1926 Punjab Legislative Council election

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1926 Punjab Provincial Legislative Council election
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  1923 1926 1930  

71 seats in the Punjab Legislative Council
Turnout54.36% (Increase2.svg 1.54%)
 First partySecond party
 
Party Unionist Hindu Election Board
Seats won3112
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 12

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party CSL Independent
Seats won1112
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 11Decrease2.svg 5

Punjab region.svg

Legislative Council elections were held in Punjab Province in British India in late 1926. They were the third legislative council elections held in the province under the Government of India Act 1919. The newly elected Council was constituted on 3 January 1927 when its first meeting was held. [1]

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Shahab-ud-Din Virk was re-elected as President on 4 January 1927. [2] The Council was given the extension of about 7 months in its three years town and was dissolved on 26 July 1930. The Council held 111 meetings during its extended tenure. [3]

Distribution of seats

CategoryUrbanRuralTotal
General71320
Mohammadans52732
Sikh11112
Special^--7
Total135171 [4]

Special^ (Non-Territorial)

Election schedule

EventDate
Filing of Nominations5 November 1926
Scrutiny of Nominations8 November 1926
Polling23 and 30 November 1926
Counting? December 1926

Category wise result

S. No.PartyCategory (Seats)
General Urban (7)General Rural (13)Muhammadans Urban (5)Muhammadans Rural (27)Sikh Urban (1)Sikh Rural (11)Special (7)Total (71)
1Unionist Party-5-23--331
2Hindu Election Board47----112
3Central Sikh League----110-11
4Khilafatists--21---3
5Indian National Congress11-----2
6Independent2-33-1312


Special (7)

Result

PartySeats+/–
Unionist Party 31–2
Hindu Election Board 12New
Central Sikh League 11New
Khilafatists 3New
Indian National Congress 2New
Independents12–5
Total710
Source: Ali [5]

Constituency wise result

Color Keys for the Party of winner

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General-Urban

S. No.ConstituencyWinnerParty
1Lahore CityBakshi Tek ChandHindu Election Board
2Amritsar CityKesho RamIndependent
3South-Eastern TownsJoti PrasadHindu Election Board
4North-Eastern TownsMohan Lal
5East-Western TownsDaulat Ram KaliaIndependent
6North-Western TownsGokul ChandHindu Election Board
7Western PunjabBodh RajIndian National Congress


General-Rural

S. No.ConstituencyWinnerParty
8HissarChhaju RamUnionist Party
9South-Eastern RohtakChottu Ram
10North-Eastern RohtakBaldeo SinghHindu Election Board
11GurgaonBalbir Singh
12KarnalDuli ChandUnionist Party
13Ambala-SimlaGanga RamHindu Election Board
14KangraRam SinghUnionist Party
15HoshiarpurNanak ChandHindu Election Board
16Jullundur-LudhianaHans RajIndian National Congress
17Lahore-Ferozpur-SheikhupuraGopal DasHindu Election Board
18Amritsar-GurdaspurKesar SinghUnionist Party
19RawalpindiLabh SinghHindu Election Board
20MultanSewak Ram


Muhammadan-Urban

S. No.ConstituencyWinnerParty
21Lahore CityMohammed IqbalIndependent
22Amritsar CityMohammed Sadiq
23Western Punjab TownsMohammed AlamKhilafatists
24East West Central TownsDin MohammedIndependent
25South-Eastern TownsFeroz-ud-DinKhilafatists


Muhammadan-Rural

S. No.ConstituencyWinnerParty
26Gurgaon Hissar Yasin Khan Unionist Party
27AmbalaRahim BakshIndependent
28Hoshiarpur LudhianaAfzal HaqKhilafatists
29FerozpurAkbar AliIndependent
30JullundurAbdur Rehman KhanUnionist Party
31Kangra GurdaspurShahab-ud-din Virk
32LahoreHabibullah
33AmritsarMaqbool Mahmud
34SialkotZafrullah KhanIndependent
35GujranwalaAli AhmedUnionist Party
36SheikhupuraMohammed Khan Wagha
37Gujarat EastFazl Ali
38Gujarat WestUmar Hayat
39Shahpur EastFiroz Khan Noon
40Shahpur WestNawab Mohammed Hayat Qureshi
41MianwaliSaifullah Khan
42AttockMohammed Amin Khan
43RawalpindiNur Khan
44JehlumTalib Mohammed Khan
45Lyallpur NorthShahadat Khan
46Lyallpur SouthSadaullah Khan
47MontgomeryHusaini Shah
48Multan EastAhmad Yar Khan
49Multan WestRaza Shah Gilani
50JhangMubarak Ali Shah
51MuzaffargarhAbdullah Khan
52Dera Gazi KhanFaiz Mohammed


Sikh-Urban

S. No.ConstituencyWinnerParty
53Sikh UrbanUjjal SinghCentral Sikh League


Sikh-Rural

S. No.ConstituencyWinnerParty
54Ambala DivisionHari SinghCentral Sikh League
55Hoshiarpur KangaraKundan Singh
56Jullundur Partap Singh Shankar
57LudhianaMohinder Singh
58FerozpurFateh SinghIndependent
59LahoreHira SinghCentral Sikh League
60AmritsarSanta Singh
61Sialkot GurdaspurBishan Singh
62LyallpurKartar Singh Bedi
63Multan ShekhupuraButa Singh
64Rawalpindi GujranwalaNarain Singh


Special

S. No.ConstituencyWinnerParty
Landholders
65Punjab (General)Raja Narendra NathHindu Election Board
66Punjab (Muhammadan)Sikandar Hayat KhanUnionist Party
67Punjab
(Sikh)
Joginder Singh
Tumandars
68Baluch TumandarsJamal Khan LeghariUnionist Party
University
69Punjab
Universities
Manohar LalIndependent
Commerce and Trade
70Punjab Commerce and TradeV. F. GrayIndependent
Industry
71Punjab
Industries
Dhanpat RaiIndependent

Office bearer

PostNameTenureParty
President Shahab-ud-Din Virk 3 January 192726 July 1930Unionist Party
Deputy PresidentButa Singh5 January 192721 July 1927Central Sikh League
Habibullah21 July 192726 July 1930Unionist Party

Ex-Officio member and Ministers

NameMember of DepartmentParty
Geoffrey Fitzhervey de Montmorency FinanceNon-Partisan
Henry Duffield Craik

Ministers

NameMember of DepartmentParty
Feroz Khan Noon Local Self GovernmentUnionist Party
Fazl-i-Hussain Revenue
Jogendra Singh Agriculture
Manohar Lal EducationIndependent

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