1923 Punjab Legislative Council election


Legislative Council elections were held in Punjab Province in British India in late 1923. They were the second legislative council elections held in the province under the Government of India Act 1919. The newly elected Council was constituted on 2 January 1924 when its first meeting was held.
Sheikh Abdul Qadir was elected as its president. He resigned from the office when he was appointed as Minister of Education and was succeeded by Shahab-ud-din. The Council held its last meeting on 25 October 1926 and was dissolved on 27 October. It held 102 meetings.

Distribution of seats

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  • Punjab Landholders - 3
  • * General - 1
  • * Mohammadan - 1
  • * Sikh - 1
  • Baluch Tumandars - 1
  • Punjab Universities - 1
  • Punjab Commerce and Trade - 1
  • Punjab Industry - 1

Voter Statistics

  • Total Voters = 6,15,503
  • Vote Turnout = 52.82%
  • Territorial Constituencies voters - 6,10,199
  • *Highest Number of voters - 21,309 in Jehlum
  • *Lowest Number of voters - 1,652 in Gurgaon
  • *Highest Turnout - 72.8% in East West Central Towns
  • *Lowest Turnout - 14.6% in Lahore
  • Non-Territorial Constituencies voters - 5,304
  • *Highest Number of voters - 2,398 in Punjab Universities
  • *Lowest Number of voters - 11 in Baluch Tumandars
  • *Highest Turnout - 84.4% in Punjab Universities
  • *Lowest Turnout - 72.4% in Punjab Landholders

Office bearer

Ex-Officio Members
NameMember of Department
John MaynardFinance

Ministers
NameMember of Department
Chottu RamAgriculture and Education
Chaudhary Lal ChandAgriculture
Sundar Singh MajithiaRevenue
Mian Fazl-i-HusainEducation
Jogendra SinghAgriculture

Election schedule

  • Election schedule in special constituencies were not same and the dates were different, unfortunately not available.

Constituency wise result

Candidate Elected Unopposed
General-Urban
S. No.ConstituencyWinner
1Lahore CityNihal Chand
2Amritsar CityDiwan Chand
3South-Eastern TownsBanke Rai
4North-Eastern TownsMohan Lal
5East-Western TownsDhan Raj
6North-Western TownsGokul Chand
7Western PunjabBodh Raj

General-Rural
S. No.ConstituencyWinner
8HissarSham Lal
9South-Eastern RohtakChottu Ram
10North-Eastern RohtakLal Chand
11GurgaonPohap Singh
12KarnalDuli Chand
13Ambala-SimlaGanga Ram
14KangraRam Singh
15HoshiarpurNanak Chand
16Jullundur-LudhianaBhagat Ram
17Lahore-Ferozpur-SheikhupuraMohan Lal Bhagat
18Amritsar-GurdaspurKesar Singh
19RawalpindiNarain Das
20MultanSewak Ram

Muhammadan-Urban
S. No.ConstituencyWinner
21Lahore CityAbdul Aziz Marwada
22Amritsar CityMohammed Sharif
23Western Punjab TownsAbdul Qadir
24East West Central TownsMazhar Ali Azhar
25South-Eastern TownsFeroz-ud-Din

Muhammadan-Rural
S. No.ConstituencyWinner
26Gurgaon HissarShahid Daad Khan
27AmbalaShafi Ali Khan
28Hoshiarpur LudhianaAfzal Haq
29FerozpurNasib-ud-Din Khan
30JullundurSadaullah Khan
31Kangra GurdaspurAli Akbar
32LahoreMohammed Shah Nawaz
33AmritsarMaqbool Mahmud
34SialkotShahab-ud-Din
35GujranwalaKaram Illahi
36SheikhupuraKhan Mohammed Khan
37Gujarat EastFazl Ali
38Gujarat WestGhulam Mohammed
39Shahpur EastFiroz Khan Noon
40Shahpur WestMohammed Khan Tiwana
41MianwaliSaifullah Khan
42AttockSikandar Hayat Khan
43RawalpindiFarman Ali Khan
44JehlumMohammed Mehar Shah
45Lyallpur NorthShahadat Khan
46Lyallpur SouthNur-ud-Dim
47MontgomeryHusaini Shah
48Multan EastMohammed Haibat Khan
49Multan WestRaza Shah Gilani
50JhangHussain Shah
51MuzaffargarhAbdullah Khan
52Dera Gazi KhanFaiz Mohammed

Sikh-Urban
S. No.ConstituencyWinner
53Sikh UrbanJodh Singh

Sikh-Rural
S. No.ConstituencyWinner
54Ambala DivisionGurbaksh Singh
55Hoshiarpur KangaraNarinder Singh
56JullundurPartap Singh Shankar
57LudhianaMohinder Singh
58FerozpurTara Singh
59LahoreSangat Singh
60AmritsarDhan Singh
61Sialkot GurdaspurRandhir Singh
62LyallpurHarchand Singh
63Multan ShekhupuraButa Singh
64Rawalpindi GujranwalaNarain Singh

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