRaza Shah Gilani
50JhangHussain Shah
51MuzaffargarhAbdullah Khan
52Dera Gazi KhanFaiz Mohammed


Sikh-Urban

S. No.ConstituencyWinner
53Sikh UrbanJodh Singh


Sikh-Rural

S. No.ConstituencyWinner
54Ambala DivisionGurbaksh Singh
55Hoshiarpur KangaraNarinder Singh
56Jullundur Partap Singh Shankar
57LudhianaMohinder Singh
58FerozpurTara Singh
59LahoreSangat Singh
60AmritsarDhan Singh
61Sialkot GurdaspurRandhir Singh
62LyallpurHarchand Singh
63Multan ShekhupuraButa Singh
64Rawalpindi GujranwalaNarain Singh


Special

S. No.ConstituencyWinner
Landholders
65Punjab (General)Raja Narendra Nath
66Punjab (Muhammadan)Fazl-i-Husain
67Punjab
(Sikh)
Mangal Singh
Tumandars
68Baluch TumandarsJamal Khan Leghari
University
69Punjab
Universities
Ruchi Ram
Commerce and Trade
70Punjab Commerce and TradeV. F. Gray
Industry
71Punjab
Industries
Dhanpat Rai

See also

Punjab legislative council (British India)

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References

  1. The Punjab Parliamentarians 1897–2013, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Lahore - Pakistan, 2015
  2. Punjab Legislative Council proceedings, 30 November 1925. Page 1370.
  3. Punjab Legislative Council proceedings, 3 December 1925. Page 1389.
  4. Punjab Legislative Council proceedings, 25 October 1926. Page 1810.