1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election

Legislative assembly elections for the Bengal Legislative Assembly were held in January 1937 as part of the 1937 Indian provincial elections.

1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election

1937 1946 →

All 250 seats in the Bengal Legislative Assembly
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sarat Chandra Bose Khwaja Nazimuddin A. K. Fazlul Huq
Party INC AIML KSP
Seats won 54 43 36

Elected Prime Minister

A. K. Fazlul Huq
Krishak Praja Party

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
INC54
AIML40
KPP35
CPI32
Tripura Krishak Party5
CNP3
ABHM2
Independent Muslims42
Independent Hindus37
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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  • Jahanara Begum: The Bengal Legislature of 1937 and Its Characteristics. Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Vol. 36 (1975), pp. 485–492 (online version at JSTOR)
  • David Denis Taylor: Indian Politics and the Elections of 1937. D.Phil. thesis, University of London 1971. ProQuest Number: 11010433 (online version)
  • Shila Sen: Muslim Politics in Bengal 1937-47. Impex India: New Delhi, 1976 (online summary)