1951 North-West Frontier Province provincial election

Pakistani provincial election August 2024 August 2024 Dominion of Pakistan legislative 1946 North-West Frontier Province Legislative Council election 1946 1956 West Pakistan Interim Assembly election 1956 All 85 seats in the Provincial Assembly 43 10 December 1951 49% 1,346,938 3x4.svg Abdul Qayyum Khan Muslim League (Pakistan) 17 seats 67 50 Pir of Manki Sharif.jpg Amin ul-Hasanat JAML FFFFFF – 4 New Premier Elected Premier Abdul Qayyum Khan Muslim League (Pakistan) Abdul Qayyum Khan Muslim League (Pakistan) Provincial Assembly elections were held in the North-West Frontier Province of the Dominion of Pakistan in 1951 to elect all 85 members of the Provincial Assembly, alongside provincial elections in West Punjab.https://www.pakp.gov.pk/history/ Overview Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa It was Pakistan's first provincial assembly election. The Muslim League won the election, defeating the Jinnah Awami Muslim League coalition of the Jinnah Muslim League and All-Pakistan Awami Muslim League.https://nayadaur.tv/19-Jun-2018/elections-in-pakistan-a-visual-history Elections in Pakistan: A visual history Nadeem F. Paracha 19 June 2018 Naya Duar TV Background In the 1946 Indian provincial elections the Indian National Congress achieved a strong majority in North-West Frontier Province, largely due to the personality of Khudai Khidmatgar leader Abdul Ghaffar Khan, enabling them to form a government.W. W. J. April 1946 The Indian Elections – 1946 The World Today 2 4 167–175 40391905 Although Khan strongly opposed the partition of India,Abdul Ghaffar Khan https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/232353/Khan-Abdul-Ghaffar-Khan 24 September 2008 Encyclopædia Britannica a 1947 referendum regarding accession to Pakistan was held. Khan boycotted the referendum,https://books.google.com/books?id=M9iwFmvKTwcC The Dust of Empire: The Race For Mastery in the Asian Heartland – Karl E. Meyer – Google Boeken 978-0786724819 10 July 2013 Meyer Karl E. 2008 PublicAffairs which resulted in a large majority voting to join Pakistan. Following Pakistani independence, the Muslim League called for Khan's government to be removed. This was achieved when Governor-General Muhammad Ali Jinnah dismissed Khan's cabinet and appointed Abdul Qayyum Khan as new Chief Minister.Kamran Tahir July–December 2009 Early phase of electoral politics in Pakistan: 1950s https://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/csas/PDF/7-Tahir%20Kamran.pdf South Asian Studies 24 2 257–282 In 1951 Qayyum announced the holding of provincial elections, which received negative reactions as most political leaders were in jail or exile. Although the Provincial Assembly was dissolved, Qayyum's government remained in power still as the interim government.1951 General Elections in the NWFP Syed Minhaj ul Hassa http://www.nihcr.edu.pk/Latest_English_Journal/Pjhc%2029-2%202008/1.%201951%20elections,%20minhajul%20hasan.pdf 29 2 2008 Pakistan Journal of History and Culture National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research Results The number of seats in the Assembly was increased from 50 to 85, including three reserved seats (two for Muslim women and one for non-Muslims). A total of 240 candidates contested the elections, of which 84 were from the Muslim League (nine of whom were unopposed), 46 from the Jinnah Awami Muslim League, five from the Azad Muslim League, three from Jamaat-e-Islami and four from the Islami League. Around 660,000 voters voted in the election, a turnout of 49%. Qayyum led the Muslim League to a landslide victory,Afzal, M. Rafique (2002). Political Parties in Pakistan: 1947–1958, Vol. 1. Islamabad, National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research. winning 67 of the 85 seats. Muslim League 67 +50 Jinnah Awami Muslim League 4 New #FFFFFF Jamaat-e-Islami 0 New #964B00 Islami League 0 New #FFFF00 Azad Muslim League 0 New #0000FF Non-Muslim 1 Independent Independent 13 +12 +35 Kamran Aftermath After the elections, Qayyum formed a ministry with himself as Chief Minister, Mian Jaffar Shah as Education Minister, Jalal Baba as Local Self-Government Minister, M. R. Kiyani as Health Minister and Mir Ayub Khan as Revenue Minister. References North-West Category:Elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa