1920 Punjab Legislative Council election

1920 Punjab Provincial Legislative Council election British India parliamentary no 34.81% 1923 Punjab Legislative Council election 1923 1920 71 seats of The Punjab Legislative Council 80x80px None Independent politician 71 200px First Provincial Legislative Council election was held in Punjab in 1920 as mandated by the Government of India Act 1919.Pre Punjab First synopsis http://papmis.pitb.gov.pk/en/members/past-members/punjab-legislative-council-1921-to-1936/pre-punjab-first-synopsis papmis.pitb.gov.pk 17 June 2021 25 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250125113737/http://papmis.pitb.gov.pk/en/members/past-members/punjab-legislative-council-1921-to-1936/pre-punjab-first-synopsis dead Introduction The First World War gave the momentum to the growing demand for self-government in British India. Therefore, the new constitutional reforms, under the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms were introduced by British Government. The scheme was implemented through the Government of India Act 1919. The first Council was constituted on 8 January 1921 for the first time. The election for first Council was held in December 1920. 71 members were elected and 22 were nominated by Governor.The Punjab Parliamentarians 1897-2013, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Lahore - Pakistan, 2015 In 1920 the election was not contested on Party lines thus all elected candidates considered as Independent.Elections in Punjab 1920-1947 (Pdf),(p. 45), Book by Kirpal C. Yadav. Retrieved 18 May 2021. The term of the council was fixed for three years. The council, for first time, was presided by a nominated person designated as President and in his absence, an elected person designated as Deputy President.Government of India Act 1919, Section 20. The first election which was conducted in the house was of Deputy President between Mehtab Singh and Chaudhary M. Amin. Mehtab Singh won election by securing 48 votes, while Amin secured 37 Votes. The First Council had held 98 meetings when the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab dissolved the council on 27 October 1923 after completion of three years tenure.Proceedings, Punjab Legislative Council, October 27, 1923, page 187. Distribution of seats Category UrbanRuralTotalGeneral 71320Mohammadans 52732Sikh11112Special^ - -7Total 135171 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 Voter statistics Total Voters - 5,33,812 Total Vote Turnout - 34.81% Territorial Constituencies voters - 5,29,189 Highest No. of Voters - 34,594 in South-Eastern Towns (Muhammadan-Urban) Lowest No. of Voters - 2,271 in Dera Gazi Khan (Muhammadan-Rural) Highest Turnout - 67% in Gujarat East (Muhammadan-Rural) Lowest Turnout - 2% in Amritsar City (Mohammadans-Urban) Non-Territorial Constituencies voters - 4,623 Highest No. of Voters - 1,984 in Punjab Universities Lowest No. of Voters - 11 in Baluch Tumandars Highest Turnout - 100% in Baluch Tumandars Lowesr Turnout - 43% in Punjab Universities Office bearer PostHolderTenurePresident Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler8 January 192121 March 1922Herbert Alexander Casson10 May 192227 October 1923Deputy President Mehtab Singh23 February 192124 October 1921Manohar Lal3 November 192127 October 1923Ex-Officio MemberSundar Singh Majithia 8 January 1921 27 October 1923Secretary to Council T. P. Ellis Election schedule EventDateFiling of Nominations 5 November 1920Scrutiny of Nominations 9 November 1920Polling ? December 1920Counting ? December 1920 Election schedule in special constituencies were not same and the dates were different, unfortunately not available. Constituency wise result wheat Candidate Elected Unopposed General-Urban S. No.Constituency Winner1Lahore CityGanpat Rai2Amritsar CityBhawani Shankar3South-Eastern TownsAtma Ram4North-Eastern TownsPanna Lal5East-Western TownsDaulat Ram Kalia6North-Western TownsThakur Das7Western PunjabHari Chand General-Rural S. No.Constituency Winner8HissarLajpat Rai9South-Eastern RohtakSarup Singh10North-Eastern RohtakLal Chad11GurgaonBalbir Singh12KarnalBans Gopal13Ambala-SimlaDaya Ram14KangraMotilal Kaistha15Hoshiarpur Beli Ram16Jullundur-LudhianaMela Ram17Lahore-Ferozpur-SheikhupuraGanpati Rai18Amritsar-GurdaspurKharak Singh19Rawalpindi Amar Das20MultanSewak Ram Muhammadan-Urban S. No.Constituency Winner21Lahore CityMuharram Ali Chisti22Amritsar CityYusuf Shah23Western Punjab TownsAkbar Khan24East West Central TownsNawab Din25South-Eastern Towns Mir Mohammed Khan Muhammadan-Rural S. No.Constituency Winner26 Gurgaon HissarHayat Khan27AmbalaShafi Ali Khan28Hoshiarpur Ludhiana Rai Wali Khan29Ferozpur Pir Akbar Ali30Jullundur Mohammed Jamil Khan31Kangra Gurdaspur Ali Akbar 32Lahore Mohammed Shah Nawaz33Amritsar Nabi Baksh34SialkotMohammed Amin35Gujranwala Attullah Khan36SheikhupuraMohabat Ram37Gujarat EastGhulam Muhammad Warraich 38Gujarat WestChaudhary Fazl Ali39Shahpur EastGhulam Mohammed Shah40Shahpur WestFiroz Khan Noon41MianwaliSaifullah Khan42AttockS. H. Khan43Rawalpindi Pir Ali Hyder Shah44JehlumKarimullah Khan45Lyallpur NorthAmir Khan46Lyallpur SouthMehdi Shah47Montgomery Husaini Shah48Multan EastAhmed Yar Khan Daultana49Multan WestRaza Shah Gilani50JhangHussain Shah51MuzaffargarhAbdullah Khan52Dera Gazi KhanAllah Khan Drishak Sikh-Urban S. No.Constituency Winner53Sikh UrbanMehtab Singh Sikh-Rural S. No.Constituency Winner54Ambala Division Rasa Singh55Hoshiarpur KangaraBakhtawar Singh56Jullundur Balwant Singh57Ludhiana Dasaundha Singh 58Ferozpur Kartar Singh 59Lahore Sangat Singh60Amritsar Raghbir Singh 61Sialkot Gurdaspur Randhir Singh62LyallpurDilbagh Singh63Multan ShekhupuraBedi Hara Singh64Rawalpindi Gujranwala Harnam Singh Special S. No.Constituency Winner Landholders 65Punjab (General)Raja Narendra Nath66Punjab (Muhammadan)Fazl-i-Husain67Punjab (Sikh)Hardit Singh BaliTumandars68Baluch Tumandars Jamal Khan LeghariUniversity 69Punjab Universities Manohar LalCommerce and Trade70Punjab Commerce and Trade Edward E. ClarkeIndustry 71Punjab IndustriesHarkishan Lal See also Punjab legislative council (British India) References Category:State Assembly elections in Punjab, India Punjab