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DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Table 8
Abstract of Votes Cast in the Election distributed as between Congress and Non-Congress Parties
| Province | Total Votes cast | Votes cast in favour of Congress | Votes cast in favour of Non- Congress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madras Assembly … Council … Bombay Assembly … Council … Bengal … Assembly … Council … U.P. Assembly … Council … Bihar … Assembly … Council … Punjab … Assembly … C. P. … Assembly … Assam Assembly … Council … N.W.F.P. Assembly … Orissa Assembly … Sind Assembly … Total … … … | 4,327,734 33,511 3,408,308 23,730 3,475,730 5,593 3,362,736 9,795 1,477,668 4,318 1,710,934 1,317,461 522,332 2,623 179,529 304,749 333,589 | 2,658,966 16,907 1,568,093 9,420 1,055,900 1,489 1,899.325 1,580 992,642 96 181.-265 678,265 129,218 Nil 43,845 198,680 18,944 | 1,668,768 16,604 1,840,215 14,310 2,419,830 4,104 1,463,411 8,215 485,026 4,222 1,529,669 639,196 393,114 2,623 135,684 106,069 314,645 |
| 20,500,340 | 9,454,635 | 11,045,705 |
It is not enough to know these figures. They must be read in the light of other circumstances. The first such circumstance is the level of the franchise. The other is the relative position of the two parties in the election. Without taking these into account it would not be possible to understand the full significance of the election results. As to franchise, it is very high, and the electorate, compared with the total population, is indeed very small. How small a part of the total population it formed will be seen from the comparative figures given in the following table:—
| Table 9 | Col2 | Col3 |
|---|---|---|
| Province | Population (1931) | Electorate |
| Madras … … ... ... ... Bombay and Sind ... ... ... Bengal … … ... ... ... U.P … … ... ... … Punjab … … ... ... … Bihar and Orissa ... ... ... C.P. … … ... ... ... Assam … … ... ... ... N.WJ.P. … … … ... Total … … | 47,193,602 26,398,997 51,087,338 49,614,833 24,018,639 42,329,583 17,990,937 9,247,857 4,684,364 | 6,145,450 3,249,500 6,695,483 5,335,309 2,686,094 2,932,454 1,741,364 815,341 246,609 |
| 272,566,150 | 29,847,604 |