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- SIND
Community Percentage of population to total
Percentage of Representation
Hindus .. .. .. 23.08 40 Muslims .. .. .. 71.30 40 Scheduled Castes .. .. .. 4.26 19 Indian Christians .. .. .. 0.29 1
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EFFECT ON MINORITIES
It may be desirable to set out in a tabular form the changes in the representation of the different minorities as prescribed in the Government of India Act, 1935, and as laid down in the proposals—
EFFECT ON MUSLIMS
Ratio of Representation Legislature Population Under the Under the Ratio Government of proposed India Act, 1935 scheme Central .. .. 28.50 32.00 32 Madras .. .. 8.00 13.49 24 Bombay .. .. 10.00 17.40 28 U.P. .. .. 15.30 28.95 29 C.P. .. .. 5.70 12.50 25 Bihar .. .. 15.00 26.32 28 Assam .. .. 44.60 31.48 38 Orissa .. .. 2.00 6.66 22
EFFECT ON SCHEDULED CASTES
Ratio of Representation Legislature Population Under the Under the Ratio Government of proposed India Act, 1935 scheme Central .. .. 14.30 7.60 20 Madras .. .. 16.50 13.90 30 Bombay .. .. 9.60 8.50 28 Bengal .. .. 12.60 12.00 25 U.P. .. .. 21.40 8.70 29 Punjab .. .. 4.40 4.50 9 C.P. .. .. 20.20 17.80 34 Bihar .. .. 13.80 9.80 28 Assam .. .. 8.70 6.50 20 Orissa .. .. 17.60 10.00 36 Sind .. .. 4.20 Nil. 19