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Election in British India
The 1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election was held in January 1937 as part of the broader 1937 Indian provincial elections introduced under the Government
1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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Lower chamber of the legislature of Bengal in British India (1937–1947)
The Bengal Legislative Assembly (Bengali: বঙ্গীয় আইনসভা) was the largest legislature in British India, serving as the lower chamber of the legislature
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Presiding officer of WB legislative assembly
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The 1946 Bengal Legislative Assembly election was held in January 1946 as part of the final British Indian provincial elections before independence. The
1946 Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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Opposition leader in West Bengal
Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the politician who leads the official opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Official Opposition
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Head of government of Bengal Province in British India
prime minister of Bengal was the head of government of Bengal Province and the Leader of the House in the Bengal Legislative Assembly in British India
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Provinces, Bombay, Assam, North-West Frontier Province, Bengal, Punjab and Sind. No elections were held in the British provinces of Delhi, Ajmer-Merwara
1937 Indian provincial elections
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Political party in British India
the 1937 election the party emerged as the largest single party in the Bengal Legislative Assembly and became the main opposition force. In the 1937 Bengal
Bengal Provincial Congress Party
Bengal_Provincial_Congress_Party
Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, which party won 208 seats (out of 294) in the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. The terms "GoWB", "WB Govt
Government_of_West_Bengal
1947 indirect election in British India
Constituent Assembly of Pakistan were elected through an indirect election held after June by the votes of the members of the legislative assemblies of Assam
1947 Pakistani Constituent Assembly election
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Indian election
The twelfth legislative assembly election was held on 10 May 2001 in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)-led
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
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Bengali politician
in the Howrah district of the Bengal Presidency. S. Abdur Rauf contested in the 1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election from Howrah (Muhammadan) constituency
S._Abdur_Rauf
the Bengal Central Cooperative Bank. In the 1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he contested and elected as a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
Syed_Abdus_Salim
Union territory election in India
The legislative assembly election in the Indian union territory of Puducherry was held on 16 May 2016 to elect members of the 30 constituencies in the
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Indian state election
The Assam Legislative Assembly Election of 2016 was held in two phases, on 4 and 11 April 2016, to elect members of the 126 constituencies in Assam, a
2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election
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Bengali politician (1871–1966)
politician. He was a minister in the Bengal Legislative Assembly and was later a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Kazi Musharraf Hussain was born
Kazi_Musharraf_Hussain
Indian politician
Corporation. He won the Hooghly labour seat in the 1936–1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election. At the time he belonged to the Congress Socialist Party
A._M._A._Zaman
Indian politician
1937)-(Death 3rd September 2025) was an Indian politician from West Bengal. He was a former five-time member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from
Kamalakshi_Biswas
Pakistani politician
Praja Party and represented them at the Bengal Legislative Assembly after winning in the 1937 Bengal elections against his rival Mawlana Abul Qasim of
Abdul_Wahab_Khan_(politician)
Bengali politician
the Bengal Presidency. He graduated with an MBBS. Siddique contested in the 1937 Bengal elections and won a seat at the Bengal Legislative Assembly. He
Syed_Muhammed_Siddique
Indian zamindar (1905–1984)
Bengal. He served as President of the non-Muslim block of the Bengal Partition meeting in 1947 and was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Bengal
Uday_Chand_Mahtab
Indian election
The Fourteenth Legislative Assembly Election was held on 13 April 2011 to elect members from 234 constituencies in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Results
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
2011_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election
Indian politician
constituency in the 2006 West Bengal legislative assembly election. He served 6 terms as an MLA. Haque was born on 9 February 1937 to a Bengali family of Muslim
Fazle_Haque
Indian politician (1891-1949)
Ceremony of the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations (1937 to 2012) of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly". President of India.[dead link] "Roy, Kiron Sankar"
Kiran_Shankar_Roy
Bengali politician
the Bengal Presidency. He holds a Master of Arts degree. Ahmed contested in the 1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election and won a seat at the Bengal Legislative
Alfazuddin_Ahmed
Indian election
The thirteenth legislative assembly election, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu was held on 8 May 2006. It was held for all 234 constituencies to elect
2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
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Bengali politician and Chief Minister of East Pakistan (1894–1969)
A K Fazlul Huq's Krishak Praja Party. He contested in the 1937 Bengal legislative elections, winning in the Gaibandha North constituency. After Pakistan
Abu_Hussain_Sarkar
Politician of East Pakistan
Bengal Legislative Assembly for Dacca. The council appointed him as chief whip in 1943. In 1946, Fazlur Rahman became the Revenue Minister of Bengal and
Fazlur Rahman (politician, born 1905)
Fazlur_Rahman_(politician,_born_1905)
Branch of the All India Muslim League in British Indian Bengal (1912–1947)
Khilafat movement. The BPML won 40 seats in the Bengal Legislative Assembly during the 1937 election. It supported Krishak Sramik Party leader A. K. Fazlul
Bengal Provincial Muslim League
Bengal_Provincial_Muslim_League
Bangladeshi politician (1876–1968)
elected to the Bengal Legislative Assembly as a Krishak Praja Party politician for Mymensingh East constituency at the 1937 elections. Bokainagari was
Abdul_Wahed_Bokainagari
West Bengal politician
He was the final MLA of Kranti Assembly constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Karim was born in c. 1937 to a Bengali Muslim family in Kranti
Fazlul_Karim_(politician)
Indian politician (1937-1980)
three-term member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly between 1971 and 1980. Dinesh Majumdar was born on 1 June 1937 in Galimpur village of Nawabganj
Dinesh_Majumdar
Pakistani politician
1937 Indian provincial elections, he was elected and became the speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly. After the 1946 Indian provincial elections
Basanta Kumar Das (Pakistani politician)
Basanta_Kumar_Das_(Pakistani_politician)
Bengali politician
British Raj. Hossain contested in the 1937 Bengal elections and won a seat at the Bengal Legislative Assembly. He was opposed to Marxism and remained
Mudassir_Hossain
Bengali politician
philanthropist. He served as a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly and the East Bengal Legislative Assembly. Jamadar was born in 1872, to a Bengali Muslim
Hatem_Ali_Jamadar
Pakistani politician
and gained significant political mileage. In the 1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Das was re-elected from his seat. In September 1955, he
Akshay_Kumar_Das
Political party in India
the West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections in 2011. Subhash Ghisingh returned to Darjeeling on 8 April 2011 ahead of the assembly elections after three
Gorkha National Liberation Front
Gorkha_National_Liberation_Front
Indian political party
candidates for local, state, and national elections. Currently, it is the opposition party in the Kerala Legislative Assembly and has significant representation
Communist Party of India (Marxist) – Kerala
Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)_–_Kerala
Political party
Namasudra peasants became organized. However, ahead of the 1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, the Krishak Praja Party allied only with the Muslim League
Independent Scheduled Caste Party
Independent_Scheduled_Caste_Party
Bengali politician and member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
the Bengal Legislative Assembly. Hamid was elected as a Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Kishoreganj North constituency in the 1937 Bengal
Maulvi_Shah_Abdul_Hamid
position for three years. In the 1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he won a seat and became a legislative assembly member representing the Krishak
Shamsuddin Ahmed (Pakistani politician)
Shamsuddin_Ahmed_(Pakistani_politician)
Former province of the Dominion of Pakistan (1947–1956)
provincial legislature was the East Bengal Legislative Assembly. Between 1905 and 1911, a province called Eastern Bengal and Assam existed in the region as
East_Bengal
Bengali politician
(Comilla) District of the Bengal Presidency.[citation needed] Majumdar contested in the 1937 Bengal legislative elections, winning in the Chandpur East
Janab_Ali_Majumdar
India, the provincial assembly carried on as the legislative assembly of West Bengal until fresh elections could be organised in 1952. According to some
List_of_rulers_of_Bengal
Bangladeshi lawyer and politician
After the 1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he was elected to the Gopalganj constituency as a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly and was
Khandokar_Shams_Uddin_Ahmed
proclaimed the independence of Bangladesh. Major Ziaur Rahman of the East Bengal Regiment later on March 27 broadcast the declatration of independence on
Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence
Proclamation_of_Bangladeshi_Independence
Bengali politician (1895 – 1976)
politician who served as a member in both the Bengal Legislative Council and the Bengal Legislative Assembly. Pahlowan was born on 16 December 1895 to a
Abdul_Jabbar_Palwan
Pakistani Bengali politician
Kanaighat, Sylhet District. He participated in the 1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly election as a United Front candidate. He contested against Moulvi
Mokbul Hossain (Sylhet politician)
Mokbul_Hossain_(Sylhet_politician)
Bangladeshi politician
writer. He was a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly, East Bengal Provincial Assembly and the 3rd National Assembly of Pakistan. Bikrampuri was born
Abdul_Hakim_Bikrampuri
British Indian anti-feudal political party (1929–1958)
Tenant Party) and contested the 1937 election. The party formed the first government in the Bengal Legislative Assembly. After the partition of British
Krishak_Sramik_Party
Province of British India from 1699 to 1947
legislature, with the Bengal Legislative Assembly becoming the largest state assembly in India in 1937. The office of the Prime Minister of Bengal was established
Bengal_Presidency
Bengali politician
Khan of the Muslim League. The 1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly election was the first legislative election in the Dominion of Pakistan, and Abdul
Abdul_Kader_Mia
Pakistani statesman and jurist (1873–1962)
of the Central Legislative Assembly from 1934 to 1936. Between 1937 and 1947, he was an elected member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly, where he was
A._K._Fazlul_Huq
Bengali politician (1872–1961)
Tippera branch from 1935 to 1958. In 1937, he contested in the 1937 Bengal legislative elections as a Muslim League candidate and won a seat in the Chandpur
Abidur_Reza_Chowdhury
Pakistani politician
vice-chairman of Faridpur Municipality. In 1926, he got elected to the Bengal Legislative Assembly from Faridpur. Khan left Congress in 1926 as he thought that
Maulvi_Tamizuddin_Khan
Legislative bodies in the presidencies and provinces of British India (1861–1947)
include Burma's legislative assembly after 1937, the State Council of Ceylon nor the legislative bodies of princely states. Legislative councils were first
Legislatures_of_British_India
Aspect of apportionment of political offices and university posts in India
total 250 seats of the Bengal Legislative Assembly, 117 seats were reserved for Muslims. Accordingly, the general elections of 1937 were held based on the
Reserved political positions in India
Reserved_political_positions_in_India
Elections in Arunachal Pradesh are being conducted since 1977 to elect the members of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and the members of the Lok
Elections in Arunachal Pradesh
Elections_in_Arunachal_Pradesh
Leader of the executive branch of the Government of Bihar
following elections to the Bihar Legislative Assembly, the chief minister is typically the leader of the majority party or coalition in the assembly. Upon
Chief_Minister_of_Bihar
Election of Droupadi Murmu
members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) not counting the 90 MLAs of the dissolved Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.[citation needed] The Election Commission
2022 Indian presidential election
2022_Indian_presidential_election
Fifth and last Nawab of Dhaka (1895–1958) (r.1915–1958)
suspended from the league till 1946. In 1946, he stood in the assembly election of Bengal as an independent candidate but suffered a heavy defeat at the
Khwaja_Habibullah
Partition of Bengal into East Bengal and West Bengal in 1947
On 20 June 1947, the Bengal Legislative Assembly met to decide the future of the Bengal Province, as between being a United Bengal within India or Pakistan
Partition_of_Bengal_(1947)
Indian political party
West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. Khagen Barbarua of RCPI was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly in the 1957 Assam Legislative Assembly election
Revolutionary Communist Party of India
Revolutionary_Communist_Party_of_India
Indian political party
state, and national elections. The INC currently leads the UDF alliance, the ruling coalition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The Kerala Pradesh Congress
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
Kerala_Pradesh_Congress_Committee
Act, 1935. The Bihar Legislative Assembly has had 18 terms since independence. After the latest election in 2025, the assembly is dominated by the governing
List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
List_of_constituencies_of_the_Bihar_Legislative_Assembly
Province of British India (1936–1947) and the Dominion of India (1947–1950)
India Act provided for the election of a provincial legislative assembly and a responsible government. Elections were held in 1937, and the Indian National
Orissa_Province
and zamindar. He served as a member of both the Bengal Legislative Council and Bengal Legislative Assembly. Chowdhury was born on 23 March 1886 at the Bailchhari
Badi_Ahmad_Chowdhury
landed aristocrat of Faridpur District. He contested the Bengal Legislative Assembly election in 1937 from Faridpur East but lost to Yusuf Ali Chowdhury, also
Chowdhury_Shamsuddin_Ahmed
TN Political families
1936. P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan, former Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and former Minister in the State Cabinet. P.T.R.Palanivel Thiyagarajan
Political families of Tamil Nadu
Political_families_of_Tamil_Nadu
Bangladeshi politician
successful in a 1956 by-election for the East Bengal Legislative Assembly. Hasan participated in the 1973 Bangladeshi general election as a National Awami
Faizul_Hasan
East Pakistan member of parliament
Central constituency at the Bengal Legislative Assembly following the 1937 elections. He was a Member of the 2nd National Assembly of Pakistan from 1955 to
Moslem_Ali_Mollah
Bangladeshi journalist and politician (1898–1979)
the 1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly elections. Ahmad drafted the party's 14-point election manifesto. The two other major competitors in the election, the
Abul_Mansur_Ahmad
Head of government of Punjab Province in British India
Punjab was the head of government and the Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly of Punjab Province in British India. The position was dissolved upon
Premier_of_the_Punjab
Indian politician (1897–1967)
active member of Congress party in West Bengal Legislative Assembly (the then Bangio Byabosthapok Sabha) since 1937 to 1951. He contested in Karimpur (Vidhan
Haripada_Chattopadhyay
Indian politician (1896–1961)
Bengal Legislative Assembly. He ran in the Indian general election of 1946 as a Muslim League candidate and was re-elected as a member of the Bengal Legislative
Ahmed_Hossain
Bangladeshi politician
United Bengal. Chowdhury entered politics by joining A. K. Fazlul Huq's Krishak Sramik Party. He contested for the party in the 1937 Bengal legislative elections
Syed_Hasan_Ali_Chowdhury
Topics referred to by the same term
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Mukti
Indian politician
represented Faridpur District in the Bengal Legislative Council, the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, and National Assembly of Pakistan. He was Pakistan's
Muazzem_Hussein_Chowdhury
Indian politician
Khwajas and the Ispahanis respectively. He took part in the election to the Bengal Legislative Council in 1936, and participated in the All India Muslim
Abul_Hashim
Government of Bengal Province, British India
1937 provincial election, no party succeeded in obtaining a majority in Bengal. On the eve of the opening session of the Bengal Legislative Assembly,
First_Huq_ministry
Indian lawyer and Muslim activist
1926, on the Bengal Legislative Council, as Education minister for Bengal (1934–1937), as the speaker of the Bengal Legislative Assembly (1937–1942), as
Azizul_Haque_(educator)
Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 to 1957
and became one of the leaders of its Bengal branch. Suhrawardy was elected to the Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1937 and led the Muslim League to decisively
Huseyn_Suhrawardy
Pakistani lawyer and politician
a member of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, and the East Bengal Legislative Assembly and Bengal Legislative Assembly. Biswas was born in 1897 in
Abdul Latif Biswas (Pakistani politician)
Abdul_Latif_Biswas_(Pakistani_politician)
Bangladeshi businessman and politician (1908–1995)
the Double Mooring-Sitakunda constituency at the 1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly election. After being elected as a member, he served as the Minister
Mahmudunnabi_Chowdhury
1947–48 government of West Bengal, India
same year, when an election was held regarding the second partition of Bengal, the majority of votes in the Bengal Legislative Assembly were in favor of
First_Ghosh_ministry
General elections were held in British India in November 1923 for both the Central Legislative Assembly and provincial assemblies. The Central Legislative Assembly
1923_Indian_general_election
Assam politician
contested in the first Assam legislative elections in 1937, and was successfully elected as a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Nagaon constituency
Osman_Ali_Sadagar
Bengali politician
the 1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election, losing to Tofayel Ahmad Chowdhury of the Krishak Praja Party. Azizur Rahman was elected to the Bengal Legislative
Syed_Azizur_Rahman
Bengali politician
district. Following the 1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he was elected as a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly for the Noakhali South
Syed_Abdul_Majid_(politician)
Indian politician
July 2014. "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved
Khagendra_Nath_Dasgupta
Indian politician
was a Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1937 to 1945 and then again a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1952 to 1957. She
Mira_Datta_Gupta
Bengali politician
Huq. In 1937, Huq contested in several constituencies during the Bengal legislative elections and became the first ever Prime Minister of Bengal. Having
Syed_Muhammad_Afzal
Rameshwar Singh Bahadur 1878 1885 1885 {appointed a Member of the Legislative Council of Bengal} Magistrate and Collector of Darbhanga, Chhapra, and Bhagalpur
List of Indian members of the Indian Civil Service
List_of_Indian_members_of_the_Indian_Civil_Service
Bengali politician and Dalit leader (1904–1968)
during the 1937 Indian provincial assembly elections. He contested the Bakharganj North East Rural constituency in the Bengal legislative assembly, securing
Jogendra_Nath_Mandal
Pakistani politician, businessman and journalist (1887–1953)
participator of the Pakistan Movement. Siddiqui contested in the 1937 Bengal legislative elections, winning in the Chamber of Commerce constituency. In 1940
Abdur_Rahman_Siddiqui
Indian politician (1899–1988)
the Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1937 to 1945. He also served as a minister in the state between 1941 and 1943. In the first general elections in 1952
Upendranath_Barman
Bengali politician
the Bengal Legislative Assembly from Dinajpur. He became a minister at the Bengal Legislative Council in 1942. During the 1946 Bengal Legislative Assembly
Prem_Hari_Barma
Bangladeshi politician
Faridpur, he was elected to the Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1937. He was a leader of the Pakistan movement and the Bengal Provincial Muslim League. Chowdhury
Yusuf_Ali_Chowdhury
emerged as the largest party in the Central Legislative Assembly. The total electorate for the 1934 elections was 1,415,892 (from a population of 242 million)
1934_Indian_general_election
1862–1974 British then Burmese territory
area was initially governed as part of the Bengal Presidency. It later became part of the Burma Province. In 1937, Burma became a separate crown colony. During
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