List of members of the 1st Provincial Assembly of Sindh

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Sindh was separated from the Bombay Presidency on 1 April 1936, under Government of India Act 1935. [1] Province of Sindh , formally knows as Sind in British India, was officially inaugurate, Sir Lancelot Graham was appointed first Governor General of the newly created province by the British Government. [2]

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Elections

First elections of the Legislative assembly of Sindh were held on 7 February 1937 with 60 seats allocated to the newly established assembly. On the 15 April 1937, H.E. the Governor Sir Lancelot Graham, issued a notification to summon the first session of the first Sindh Legislative Assembly to meet on Tuesday the 27th April, 1937 at 11.00 a.m. in the Assembly Hall of the Sindh Chief Court Karachi pursuant to Section 62(3) of the Government of India Act 1935. [2]

SerialDescriptionNumber of Seats
1General Seats18
2Muhammaddan Seats33
3European Seats02
4Seats reserved for the representative of Commerce, Industry, Mining & Planting02
5Seats reserved for Landlords02
6Seats reserved for the representative of Labour01
7Seat reserved for the women's Constituency (General)01
8Seat reserved for the women's Constituency (Muhammadan)01
Total60

List of Members of the Assembly

Complete list of members of the first provincial assembly of Sindh, 1937 - 1945. [2]

SerialNameConstituency
1 Mr. Abdul Majid Lilram Shaikh Larkana
2 Mr. Abdul Sattar Abdul Rahman Pirzada Sukkur
3Mr. Akhji Ratansing SodhoTharparkar
4 Khan Sahab Allah Bux Khudadad Khan Gabol Karachi
5 Khan Bahadur Allah Bux Muhammad Umar Soomro, O.B.E. Sukkur
6Sahab Bahadur Mir Allahdad Khan Imam Bux Khan TalpurTharparkar
7Khan Bahadur Haji Amir Ali Tharo Khan LahoriLarkana
8Mr. Arbab Togachi Mir Muhammad NohriTharparkar
9 Mr. Bhojsing Gurdinomal Pahalajani Sukkur
10Mr. Dialmal DoulatramLandload Seat
11Mr. Doulatram MohandasSukkur
12Mr. Ghanshyam Jethanand ShivdasaniHyderabad
13Mr. Ghanumal TarachandHyderabad
14 Mir Ghulam Ali Bandehali Talpur Hyderabad
15Mir Ghulam Allah Khan Mir Haji Hussain Bux Khan TalpurHyderabad
16Makhdoom Ghulam Haider Makhdoom ZaheeruddinHyderabad
17Pir Ghulam Haider Shah Sahib Dino ShahTharparkar
18Khan Bahadur Ghulam Muhammad Abdullah Khan IsranLarkana
19 Mr. Ghulam Murtaza Shah Muhammad Shah, Syed Dadu
20Mr. Ghulam Murtaza Shah Muhammad Shah, SyedTharparkar
21R.S Gokaldas MewaldasLarkana
22Mr. Hassaram Sunderdas Pamnani (General Rural)Sukkur East
23Dr. Hemandas Rupchand WadhwaniUpper Sindh, Frontier District
24Mr. Hotchand Hiranand Rai BahadurNawabshah
25 Pir Illahi Bux Nawaz Ali Dadu
26Mr. Issardas VarindmalCommerce & Industry (Indian Commerce)
27Khan Sahab Jaffer Khan Gul Muhammad Khan BurdiUpper Sindh, Frontier District
28 Mr. Jamshed Nusserwanji Mehta Dadu
29Jam Jan Muhammad Khan Muhammad Sharif JunejoNawabshah
30Mrs. Jenubai Ghulam Ali AllanaWomen Constituency Muhammadan
31 Miss. Jethibai Tulsidas Sipahimalani Women Constituency General
32Khan Bhahadur Kaisar Khan Ghulam Mohammad Khan BozdarSukkur
33Mr. Khair Shah Imam Ali Shah, Syed (Oath 3/8/1937)Nawabshah
34Col. H.J. MahonEuropean Sindh
35 Syed Miran Muhammad Shah Zainul-ab-din Shah Hyderabad
36Mr. Muhammad Ali Shah Allahando Shah, SyedNawabshah
37 K.B Muhammad Ayub Shah Muhammad Khan Khuhro Larkana
38 Muhammad Hashim Faiz Mohammad Alias Fabji Gazdar Karachi
39Mr. Mir Muhammad Khan Nawab Ghaibi Khan ChandioLarkana
40Mr. Muhammad Usman Muhammad Khan SoomroKarachi
41Mr. Muhammad Yousif Khan Bahadur Khair Mohammad Khan ChandioKarachi
42Mr. Naraindas Anandji BecharKarachi
43Mr. Newandram VishindasNawabshah
44Mr. Nichaldas Chatomal VaziraniKarachi
45Mr. Nur Muhammad Shah Murad Ali Shah, SyedNawabshah
46Dr. D.N.O SullivanKarachi
47Mr. Partabrai Kaisukhdas (General Rural West)Tharparkar
48Dr. Popatlal A. BhoopatkarKarachi
49Mr. G.H Raschen (Chamber of Commerce)Karachi
50Mr. Rasool Bux Khan Muhammad Bux Khan UnarNawabshah
51Khan Sahab Rasool Bux Shah Mahboob Shah, SyedSukkur
52Mr. Rustomji Khurshedji SidhwaKarachi
53Mir. Bandehali Khan Mir Haji Mohammad Hussain Khan TalpurHyderabad
54Mr. Shamsuddin Khan Abdul Kabir Khan Barikzai (Durani) PathanSukkur
55Mr. Sitaldas PerumalTharparkar
56Mir Zain-ul-din Khan Mir Sunder Khan SundraniUpper Sindh, Frontier District
57Khan Sahab Sohrab Khan Sahib Dino Khan SarkiUpper Sindh, Frontier District
58 Mukhi Gobindram Pritamdas Upper Sindh, Frontier District
59Dewan Bahadur Hiranand KhemsingHyderabad
60 Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah Shaikh, Kt. K.C.S.IKarachi
61Mr. Flockhart, J.J. (9 August 1937 Oath)Landlord seat
62Mr. Muhammad Amin Abdul Aziz Khoso (29/3/1938 Oath)Upper Sindh, Frontier District
63MR. Hossack William Bartlet Lt. Col. (31/3/1938 Oath)Karachi
64Mr. Choithram T.Valecha (19/5/1938 Oath)Karachi
65Mr. Fraser J. (19/5/1938 Oath)Karachi
66Dr. Choithram P. Gidwani (4/1/1939 Oath)Hyderabad
67Lollumal Rewachand Motiwani (27/11/1940 Oath)Sukkur
68Mr. Lalla Menghraj Beherumal (18/3/1941 Oath)Sukkur
69Rais Ali Gohar Khan Mahar (1/3/1943 Oath)Sukkur
70Mr. Tarachand Dharamdas (24/6/1943 Oath)Tharparkar
71Mr. Ahmad Khan Sadhayo Khan Bahadur (23/2/1944 Oath)Sukkur
72Mir Hussain Bux Talpur Sian Bahadur (21/2/1945 Oath)Hyderabad
73Mr. Haji Moula Bux Muhammad Umer Soomro Khan Bahadur (21/2/1945 Oath)Sukkur

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References

  1. "Government of India Act 1935" (PDF).
  2. 1 2 3 "First Assembly of Sindh" (PDF).