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.The Punjab Parliamentarians 1897–2013, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Lahore - Pakistan, 2015
Shahab-ud-Din Virk was re-elected as President on 4 January 1927.Proceedings, Punjab Legislative Council, January 4, 1927. Pages 5-6. 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.Proceedings, Punjab Legislative Council, July 26, 1930. Pages 317-322.
Distribution of seats Category UrbanRuralTotalGeneral 71320Mohammadans 52732Sikh11112Special^ - -7Total 135171Elections in Punjab 1920-1947 (Pdf), Book by Kirpal C. Yadav. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
Special^ (Non-Territorial)
Punjab Landholders - 3 General - 1 Mohammadan - 1 Sikh - 1 Baluch Tumandars - 1 Punjab Universities - 1 Punjab Commerce and Trade - 1 Punjab Industry - 1 Election schedule EventDateFiling of Nominations 5 November 1926Scrutiny of Nominations 8 November 1926Polling 23 and 30 November 1926Counting ? December 1926 Election schedule in special constituencies were not same and the dates were different, unfortunately not available.
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 - -3312Hindu Election Board 47 - - - -1123Central Sikh League - - - -110 -114Khilafatists - -21 - - -35Indian National Congress 11 - - - - -26Independent 2 -33 -1312
Special (7) Landholders (3) General (1) Hindu Election Board - 1 Mohammadans (1) Unionist Party - 1 Sikh (1) Unionist Party - 1 Baluch Tumandars (1) Unionist Party - 1 Punjab Universities (1) Independent - 1 Punjab Commerce and Trade (1) Independent -1 Punjab Industries(1) Independent - 1
Result
Constituency wise result Color Keys for the Party of winner Unionist Party Hindu Election Board Central Sikh League Khilafatists Indian National Congress Independent Other keys Candidate Elected Unopposed
General-Urban S. No.Constituency WinnerParty1Lahore CityBakshi Tek ChandHindu Election Board 2Amritsar CityKesho RamIndependent 3South-Eastern TownsJoti PrasadHindu Election Board 4North-Eastern TownsMohan Lal5East-Western TownsDaulat Ram Kalia Independent 6North-Western TownsGokul Chand Hindu Election Board 7Western PunjabBodh RajIndian National Congress
General-Rural S. No.Constituency WinnerParty 8HissarChhaju RamUnionist Party 9South-Eastern RohtakChottu Ram10North-Eastern RohtakBaldeo Singh Hindu Election Board 11GurgaonBalbir Singh12KarnalDuli ChandUnionist Party 13Ambala-SimlaGanga RamHindu Election Board 14KangraRam SinghUnionist Party 15Hoshiarpur Nanak ChandHindu Election Board 16Jullundur-LudhianaHans Raj Indian National Congress 17Lahore-Ferozpur-SheikhupuraGopal DasHindu Election Board 18Amritsar-GurdaspurKesar SinghUnionist Party 19Rawalpindi Labh Singh Hindu Election Board 20MultanSewak Ram
Muhammadan-Urban S. No.Constituency WinnerParty 21Lahore CityMohammed IqbalIndependent 22Amritsar CityMohammed Sadiq23Western Punjab TownsMohammed AlamKhilafatists 24East West Central TownsDin Mohammed Independent 25South-Eastern Towns Feroz-ud-DinKhilafatists
Muhammadan-Rural S. No.Constituency WinnerParty 26 Gurgaon HissarYasin KhanUnionist Party 27AmbalaRahim BakshIndependent 28Hoshiarpur Ludhiana Afzal HaqKhilafatists 29Ferozpur Akbar AliIndependent 30Jullundur Abdur Rehman KhanUnionist Party 31Kangra Gurdaspur Shahab-ud-din Virk 32Lahore Habibullah 33Amritsar Maqbool Mahmud 34SialkotZafrullah Khan Independent 35Gujranwala Ali AhmedUnionist Party 36SheikhupuraMohammed Khan Wagha37Gujarat EastFazl Ali38Gujarat WestUmar Hayat 39Shahpur EastFiroz Khan Noon 40Shahpur WestNawab Mohammed Hayat Qureshi41MianwaliSaifullah Khan42AttockMohammed Amin Khan 43Rawalpindi Nur Khan44JehlumTalib Mohammed Khan 45Lyallpur NorthShahadat Khan 46Lyallpur SouthSadaullah Khan 47Montgomery Husaini Shah48Multan EastAhmad Yar Khan 49Multan WestRaza Shah Gilani50JhangMubarak Ali Shah 51MuzaffargarhAbdullah Khan52Dera Gazi KhanFaiz Mohammed
Sikh-Urban S. No.Constituency WinnerParty53Sikh Urban Ujjal Singh Central Sikh League
Sikh-Rural S. No.Constituency WinnerParty54Ambala Division Hari SinghCentral Sikh League 55Hoshiarpur KangaraKundan Singh56Jullundur Partap Singh Shankar57Ludhiana Mohinder Singh 58Ferozpur Fateh Singh Independent 59Lahore Hira SinghCentral Sikh League 60Amritsar Santa Singh 61Sialkot Gurdaspur Bishan Singh62LyallpurKartar Singh Bedi63Multan ShekhupuraButa Singh64Rawalpindi Gujranwala Narain Singh
Special S. No.Constituency WinnerParty Landholders 65Punjab (General)Raja Narendra NathHindu Election Board 66Punjab (Muhammadan)Sikandar Hayat Khan Unionist Party 67Punjab (Sikh)Joginder Singh Tumandars68Baluch Tumandars Jamal Khan LeghariUnionist Party University 69Punjab Universities Manohar Lal Independent Commerce and Trade70Punjab Commerce and Trade V. F. GrayIndependent Industry 71Punjab IndustriesDhanpat RaiIndependent
Office bearer PostNameTenurePartyPresident Shahab-ud-Din Virk3 January 192726 July 1930Unionist Party Deputy President Buta Singh5 January 192721 July 1927Central Sikh League Habibullah 21 July 192726 July 1930Unionist Party Ex-Officio member and Ministers NameMember of Department PartyGeoffrey Fitzhervey de MontmorencyFinanceNon-Partisan Henry Duffield Craik Ministers NameMember of Department PartyFeroz Khan NoonLocal Self Government Unionist Party Fazl-i-HussainRevenue Jogendra SinghAgriculture Manohar LalEducation Independent
See also Punjab Legislative Council (British India)
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