1926 Punjab Legislative Council election explained

Election Name:1926 Punjab Provincial Legislative Council election
Country:British India
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Turnout:54.36% (1.54%)
Previous Election:1923 Punjab Legislative Council election
Previous Year:1923
Next Election:1930 Punjab Legislative Council election
Next Year:1930
Election Date:1926
Party1:Unionist Party (Punjab)
Seats1:31
Seat Change1: 2
Party2:Hindu Election Board
Seats2:12
Seat Change2: 12
Seats4:11
Seat Change4: 11
Party5:Independent politician
Seats5:12
Seat Change5: 5

Legislative Council elections were held in Punjab Province in British India in late 1926. They were the third legislative council elections held in the province under the Government of India Act 1919. The newly elected Council was constituted on 3 January 1927 when its first meeting was held.[1]

Shahab-ud-Din Virk was re-elected as President on 4 January 1927.[2] The Council was given the extension of about 7 months in its three years town and was dissolved on 26 July 1930. The Council held 111 meetings during its extended tenure.[3]

Distribution of seats

Category UrbanRuralTotal
General 71320
Mohammadans 52732
Sikh11112
Special^--7
Total 135171[4]

Special^ (Non-Territorial)

Election schedule

EventDate
Filing of Nominations 5 November 1926
Scrutiny of Nominations 8 November 1926
Polling 23 and 30 November 1926
Counting ? December 1926

Category wise result

S. No.PartyCategory (Seats)
General Urban (7)General Rural (13)Muhammadans Urban (5)Muhammadans Rural (27)Sikh Urban (1)Sikh Rural (11)Special (7)Total (71)
1Unionist Party -5-23--331
2Hindu Election Board 47----112
3Central Sikh League ----110-11
4Khilafatists --21---3
5Indian National Congress 11-----2
6Independent 2-33-1312

Special (7)

Constituency wise result

Color Keys for the Party of winner

Other keys

General-Urban

S. No.Constituency WinnerParty
1Lahore CityBakshi Tek ChandHindu Election Board
2Amritsar CityKesho RamIndependent
3South-Eastern Townsbgcolor=wheatJoti Prasadbgcolor=#8D0FCC rowspan=2Hindu Election Board
4North-Eastern TownsMohan Lal
5East-Western TownsDaulat Ram Kalia Independent
6North-Western TownsGokul Chand Hindu Election Board
7Western PunjabBodh RajIndian National Congress

General-Rural

S. No.Constituency WinnerParty
8HissarChhaju Rambgcolor=blue rowspan=2Unionist Party
9South-Eastern RohtakChottu Ram
10North-Eastern RohtakBaldeo Singh bgcolor=#8D0FCC rowspan=2 Hindu Election Board
11GurgaonBalbir Singh
12KarnalDuli Chandbgcolor=blue Unionist Party
13Ambala-SimlaGanga RamHindu Election Board
14KangraRam Singhbgcolor=blueUnionist Party
15Hoshiarpur Nanak ChandHindu Election Board
16Jullundur-LudhianaHans Raj Indian National Congress
17Lahore-Ferozpur-SheikhupuraGopal DasHindu Election Board
18Amritsar-GurdaspurKesar Singhbgcolor=blue Unionist Party
19Rawalpindi Labh Singh bgcolor=#8D0FCC rowspan=2Hindu Election Board
20MultanSewak Ram

Muhammadan-Urban

S. No.Constituency WinnerParty
21Lahore CityMohammed Iqbalbgcolor=#DDDDDD rowspan=2 Independent
22Amritsar CityMohammed Sadiq
23Western Punjab TownsMohammed Alambgcolor=greenKhilafatists
24East West Central TownsDin Mohammed Independent
25South-Eastern Towns Feroz-ud-Dinbgcolor=greenKhilafatists

Muhammadan-Rural

S. No.Constituency WinnerParty
26 Gurgaon HissarYasin Khanbgcolor=blue Unionist Party
27Ambalabgcolor=wheatRahim BakshIndependent
28Hoshiarpur Ludhiana Afzal Haqbgcolor=greenKhilafatists
29Ferozpur Akbar AliIndependent
30Jullundur Abdur Rehman Khanbgcolor=blue rowspan=4Unionist Party
31Kangra Gurdaspur bgcolor=wheatShahab-ud-din Virk
32Lahore Habibullah
33Amritsar Maqbool Mahmud
34SialkotZafrullah Khan Independent
35Gujranwala Ali Ahmedbgcolor=blue rowspan=18Unionist Party
36SheikhupuraMohammed Khan Wagha
37Gujarat EastFazl Ali
38Gujarat WestUmar Hayat
39Shahpur EastFiroz Khan Noon
40Shahpur WestNawab Mohammed Hayat Qureshi
41MianwaliSaifullah Khan
42AttockMohammed Amin Khan
43Rawalpindi Nur Khan
44JehlumTalib Mohammed Khan
45Lyallpur NorthShahadat Khan
46Lyallpur SouthSadaullah Khan
47Montgomery Husaini Shah
48Multan EastAhmad Yar Khan
49Multan Westbgcolor=wheatRaza Shah Gilani
50Jhangbgcolor=wheatMubarak Ali Shah
51Muzaffargarhbgcolor=wheatAbdullah Khan
52Dera Gazi KhanFaiz Mohammed

Sikh-Urban

Sikh-Rural

S. No.Constituency WinnerParty
54Ambala Division Hari Singhbgcolor=#FF9933 rowspan=4Central Sikh League
55Hoshiarpur Kangarabgcolor=wheatKundan Singh
56Jullundur bgcolor=wheatPartap Singh Shankar
57Ludhiana Mohinder Singh
58Ferozpur Fateh Singh Independent
59Lahore Hira Singhbgcolor=#FF9933 rowspan=6Central Sikh League
60Amritsar Santa Singh
61Sialkot Gurdaspur bgcolor=wheatBishan Singh
62LyallpurKartar Singh Bedi
63Multan ShekhupuraButa Singh
64Rawalpindi Gujranwala Narain Singh

Special

S. No.Constituency WinnerParty
Landholders
65Punjab (General)bgcolor=wheat Raja Narendra NathHindu Election Board
66Punjab (Muhammadan)bgcolor=wheatSikandar Hayat Khan bgcolor=blue rowspan=2Unionist Party
67Punjab
(Sikh)		bgcolor=wheatJoginder Singh
Tumandars
68Baluch Tumandars bgcolor=wheatJamal Khan Legharibgcolor=blue Unionist Party
University
69Punjab
Universities 		Manohar Lal Independent
Commerce and Trade
70Punjab Commerce and Trade bgcolor=wheat V. F. GrayIndependent
Industry
71Punjab
Industries		Dhanpat RaiIndependent

Office bearer

PostNameTenureParty
President Shahab-ud-Din Virk3 January 192726 July 1930bgcolor=blueUnionist Party
Deputy President Buta Singh5 January 192721 July 1927Central Sikh League
Habibullah 21 July 192726 July 1930bgcolor=blueUnionist Party
Ex-Officio member and Ministers
NameMember of Department Party
Geoffrey Fitzhervey de MontmorencyFinanceNon-Partisan
Henry Duffield Craik
Ministers
NameMember of Department Party
Feroz Khan NoonLocal Self Government bgcolor=blue rowspan=3Unionist Party
Fazl-i-HussainRevenue
Jogendra SinghAgriculture
Manohar LalEducation Independent

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. The Punjab Parliamentarians 1897–2013, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Lahore - Pakistan, 2015
  2. Proceedings, Punjab Legislative Council, January 4, 1927. Pages 5-6.
  3. Proceedings, Punjab Legislative Council, July 26, 1930. Pages 317-322.
  4. http://panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/downloadPdf.jsp?file=BK-001213.pdf&docid=2769 Elections in Punjab 1920-1947 (Pdf)

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