Vol. 1 · pages 451–455
Castes in India, Annihilation of Caste, Linguistic States and other essays
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VI. ASSAM
Name of the Constituency Seat Votes polled by
successful Hindu
candidates
Votes polled by
successful
Scheduled
Caste candidates
1 23 4 5
1. Kamrup-Saor, South .. 3 15,890 14,971 13,693
2. Nowgong .. 1 .... .... 14,560
3. Jorhat, North .. 2 17,429 .... 5,809
4. Habibganj .. 2 10,985 .... 9,770
5. Karimganj .. 2 12,562 .... 11,676
6. Silchar .. 3 17,340 .... 7,081
VII. ORISSA
Name of the Constituency Seats Votes obtained by
successful Hindu
candidates
Votes obtained by
successful Scheduled
Caste candidates
1 23 4
1. East Tajpur .. 2 8,427 8,712
2. East Burgarh .. 2 4,195 937
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STATES AND MINORITIES 437
Second Series
NUMBER OR CONSTITUENCIES IN WHICH RESERVATION BECAME NECESSARY FOR THE
SCHEDULED CASTE CANDIDATES TO SUCCEED IN ELECTION
Province Number of
Constituencies
in which seats
are reserved for
the Scheduled
Castes
Number of
Constituencies
in which there
was a conflict
Number of
Constituencies
in which the
contest was
due
to excess of
Hindu
candidates
Number of
Constituencies
in which the
contest was
due to excess
of
Scheduled
Caste
candidates
Number of
Constituencies
in which the
contest was due
to excess of
both
Number of
Constituencies
in which reliance
on reservation
became necessary
for the Scheduled
Caste candidates
to succeed
1 2 3 6 5 6 7
1. Madras .. 30 18 14 17 .... None
2. Bengal .. 30 24 19 24 19 None
3. Bombay .. 15 15 15 15 15 2
4. C.P. .. 22 17 14 17 14 2
5. U.P. .. 15 11 5 11 6 None
6. Assam .. .... .... .... .... .... 2
7. Orissa .. .... 2 .... 2 .... None
8. Punjab .. 8 .... .... .... .... ....
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Third Series
RELATIVE VOTING STRENGTH OF CASTE HINDUS AND
SCHEDULED CASTES
I. MADRAS
Constituency Total number of
voters in the
Constituency
Total number of
Scheduled Caste
voters in the
Constituency
Relative
proportion
of columns
2 and 3
1 2 34
1. Madras City,
South-Central
26,922 4,082 1 : 6.6
2. Chicacole .. 90,496 8,070 1 :11.2
3. Amalapuram .. 95,954 28,282 1 : 3.4
4. Cocanada .. 86,932 17,616 1 : 4.9
5. Ellore .. 88,249 16,835 1 : 5.24
6. Ongole .. 1,10,152 11,233 1 : 9.8
7. Gudur .. 52,415 10,263 1 : 5.1
8. Cuddapah .. 92,572 10,842 1 : 8.5
9. Penukonda .. 74,952 11,896 1 : 6.3
10. Bellary .. 85,928 10,146 1 : 8.5
11. Kurnool .. 72,753 11,679 1 : 6.2
12. Tirutanni .. 77,337 15,243 1 : 5.07
13. Chingleput .. 73,554 22.182 1 : 3.3
14. Tiruvallur .. 81,814 21,287 1 : 3.8
15. Ranipet .. 24,403 11,271 1 : 2.1
16. Tiruvannamalai .. 97,259 15,536 1 : 6.2
17. Tindivanam .. 85,514 19,221 1 : 4.4
18. Chidambaram .. 96,086 16,762 1 : 5.7
19. Tirukoyilur .. 1,02,482 21,733 1 : 4.7
20. Tanjore .. 99,496 13,198 1 : 7.5
21. Manaargudi .. 69,579 11,547 1 : 5.8
22. Ariyalur .. 1,13,630 16,772 1 : 6.7
23. Palani .. 92,655 13,521 1 : 6.8
24. Sattur .. 84,169 8,033 1 :10.5
25. Koilpatti .. 1,00,521 20,907 1 : 4.8
26. Pollachi .. 63,821 12,808 1 : 4.9
27. Namakkal .. 51,860 11,407 1 : 4.5
28. Coondapur .. 46,032 8,030 1 : 5.7
29. Malapuram .. 70,346 10,808 1 : 6.5
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STATES AND MINORITIES 439
II. BOMBAY
Constituency Total number of
voters in the
Constituency
Total number of
Scheduled Caste
voters in the
Constituency
Relative
proportion
of columns
2 and 3
1 2 34
General Urban
1 . Bombay City
North and Bombay
Suburban District
.. 1,67,002 34,266 1 : 4.8
2. Bombay City—
Byculla and Parel .. 1,52,991 28,520 1 : 5.3
General Rural
3. Kaira District .. 1,39,508 7,318 1 : 19.06
4. Surat District .. 85,670 4,765 1 : 18.8
5. Thana, South .. 67,749 4,668 1 : 14.5
6. Ahmednagar, South 73,162 7,382 1 : 9.9
7. East Khandesh, East 91,377 10,109 1 : 9.35
8. Nasik, West .. 99,274 12,698 1 : 7.7
9. Poona, West .. 73,551 13,055 1 : 5.6
10. Satara, North .. 95,459 11,152 1 : 8.5
11. Sholapur, North-East .. 64,583 9,713 1 : 6.6
12. Belgaum, North .. 79,422 18,303 1 : 4.3
13. Bijapur, North .. 60,655 8,993 1 : 6.7
14. Kolaba District .. 1,03,828 5,001 1 : 20.7
15. Ratnagiri, North 32,606 3,529 1 : 9.2
III. BENGAL
Constituency Total number of
voters in the
Constituency
Total number of
Scheduled Caste
voters in the
Constituency
Relative
proportion
of columns
2 and 3
1 2 34
General Rural
1. Burdwan, Central 74,306 24,610 1 : 3.01
2. Burdwan, North-West .. 80,035 16,830 1 : 4.8
3. Birbhum .. 1,03,231 37,637 1 : 2.7
4. Bankura, West .. 84,128 25,487 1 : 3.3
5. Midnapore, Central 99,961 20,167 1 : 4.95
6. Jhargam- cum-Ghatal 64,031 13,091 1 : 4.85
7. Hooghly, North-East. 67,697 20,318 1 : 3.33
8. Howrah .. 1,03,346 22,990 1 : 4.5
9. 24 Parganas, SouthWest.
82,366 47,378 1 : 1.7
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III. BENGAL— contd.
Constituency Total number of
voters in the
Constituency
Total number of
Scheduled Caste
voters in the
Constituency
Relative
proportion
of columns
2 and 3
1 2 34
10. 24 Parganas, NorthEast
85,477 30,607 1 : 2.78
11. Nadia .. 90,092 25,605 1 : 3.5
12. Murshidabad .. 81,083 17,176 1 : 4.8
13. Jessore .. 1,21,760 55,052 1 : 2.2
14. Khulna .. 1,45,335 76,848 1 : 1.87
15. Malda .. 73,664 29,010 1 : 2.54
16. Dinajpur .. 1,48,804 1,18,454 1 : 1.25
17. Jalpaiguri-cumSiliguri
78,552 65,679 1 : 1.2
18. Rangpur .. 29,437 65,679 1 : 0.44
19. Bogra- cum-Patna .. 87,704 33,873 1 : 2.58
20. Dacca, East .. 94,858 40,238 1 : 2.35
21. Myroensingh, West 98,795 38,046 1 : 2.59
22. Mymensingh, East 68,360 29,588 1 : 2.3
23. Faridpur .. 1,72,683 96,319 1 : 1.7
24. Bakarganj, SouthWest.
78,796 49,014 1 : 1.6
25. Tippera .. 1,27,097 34,813 1 : 3.61
IV. UNITED PROVINCES
Constituency Total number of
voters in the
Constituency
Total number of
Scheduled Caste
voters in the
Constituency
Relative
proportion
of columns
2 and 3
1 2 34
General Urban
1. Lucknow City .. 89,412 9,079 1 : 9.8
2. Cawnpore City .. 1,31,599 22,515 1 : 5.8
3. Agra City .. 47,505 10,105 1 : 4.7
4. Allahabad City .. 55,379 6,854 1 : 8.07
General Rural
5. Charanpur District,
South-East.
47,773 7,256 1 : 6.5
6. Bulandshah District,
South-East.
49,699 7,506 1 : 6.6
7. Agra District, NorthEast.
61,515 8,290 1 : 7.4
8. Manipuri District NorthEast.
51,406 5,878 1 : 8.7