1946 Bengal Legislative Assembly election explained

Election Name:1946 Bengal Legislative Assembly election
Country:Bengal Presidency
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election
Previous Year:1937
Next Year:1952 (West Bengal)

Election Date:1946
Seats For Election:All 250 seats in the Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Leader1:Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy
Party1:All-India Muslim League
Last Election1:43
Seats1:113
Seat Change1: 70
Leader2:Sarat Chandra Bose
Party2:Indian National Congress
Last Election2:54
Seats2:86
Seat Change2: 32
Prime Minister
Before Election:Governor's rule
After Election:Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy
After Party:All-India Muslim League
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Leader3:Jyoti Basu
Party3:Communist Party of India
Seats3:3
Last Election3:32
Seat Change3:29
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Legislative assembly elections for the Bengal Legislative Assembly were held in January 1946 as part of the 1946 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]

Further sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sirajul Islam . 2012 . Bengal Legislative Assembly . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bengal_Legislative_Assembly . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.