Vol. 8 · pages 471–475
Pakistan or the Partition of India
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APPENDIX XIII
ALLOCATION OF SEATS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT, 1935, FOR THE LOWER HOUSE
IN EACH PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE
Province.
Total Seats.
General Seats.
Seats for representatives of
backward areas and tribes.
Sikh Seats.
Mahomedan Seats.
Anglo-Indian Seats.
European Seats.
Indian Christian Seats.
Seats for representatives
of commerce, industry,
mining and planting.
Land-holders Seats.
University Seats.
Seats for representatives
of labour.
Seats for Women.
Total of General
Seats.
General Seats
reserved for
Scheduled Castes.
General.
Sikh.
Mahomedan.
Anglo-Indian.
Indian
Christian.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Madras .. .. .. .. 215 146 30 1 .. 28 2 3 8 6 6 1 6 6 .. 1 .. 1
Bombay .. .. .. .. 175 114 15 1 .. 29 2 3 3 7 2 1 7 5 .. 1 .. ..
Bengal .. .. .. .. 250 78 30 .. .. 117 3 11 2 19 5 2 8 2 .. 2 1 ..
United Provinces .. .. .. 228 140 20 .. .. 64 1 2 2 3 6 1 3 4 .. 2 .. ..
The Punjab .. .. .. 175 42 8 .. 31 84 1 1 2 1 5 1 3 1 1 2 .. ..
Bihar .. .. .. .. 152 86 15 7 .. 39 1 2 1 4 4 1 3 3 .. 1 .. ..
Central Provinces and Berar .. 112 84 20 1 .. 14 1 1 .. 2 3 1 2 3 .. .. .. ..
Assam .. .. .. .. 108 47 7 9 .. 34 .. 1 1 11 .. .. 4 1 .. .. .. ..
North-West Frontier Province .. 60 9 .. .. 3 36 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Orissa .. .. .. .. 60 44 6 5 .. 4 .. .. 1 1 2 .. 1 2 .. .. .. ..
Sind .. .. .. .. 60 18 .. .. .. 33 .. 2 .. 2 2 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. ..
In Bombay seven of the general seats shall be reserved for Marathas.
In the Punjab one of the Land-holders seats shall be a seat to be filled by a Tumandar.
In Assam and Orissa the seats reserved for women shall be non-communal seats.
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PAKISTAN : APPENDICES
APPENDIX XIV
ALLOCATION OF SEATS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT, 1935, FOR THE UPPER HOUSE
IN EACH PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE
Province. Total of Seats. General Seats. Mahomedan Seats. European Seats. Indian Christian Seats. Seats to be filled by Legislative Assembly. Seats to be filled by Governor
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Madras .. .. ..
Not less than 54
35 7 1 3 ..
Not less than 8
Not more than 56 Not more than 10
Bombay .. .. ..
Not less than 29
20 5 1 .. ..
Not less than 3
Not more than 30 Not more than 4
Bengal .. .. ..
Not less than 63
10 17 3 .. 27
Not less than 6
Not more than 65 Not more than 8
United Provinces .. ..
Not less than 58
34 17 1 .. ..
Not less than 6
Not more than 60 Not more than 8
Bihar .. .. ..
Not less than 29
9 4 1 .. 12
Not less than 3
Not more than 30 Not more than 4
Assam .. .. ..
Not less than 21
10 6: 2 .. ..
Not less than 3
Not more than 22 Not more than 4
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APPENDIX XV
ALLOCATION OF SEATS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT, 1935, FOR THE LOWER HOUSE OF THE FEDERAL
LEGISLATURE FOR BRITISH INDIA
Province. Total Seats.
General Seats.
Sikh
Seats.
Maho-
medan
Seats.
Anglo-
Indian
Seats.
Euro-
pean
Seats.
Indian
Christian
Seats.
Seats for
representatives
of commerce
and industry.
Land
holders
Seats.
Seats for
represent-
atives
of
labour.
Women’s
Seats.
Total of
General
Seats.
General
Seats
reserved
for
Sche-
duled
Castes.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Madras .. .. .. 37 19 4 .. 8 1 1 2 2 1 1 2
Bombay .. .. .. 30 13 2 .. 6 1 1 1 3 1 2 2
Bengal .. .. .. 37 10 3 .. 17 1 1 1 3 1 2 1
United Provinces .. .. 37 19 3 .. 12 1 1 1 .. 1 1 1
The Punjab .. .. 30 6 1 6 14 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 1
Bihar .. .. .. 30 16 2 .. 9 .. 1 1 .. 1 1 1
Central Provinces
and Berar
.. 15 2 .. 3 .. .. .. .. 1 1 1
Assam .. .. .. 10 4 1 .. 3 .. 1 1 .. .. 1 ..
North-West Frontier
Province
5 1 .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Orissa .. .. .. 5 4 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sind .. .. .. 5 1 .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. ..
British
Baluchistan
.. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Delhi .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ajmer-Merwara .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Coorg .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Non-Provincial Seats .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 ..
Total .. 250 105 19 6 82 4 8 8 11 7 10 9
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PAKISTAN : APPENDICES
APPENDIX XVI
ALLOCATION OF SEATS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT,
1935, FOR THE UPPER CHAMBER OF THE FEDERAL LEGISLATURE
FOR BRITISH INDIA
Province or Community. Total Seats. General Seats. Seats for Scheduled Castes. Sikh Seats. Maho- medan Seats. Women’s Seats.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Madras .. .. .. .. 20 14 1 .. 4 1
Bombay .. .. .. 16 10 1 .. 4 1
Bengal .. .. .. .. 20 8 1 .. 10 1
United Provinces .. .. 20 11 1 .. 7 1
The Punjab .. .. .. 16 3 .. 4 8 1
Bihar .. .. .. .. 16 10 1 .. 4 1
Central Provinces and Berar .. 8 6 1 .. 1 ..
Assam .. .. .. .. 5 3 .. .. 2 ..
North-West Frontier Province .. 5 1 .. .. 4 ..
Orissa .. .. .. .. 5 4 .. .. 1 ..
Sind .. .. .. .. 5 2 .. .. 3 ..
British Baluchistan .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 ..
Delhi .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. ..
Ajmer-Merwara .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. ..
Coorg .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. ..
Anglo-Indians .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. ..
Europeans .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. .. ..
Indian Christians .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. 150 75 6 4 49 6
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APPENDIX XVII
ALLOCATION OF SEATS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT,
1935, FOR THE LOWER AND UPPER HOUSE OF THE FEDERAL
LEGISLATURE FOR INDIAN STATES
States and
Groups of States.
Number
of seats
in the
Council
of State.
States and
Groups of States.
Number
of Seats
in the
Federal
Assembly.
Population
1 2 3 4 5
DIVISION I DIVISION I
Hyderabad .. .. .. 5 Hyderabad .. .. .. 16 14,436,142
DIVISION II DIVISION II
Mysore .. .. .. .. 3 Mysore .. .. .. .. 7 6,557,302
DIVISION III DIVISION III
Kashmir .. .. .. 3 Kashmir .. .. .. 4 8,646,243
DIVISION IV DIVISION IV
Gwalior .. .. .. .. 3 Gwalior .. .. .. .. 4 3,523,070
DIVISION V DIVISION V
Baroda .. .. .. .. 3 Baroda .. .. .. .. 3 2,443,007
DIVISION VI DIVISION VI
Kalat .. .. .. .. 2 Kalat .. .. .. .. 1 342,101
DIVISION VII DIVISION VII
Sikkim .. .. .. .. 1 Sikkim .. .. .. .. .. 109,808
DIVISION VIII DIVISION VIII
1. Rampur .. .. .. 1 1. Rampur .. .. .. 1 465,225
2. Benares .. .. .. 1 2. Benares .. .. .. 1 391,272
DIVISION IX DIVISION IX
1. Travancore .. .. .. 2 1. Travancore .. .. .. 5 5,095,973
2. Cochin .. .. .. 2 2. Cochin .. .. .. 1 1,205,016
3. Pudukkottai .. 1 3. Pudukkottai .. 1 400,694
Banganapalle .. Banganapalle .. 39,218
Sandur .. .. .. Sandur .. .. 13,583
DIVISION X DIVISION X
1. Udaipur .. .. .. 2 1. Udaipur .. .. .. 2 1,566,910
2. Jaipur .. .. .. 2 2. Jaipur .. .. .. 3 2,631,775
3. Jodhpur .. .. .. 2 3. Jodhpur .. .. .. 2 2,125,982
4. Bikaner .. .. .. 2 4. Bikaner .. .. .. 1 936,218
5. Alwar .. .. .. 1 5. Alwar .. .. .. 1 749,751
6. Kotah .. .. .. 1 6. Kotah .. .. .. 1 685,804
7. Bharatpur .. .. .. 1 7. Bharatpur .. .. .. 1 486,954
8. Tonk .. .. .. .. 1 8. Tonk .. .. .. .. 1 317,360