1947 Sylhet referendum

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:date 6 July 1947
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1947 Sylhet referendum
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sylhet_District
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:British_Government
gptkbp:purpose to decide whether Sylhet would remain in Assam, India or join East Bengal, Pakistan
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:India
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Partition_of_India
gptkb:Assam
gptkb:East_Bengal
gptkbp:result Sylhet (except Karimganj subdivision) joined East Bengal, Pakistan
Karimganj subdivision remained in India
majority voted to join East Bengal, Pakistan
gptkbp:votingSystem simple majority
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sylhet,_Bengal_Presidency,_British_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7