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Pakistan or the Partition of India

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446 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES 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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447 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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448 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES 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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449 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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450 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES 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