1946 Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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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.
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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
- Commerce, Industries and Planting seats- 19
- Port of Calcutta
- Port of Chittagong
- Bengal Chamber of Commerce
- Jute Interest
- Tea Interest
- Railways
- Traders Associations
- Others
- Zamindar seats- 5
- Labour representatives- 8
- Education seats- 2
- Women seats- 5
- General electorate- 2
- Muslim electorate- 2
- Anglo-Indian electorate- 1
Results
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Muslim League | 113 | |
| Indian National Congress | 86 | |
| Krishak Praja Party | 3 | |
| Communist Party of India | 3 | |
| Hindu Mahasabha | 1 | |
| Independent Hindus | 13 | |
| Independent Muslims | 9 | |
| Others | 22 | |
| Total | 250 | |
References
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