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No. of for Marathas Constituencies seats Depressed and allied

classes castes

3 Karachi City .. .. .. 1 ....

4 Ahmedabad City .. .. .. 3 1

5 Surat City .. .. .. 2 ....

6 Sholapur City .. .. .. 4 1

7 Poona City .. .. .. 2 .... ( b ) R URAL

8 Ahmedabad District .. .. .. 5 1

9 Broach District .. .. .. 4 1

10 Kaira District .. .. .. 4 1

11 Panch Mahals District .. .. .. 4 1

12 Surat District .. .. .. 4 1

13 Thana District .. .. .. 4 1

14 Ahmednagar District .. .. .. 4 1

15 Khandesh East District .. .. .. 5 1

16 Nasik District .. .. .. 4 1

17 Poona District .. .. .. 5 1

18 Satara District .. .. .. 5 1

19 Belgaum District .. .. .. 4 1

20 Bijapur District .. .. .. 4 1

21 Dharwar .. .. .. 4 1

22 Kanara District .. .. .. 4 1

23 Ratnagiri District .. .. .. 5 1

24 Eastern Sind District .. .. .. 2 ....

25 Western Sind District .. .. .. 2 ....

26 Sholapur District .. .. .. 4 1

27 Kolaba District .. .. .. 4 1

28 Khandesh West District .. .. .. 4 1

Total .. 86 22

II. MOHAMEDAN

( a ) U RBAN

29 Bombay City .. .. .. 2

30 Karachi City .. .. .. 2

31 Ahmedabad City .. .. .. 1

32 Surat City .. .. .. 1

33 Poona City .. .. .. 1

34 Sholapur City .. .. .. 1

( b ) R URAL

35 The Northern Division .. .. .. 2

36 The Central Division .. .. .. 3

37 The Southern Division .. .. .. 3

38 Hyderabad District .. .. .. 2

39 Karachi District .. .. .. 2

40 Larkana District .. .. .. 2

41 Sukkur District .. .. .. 2