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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 ...
From this day onward, Punjab was engulfed in such bloodied communal riots that the history had never witnessed before. Eventually, Punjab had to be partitioned into the Indian Punjab and Pakistani Punjab. In the process, over a million people were massacred, millions more were forced to cross-over and to become refugees while thousands of women ...
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 Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 members, directly elected from 117 single-seat constituencies. The tenure of the Legislative Assembly is five years ...
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.
Punjab (General) Raja Narendra Nath 66 Punjab (Muhammadan) Fazl-i-Husain 67 Punjab (Sikh) Mangal Singh Tumandars 68 Baluch Tumandars Jamal Khan Leghari University 69 Punjab Universities Ruchi Ram Commerce and Trade 70 Punjab Commerce and Trade V. F. Gray Industry 71 Punjab Industries Dhanpat Rai
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
In 1955, State Reorganisation Commission recommended the merger of Punjab and Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU). PEPSU Assembly had 60 members. With its merger on 1 November 1956, the strength of Punjab Legislative Assembly increased from 126 to 186. On 6 November 1956, all members re-sworn in Punjab Legislative Assembly. [18]