Legislative assembly elections for the Bengal Legislative Assembly were held in January 1937 as part of the 1937 Indian provincial elections.
Seats
The allocation of 250 seats in the assembly was based on the communal award. It is illustrated in the following.[1]
- General elected seats- 78
- Muslim electorate seats- 117
- Urban seats- 6
- Rural seats- 111
- Anglo-Indian electorate seats- 3
- European electorate seats- 11
- Indian Christian electorate seats- 2
- Zamindar seats- 5
- Labour representatives- 8
- Education seats- 2
- Women seats- 5
- General electorate- 2
- Muslim electorate- 2
- Anglo-Indian electorate- 1
- Commerce, Industries and Planting seats- 19
- Port of Calcutta
- Port of Chittagong
- Bengal Chamber of Commerce
- Jute Interest
- Tea Interest
- Railways
- Traders Associations
- Others
Results
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| INC | 54 | |
| AIML | 40 | |
| KPP | 35 | |
| CPI | 32 | |
| Tripura Krishak Party | 5 | |
| CNP | 3 | |
| ABHM | 2 | |
| Independent Muslims | 42 | |
| Independent Hindus | 37 | |
| Total | 250 | |
References
- ^ Sirajul Islam (2012). "Bengal Legislative Assembly". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Further sources
- Jahanara Begum: The Bengal Legislature of 1937 and Its Characteristics. Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Vol. 36 (1975), pp. 485–492 (online version at JSTOR)
- David Denis Taylor: Indian Politics and the Elections of 1937. D.Phil. thesis, University of London 1971. ProQuest Number: 11010433 (online version)
- Shila Sen: Muslim Politics in Bengal 1937-47. Impex India: New Delhi, 1976 (online summary)