First elections under Government of India Act 1935

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:1937_Indian_provincial_elections
gptkbp:electedBodies provincial legislative assemblies
gptkbp:followedBy resignation of Congress ministries in 1939
gptkbp:franchise limited to property owners and taxpayers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First elections under Government of India Act 1935
gptkbp:location gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:notableAchievement Congress formed ministries in 7 provinces
Muslim League failed to win majority in any province
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Bombay
gptkb:Madras
gptkb:United_Provinces
gptkb:Central_Provinces
gptkb:Bengal
gptkb:Assam
gptkb:Bihar
gptkb:Punjab
gptkb:Orissa
gptkb:North-West_Frontier_Province
Sindh
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Krishna_Sinha
gptkb:Jawaharlal_Nehru
gptkb:Sir_Chimanlal_Setalvad
gptkb:C._Rajagopalachari
gptkb:Khan_Abdul_Ghaffar_Khan
gptkb:Sir_Mirza_Ismail
gptkb:Subhas_Chandra_Bose
gptkb:Sir_Chhotu_Ram
gptkb:Sir_Ghulam_Hussain_Hidayatullah
gptkb:Muhammad_Yunus
gptkb:Sardar_Vallabhbhai_Patel
gptkb:Sir_Henry_Gidney
gptkb:Sir_Muhammad_Ahmad_Said_Khan
gptkb:Sir_Muhammad_Shafi
gptkb:Sir_Muhammad_Usman
gptkb:Sir_Muhammad_Yamin_Khan
gptkb:Sir_Muhammad_Yusuf
gptkb:Sir_Muhammad_Zafarullah_Khan
gptkb:Sir_Muhammad_Ziauddin
gptkb:Sir_Muhammad_Zubair
gptkb:Sir_Muhammad_Zubairuddin
gptkb:Sir_Muhammad_Zubairul_Haq
gptkb:Sir_Muhammad_Zubairul_Islam
gptkb:Sir_Muhammad_Zubairul_Karim
gptkb:Sir_Muhammad_Zubairul_Qadir
gptkb:Sir_Muhammad_Zubairul_Rashid
gptkb:Sir_Muhammad_Zubairul_Wahid
gptkb:Sir_Muhammad_Zubairullah
gptkb:B._G._Kher
gptkb:Sir_Cowasji_Jehangir
gptkb:N._Gopalaswami_Ayyangar
gptkb:Sir_Akbar_Hydari
gptkb:Sir_Muhammad_Iqbal
gptkb:Sir_Sikandar_Hayat_Khan
gptkb:Fazlul_Huq
gptkb:Govind_Ballabh_Pant
gptkb:K._F._Nariman
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Sir Allah Bakhsh Soomro
Sir Jwala Prasad Srivastava
Sir Manilal Nanavati
Sir Muhammad Habibullah
Sir Muhammad Saadullah
Sir Muhammad Shah Nawaz Khan
Sir Muhammad Zubair Ahmad
Sir Muhammad Zubair Ali
Sir Muhammad Zubair Khan
Sir Muhammad Zubairul Rahim
Sir Muhammad Zubairur Rahman
Sir N. R. Sarkar
Sir Shanmukham Chetty
gptkbp:organizedUnder gptkb:Government_of_India_Act_1935
gptkbp:party gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkb:All-India_Muslim_League
gptkbp:precededBy limited franchise elections
gptkbp:resultedIn formation of Congress ministries in several provinces
gptkbp:significance first large-scale elections in India
gptkbp:state 11
gptkbp:tookPlaceIn 1937
gptkbp:voterTurnout about 30%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1937_Indian_provincial_elections
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7