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PAKISTAN : COMMUNAL AGGRESSION 255
Composition of the Legislatures
| (1) | Statutory Minimum (2) | Elected Members | Col4 | Col5 | Nominated Members | Col7 | Actual Total (8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (3) | Muslims (4) | Non- Muslims (5) | Officials (6) | Non- Offi- cials (7) | |||
| Legislative Assembly Council of State Madras Provincial Council Bombay Provincial Council Bengal Provincial Council U. P. Provincial Council Punjab Provincial Council Bihar Provincial Council C. P. Provincial Council Assam Provincial Council | 145 60 118 111 125 118 83 98 70 53 | 104 33 98 86 114 110 71 76 55 39 | 52 11 13 27 39 29 32 18 7 12 | 52 22 85 59 75 71 39 58 48 27 | 26 17 11 19 16 17 15 15 10 7 | 15 10 23 9 10 6 8 12 8 7 | 145 60 132 114 140 123 94 103 73 53 |
The extent of representation secured by the Muslims by
the Lucknow Pact can be seen from the following table* :—
| Legislative Body | Percentage of Muslims to total population of the electoral area (1921 Census) (1) | Percentage of Muslim Members to total No. of Members (2) | Percentage of elected Muslim Members to total No. of elected Indian Members† (3) | Percentage of Muslim Members to total Members in seats filled by election from Indian general (communal) consti- tuencies (4) | Lucknow Pact Percentage (5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab ... United Provinces Bengal ... Bihar and Orissa Central Provinces Madras ... Bombay ... Assam ... Legislative Assembly | 55.2 14.3 54.6 10.9 4.4 6.7 19.8 32.2 24.0 | 40 25 30 18.5 9.5 10.5 25.5 30 26 | 48.5 30 40.5 25 13 14 35 35.5 34 | 50 32.5 46 27 14.5 16.5 37 37.5 38 | 50 30 40 25 15 15 33.3 No. provi- sion 33.3 |
*Statutory Commission, 1929, Report, Vol. I, p. 189.
†Column 3 includes Indians elected by special constituencies, e.g. Commerce,
whose communal proportions may of course vary slightly from time to time.
Similarly column 2, including also officials and nominated non-officials, will show
slightly different results at different periods.