1946 Bengal Legislative Assembly election

Legislative assembly elections for the Bengal Legislative Assembly were held in January 1946 as part of the 1946 Indian provincial elections.

1946 Bengal Legislative Assembly election

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All 250 seats in the Bengal Legislative Assembly
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy Sarat Chandra Bose Jyoti Basu
Party AIML INC CPI
Last election 43 54 32
Seats won 113 86 3
Seat change Increase 70 Increase 32 Decrease29

Prime Minister before election

Governor's rule

Elected Prime Minister

Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy
AIML

Seats

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The allocation of 250 seats in the assembly was based on the communal award. It is illustrated in the following.[1]

Results

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PartySeats
Muslim League113
Indian National Congress86
Krishak Praja Party3
Communist Party of India3
Hindu Mahasabha1
Independent Hindus13
Independent Muslims9
Others22
Total250

References

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  1. ^ Sirajul Islam (2012). "Bengal Legislative Assembly". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

Further sources

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