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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:politics
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gptkbp:affectedArea
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Sylhet District except Karimganj subdivision
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Sylhet (except Karimganj) became part of East Bengal, Pakistan
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:Partition_of_India
1947 referendums
History of Sylhet
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:British_India
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gptkbp:date
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6 July 1947
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gptkbp:effect
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Karimganj remained in India
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sylhet Referendum 1947
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Bengali
gptkb:Sylheti
Assamese
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Sylhet_District
gptkb:Assam_Province
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gptkbp:noVotes
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184,041
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gptkbp:organizedBy
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gptkb:British_Government
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gptkbp:oversees
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gptkb:Sir_Henry_Twynam
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gptkbp:purpose
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to decide whether Sylhet would remain in Assam or join East Bengal
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Partition_of_India
gptkb:Radcliffe_Line
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gptkbp:result
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majority voted to join East Bengal
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gptkbp:resultingEntity
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gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:East_Bengal
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gptkbp:voterTurnout
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about 75%
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gptkbp:yesVotes
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239,619
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sylhet_region
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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