First elections under Government of India Act 1935

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/First_elections_under_Government_of_India_Act_1935

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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