1926 Indian general election

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1926 Indian general election
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  1923 1926 1930  

105 seats contested
53 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  MotilalNehru2.jpg Photo of Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya ji.jpg
Leader Motilal Nehru Madan Mohan Malaviya
Party SP NP
Seats won3822

General elections were held in British India between 28 October and late November 1926 to elect members of the Imperial Legislative Council and the Provincial Legislative Councils. [1]

Contents

The Swaraj Party were victorious in Provincial Council elections in Bengal and Madras, and also made gains in Bihar and Orissa. However, at the national level the party saw their number of seats reduced. [2]

Results

Central Legislative Assembly

PartySeats
Swaraj Party 38
Nationalist Party 22
Central Muslims and Allies18
Minor parties, unattached independents, unknown5
Europeans9
Independents13
Total105
Source: Schwartzberg Atlas [3]

Members of Central Legislative Assembly

[4] [5]

Officials

Nominated Non-Officials

Elected Non-Officials

Elected Members of Council of State

[6]

References

  1. "Indian General Election. The Communal Issue., Hindu v. Moslem", The Times, 29 October 1926, p15, Issue 44415
  2. "The British Empire. Dominions in Conference", The Times, 1 January 1927, p5, Issue 44468
  3. "-- Schwartzberg Atlas -- Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu.
  4. Kumar, Ravindra (1995). Selected Works of Vithalbhai J. Patel: 1930–1932. Mittal Publications. ISBN   9788170994237.
  5. The Indian Year Book. Bennett, Coleman & Company. 1828.
  6. The Council of State Debates Official Report Vol VII. Government Of India Press. 1926.