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The first election which was conducted in the house was of Deputy President between Mehtab Singh and Chaudhary M. Amin. Mehtab Singh won election by securing 48 votes, while Amin secured 37 Votes. The First Council had held 98 meetings when the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab dissolved the council on 27 October 1923 after completion of three ...
During 1937 election there were total 27,84,646 voters. Out of these 64.23% voters cast their votes. 26,66,149 voters were in Territorial Constituencies and 1,18,497 were in Non-Territorial Constituencies.
Elections in Punjab, a state in India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Punjab creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India.
The Punjab State Legislature was a bicameral house in April 1952, comprising the Vidhan Sabha (lower house) and Vidhan Parishad (upper house). In 1956 that state was largely merged into Punjab, the strength of the Vidhan Parishad of the new State of Punjab was enhanced from 40 seats to 46 seats and in 1957, it was increased to 51.
The transformation itself had been rapid, as most landlords and pirs had not switched allegiance until after 1944. [1] The breakdown of talks between the Punjab Premier, Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana and Muhammad Ali Jinnah in late 1944 had meant many Muslims were now forced to choose between the two parties at the forthcoming election. [1]
Punjab (General) Raja Narendra Nath Hindu Election Board 66 Punjab (Muhammadan) Sikandar Hayat Khan Unionist Party 67 Punjab (Sikh) Joginder Singh Tumandars 68 Baluch Tumandars Jamal Khan Leghari Unionist Party University 69 Punjab Universities Manohar Lal Independent Commerce and Trade 70 Punjab Commerce and Trade V. F. Gray Independent Industry
The 1969 Punjab Legislative Assembly election was the fifth Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election of the state. This was the second hung assembly. Shiromani Akali Dal emerged as the largest party with 43 seats in the 104-seat legislature in the election. The Indian National Congress became the second, holding 38 seats. On 13 June 1971 ...
On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Patiala & East Punjab States Union was merged with Punjab. [2] Thus the assembly constituencies were increased from 105 with 126 seats in 1952 to 121 with 154 seats in 1957 elections.