Allocation of Seats under the Government of India Act, 1935, for the Lower House of the Federal Legislature for British India, by Province and by Community
Province.
1 |
Total Seats.
2 |
General Seats. | Sikh Seats.
5 |
Maho. medan Seats.
6 |
Anglo. Indian Seats.
7 |
European Seats.
8 |
Indian Christian Seats.
9 |
Seats for representatives of commerce and Industry.
10 |
Landholders Seats.
11 |
Seats for representatives of labour.
12 |
Women's Seats.
13 |
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Total of General Seats. 3 |
General Seats reserved for Scheduled Castes.
4 |
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Madras | 37 | 19 | 4 | --- | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Bombay | 30 | 13 | 2 | --- | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Bengal | 37 | 10 | 3 | --- | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
United Provinces | 37 | 19 | 3 | --- | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The Punjab | 30 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 14 | --- | 1 | 1 | --- | 1 | --- | 1 |
Bihar | 30 | 16 | 2 | --- | 9 | --- | 1 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Central Provinces and Berar | 15 | --- | 2 | --- | 3 | --- | --- | ---- | --- | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Assam | 10 | 4 | 1 | --- | 3 | --- | 1 | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- |
North-West Frontier Province | 5 | 1 | --- | --- | 4 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Orissa | 5 | 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Sind | 5 | 1 | --- | --- | 3 | 1 | ||||||
British Baluchistan | 1 | --- | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Delhi | 2 | 1 | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Ajmer-Merwara | 1 | 1 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Coorg | 1 | 1 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Non-Provincial Seats | 4 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 3 | --- | 1 | --- |
Total | 250 | 105 | 19 | 6 | 82 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 |